Not only did they thin they stretch when I tighten the girth *shudders*
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M. Toulouse Billets
Has anyone had any problems with Toulouse billets? I have a Toulouse Genesis Aachen dressage saddle and from day ONE (bought BNWT) the billets were not as good quality as the rest of the saddle. I shrugged it off and used it anyway figuring if I oiled them they would be fine. I oiled them and have used the saddle maybe 25-30 times and the billets on the left side are all flaky and one of them is so thin and floppy it looks like it will break one of these rides. I went to a local tack shop and saw the new Toulouses and the billets were just as stiff and crappy. I spoke with the shop owner and she mentioned she had gotten a Toulouse CC in and that one of the billets was so overly thick that a girth would not be able to buckle on it. She had to have it replaced by a leather worker. Intec doesn't seem to have very good customer service either. Anyone have this problem? I love the saddle to death but you would expect better billets on a French saddle! Especially if someones life could depend on the billets themselves!
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Collegiate is made in Argentina also. I heard they are being made in India now. ****es me off because stuff isn't what it used to be anymore. Simco longhorn is horrid, pessoa is Argentina, I had a wintec made in Vietnam, and who knows where everything else is made anymoreSo new, these saddles sell for $1200 and up? HA, I would never be caught buying one, regardless if the billets can be replaced or not. If they are proven not to have quality control, and aren't very reliable, why pay that much for a poor product? I always speak out for my Collegiate Senior Event that was $1200 new, and much cheaper used. They last years and years (I rode in one that was 20 years old and only showed normal wear marks after that length of time!). Plus, their billets don't come cracked
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