Wintec
2000 General Purpose with Cair
All Purpose Saddles
Manufacturer: Wintec
Model: 2000 General Purpose with Cair
Category: All Purpose Saddles
Purchase: Bought this saddle for 539 in 2001 from a tack store. Selected the Cair panels as advertising promised comfort for the horse. Also had the changeable gullets.
Likes: I liked the soft seat, suede-like seat and knee pads. Was very easy to clean and I never worried about getting it wet or dirty or scratched. Had the leather billets which was nice too.
Dislikes: As my Quarter Horse got into work and expanded (!) changing to the wide gullet made the back of the saddle bob up and down. The Cair panels, while a good concept, seemed to make the saddle really bouncy which made it hard to hold your position. I did have a problem with squeaking when I wore rubber boots. It was ok with leather chaps. In all, I felt if your horse is wider than the medium wide gullet, the back panels are not deep enough to keep the saddle level.
Quality: Very nicely made and not at all "plastic" (unlike the Wintec bridlework which is very stiff and plasticy). Was very easy to sell on - folks like the gullet feature.
Summary: Nice saddle and very convenient but not for the wider horses.
Rating: 4
Author: Fiona
Date: 2004-03-23
Usefulness Rating: 3.40476 out of 5.
126 reader(s) voted.
Other Reviews You May Find Interesting
Arabian Saddle Company Sylvan All Purpose Saddles
Crosby Sofride All Purpose Saddles
Stubben VSS Siegfried All Purpose Saddles
Whippy All Purpose All Purpose Saddles
Barefoot Cheyenne Drytex All Purpose Saddles
Wintec 500 AP- Flocked All Purpose Saddles
Dixieland Gaited Saddle Butterfly Skirt Saddle with English Trooper fenders All Purpose Saddles
Flex Rider (Intec) All Purpose with Exchange Gullet All Purpose Saddles
Bates GP All Purpose Cair All Purpose Saddles
Butler Bros At least 1980's AP/Jumper (Wide Tree) All Purpose Saddles
Blackburn AO Jumper Adjustable tree All Purpose Saddles
Wintec 500 All Purpose (no cair panels) All Purpose Saddles
Reactor Panel VSD Traditional All Purpose Saddles
Thornhill TH12100 All Purpose Saddles
Kieffer Garmisch All Purpose Saddles
Wintec 500 Icelandic Synthetic Saddle with CAIR All Purpose Saddles
Freeform Classic w/ Cutback Pommel All Purpose Saddles
Wintec 2000 All Purpose Saddles
Crosby Lexington TC All Purpose Saddles
Henri De Rivel Competition All Purpose Synthetic Saddle Adjust-to-Fit All Purpose Saddles
