What is the lowest amount I should spend on a western saddle.(I want it to be good quality)

The most important thing is that the saddle tree is the right size for your horse and is comfortable for him or her, and you. Absolutely, buy the horse first, then look around for a saddle that fits him (get an experienced professional to help you choose one on trial, so you can test it on your horse before you buy it) Go around to 4-H sales or other benefit sales, and you should be able to find a good-quality used saddle that fits your horse for $200 to $300.

DItto to the above, though I wouldn't expect to find a good quality western saddle for that price.

You'll want to make sure it fits [will your horse need semi or full QH bars?]. Lots of companies will let you do trial runs with a saddle.

Good companies for western saddles are Circle Y, Billy Cook, Blue Ribbon, and Harris. Most have saddles for all different price ranges.

Try going to tack sales at the local sale barn, looking on craigslist, the local classifieds and tack shops.

I bought my first western saddle for $50.

The deals are out there, you just have to search for them.

As littledog987 said, make sure the saddle fits properly though. If you have a bad saddle on your horse, it will make riding miserable for the horse.

I don't know if I got a good quality saddle or not, I trail ride. It was used, but the owners before had never ridden with it. We got it for $350

I ride with a synthetic western saddle, and i found that they are really comfortable, and really light. They are also cheaper. I have seen them for around 100 but I have also seen them a bit more expensive. If you are just pleasure riding, I would suggest a synthetic saddle.

Any saddle seems to do with pleasure 9not show) riding. Now, when you get serious, more expensive things are what you'll want.