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Below are a number of custom western saddles I have made for other customers.  Please take a look at their variety of styles and features.  When you call me to visit about a saddle for yourself, you can refer to any of these saddles by stock number or reference number and customer name.  Your saddle can be made with your preference of styles, designs, and features.  Our current completion time for your custom saddle is about 12 months.

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Association Tree Saddles
393. Association Saddle

Tree..........Hand Made
Style..........Modified Association
Seat......15 3/4' Finished
Cantle........12" wide x 4" Tall w/ short Cheyenne roll
Fork.....13" Finished slick
Horn...........#4 Dally
Rigging........7/8 Flat-plate w/ rear billets
Skirts..........Short Round
Leathers......3" w/ Blevins buckles.
Fenders.......8" x 19" Roper style
Stirrups.......2 1/2" Bells
Weight........40#
Finish..........Neetsfoot Oil & Saddle Butter
Stock #.......393

This saddle is a full roughout

Bowman Tree Saddles
379. Black seat Saddle for Cathy Ososke

Black seat Saddle for Cathy Ososke Wickenburg, Az.

Tree:  Handmade
Style: Bowman
Seat:  14 1/2" W/ black padding....roughout seat jockeys
Cantle: 4 1/2" X 12 1/2"  W/ black Cheyenne roll & sterling silver twisted wire
Fork:  12 1/2" wide... covered slick
Horn:  Boy style 2 3/4" tall W/ 2 3/4" cap
Rigging: 3/4 Inskirt
Skirts: Square W/ round corners
Fenders: 16" X 8 1/2" roper style
Stirrups:  2" monel bells
Weight:  34 #
Carving:  Poppies W/ black dyed background
Stamping: Carlos border..  also on roughout seat
Stock #  379

 
367. Rayburn Saddle

Saddle made for Larry Rayburn from Wickenburg, Arizona.

Tree........Rawhide covered Bowman
Seat........17" finished slick
Cantle....5" tall x 12 1/2" wide w/ rawhide binder
Fork.......12 1/2" wide....covered slick
Horn......#4 dally...w/ rawhide binder and sliver horn cap
Rigging..3/4 and 5/8 in-skirt w/ rear "d" rings
Skirts......Large round
Fenders..9" x 22'
Stirrups..3 1/2" monel bells
Weight...37#
Stock #...367

 
364. Custom Show Saddle

Tree...Handmade Bowman
Seat.......15" padded
Cantle....Cheyenne roll Kangaroo rope roll w/ Sterling Silver twisted wire
Fork...Kangaroo rope roll w/ Sterling Silver twisted wire
Horn...3 3/4" cap w/ Kangaroo rope roll/Sterling Silver twisted wire
Rigging..7/8 In-skirt double w/rear show billets
Stirrup Leathers...3" double..twisted & wrapped
Stirrups...2" monel bells
Silver....Diablo Silver Co.
Carving....My design Rose Mallow Flower
Finish......Mahogany Antiqued
Weight.....36#
Stock # ....364

350. Mule saddle
Mule Saddle
Bowman tree
1900 Swan-neck horn
Center-fire rigging
Partial rose tooling
14 " Overlaid padded seat
Silver by Diablo Silver Co.
Kangaroo Rope Roll
Horn, swell front and cantle laced with twisted jeweler's bronze
Silver-mounted martingale
Weight-28 1/2 pounds
Mahogany Antique Finish
Stock #350

Breast Collar to match

351. Pleasure saddle

Tree: Handmade, Style: Bowman
Seat: 15" Finished ..thick pad
Cantle: 5" Tall, round w/ short Cheyenne roll
Horn: early 1900s Swan neck, 3" cap
Fork: 12.5" Wide X 8" Gullet
Rigging: 3/4 in-skirt, double
Skirts: Short Round
Flank Cinch: 3.5" X 34" w/ 6" billet tunnels
Cinch:  32" mohair blend
Stirrup Leathers: Full double w/Blevins buckles
Fenders: 7.5" wide x 17" long
Stirrups: 3" Brass Bells
Tooling: Butterfly on fenders and initials on cantle back
Weight:  35#
Stock #351

349. Roses and basket stamped combo saddle

Tree: Bowman-Shepard cross
Seat:
Finished 15 1/2" slick
Cantle: 2" Cheyenne Roll w/ Rawhide Binder...4" Tall
Fork:
11 1/2" Finished w/ Rawhide Binder
Oregon crossover ropestrap
Horn:
#4 Dally....3 1/2" Tall X 3 3/4" Finished Cap w/ one piece rawhide binder
Rigging:
3/4 Flatplate.... Double w/ Martingale Rings
Skirts:
Short  Round.... Butterfly Style
Flank Cinch:
3 1/2" X 34" w/ 6" Tunnels
Stirrup Leathers:
3" Full Double Outside
Fenders:
Old Timer-8 1/2"x18"
Tooling:
Roses & Basket Stamp Combo.
Weight:
35# Full Dressed
Stock #349

Made for Carley Horlacher, Waitsburg
Washington.

Client furnished Sterling Silver Conchos & Stirrups

348. Flower-tooled black saddle with black mini-saddle bags.

Tree:........Bowman roper
Seat..........16" padded
Cantle.......Oval.....2" Cheyenne roll
Horn..........Texas dally....3 1/2" tall ....3" finished cap
Rigging......3/4.......In-skirt.....double
Skirts...........Short round
Fenders.......Roper style
Weight.......About 28 #
Finish.........Dyed black
Mini saddlebags w/ hoof pick holder...
5" tall x 6 1/2" wide x 3" deep
Stock #348

Ordered by Deborah Wiggins, Clovis, N.M

345, 346. Horseworld Trophy Saddles

Header and Heeler trophy award saddles

Semi-quarterhorse tree
S. F. Bowman style
13" finished slick fork
15 1/2" seat
Full-double rigging
Stock #345, 346

 

 

 

 

305. This saddle has a SF Bowman tree. The design of this saddle is for pleasure and parades. It has a padded seat and rawhide Cheyenne rope roll. It also entails a full flower design. Owned by Bob Bouy in Wilder, Idaho.
Stock #305

Exercise Saddle

Special Exercise Saddle for Mary Ellen and Bob McKee, owners of the Hidden Springs Training Race Track in Yarnell, AZ.
 

All of the silver and silver wire is sterling silver.
 

 
Will James tree Saddles
392. Saddle for Jo Ann Morley
Saddle for Jo Ann Morley
Prescott AZ.

Tree:........ Hand Made
Style.........Will James...w/ leg cuts
Seat..........15" padded   w/ roughout leather
Cantle........5"x12"  w/ Cheyenne roll
Fork..........13" wide finished w/ welts
Horn...#4 dally...finished
2 1/2" mulehide wrap
rigging.........3/4 inskirt......double
Skirts..........Short round
Fenders.......17 1/2"x8" roughout
Stirrups........3" bells
Weight.........35#
Finish...........Partial arrowhead stamp and Flowers
Stock #........392
 
 

 

387. Saddle for Debbie Tidey
Saddle for Debbie Tidey, Phoenix, Arizona

Tree......Hand made
Style.......Will James
Seat.....15" finished w/ overlaid padded seat &  roughout seat jockeys
Cantle...5" tall w/ Cheyenne roll
Fork....13" wide w/ leg cuts
Horn....1.#4 dally
Rigging....13/4 in-skirt double rigged
Fenders...16 1/2" x 8 1/2"
Stirrups.....3 1/2" bells
Weight.........35 1/2#
Stock #.......387
Extras......Basket stamping , horse heads and flowers
 
 
386. Saddle for Carol Callahan
Carol Callahan Saddle
Phoenix, AZ

Tree:......Hand made rawhide covered
Style:......Will James
Seat:........15 1/2" Roughout
Cantle:.....5" Tall w/ short Cheyenne roll
Fork:.......13" w/ rawhide binder
Horn:.......3 1/2" tall wood post w/ rawhide binder
Rigging:....3/4 flatplate... double rigged
Skirts:.......Large round
Stirrup Leathers... 3" inside   
Fenders:....16 1/2" x 9"
Weight:......32#
Extras:........Partial basket stamp and flower shields
Customer had own stirrups

Stock #386

 
 
360. Hamley Saddle
Saddle made for Hamley Saddle Company

Will James tree
15" seat finished
Oval cantle...4" tall
Large Square skirts
3/4 flat-plate rigging
14" swell w/welt
Full basket stamped w/ flowers
Stock #360
 

Reiner-Style Saddles
374. Saddle Made for Rocco Altobelli

Rocco's second saddle.
Burnsville, Minnesota
Tree: Hand Made
Style: Reiner
Seat: 16 3/4" finished w/ overlaid padded seat
Cantle: 3 1/2"x 13 1/2" Cheyenne rope roll w/ sterling twisted wire
Fork: 11 1/2" wide w/ rope roll w/ sterling twisted wire
Horn: Boy style w/ 2" cap
Rigging: 3/4 flatplate
Skirts: Square w/ round corners
Fenders: 8 1/2"x 16" roper style
Stirrups: 1 1/2" monel bells
Conchos: Hand made sterling, by Ernie Marsh
Weight: 39# full dressed
Carving: Flower & basket combo
Finish: Mahogany antique
Stock # 374

 

Roping Saddles
393-2.  Half-Breed Saddle for
Ethan Crockett - Windmill Ranch, Cottonwood Arizona.

Tree...........Bullhide covered
Style...........Arizona Roper
Seat............15 1/2" finished.....roughout
Cantle..........4"x 12".....w/ 1" cheyenne roll
Fork............14" Wide w/ undercut
Horn............#4 Dally..3 1/2" tall x 3 5/8" cap finished
Rigging.........3/4 Flatplate..double rigged & double latigos
Skirts...........Short Round...........roughout
Leathers.......3" w/ quickchange buckles roughout
Fenders........8" wide x 19" Roughout
Stirrups.........2 1/2" bells
Weight..........39#
Stock #.........393-2
Extras............Spot rose carving

 

259. This saddle is a Roper with a number five dally horn. It also has a rawhide bound Cheyenne roll. Owned by Bill Hunnicutt in Olympia, Washington.
Stock #259

Chuck Shepard tree saddles

297. This saddle has a Chuck Shepard tree with a flat plate rigging. The design of the saddle is a partial rose tooled. Owned by Doug Jackson in Boise, Idaho.
Stock #297


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316. This saddle has a White River tree by Matt Miller. The saddle is a replica of a 1860's Texas trail saddle. Owned by Tyler Beard in Goldthwaite, Texas.
Stock #316

Visalia 3 B Old Style tree saddles
 

298. This saddle has a 3 B Old Style tree. It has large round skirts with a 3/4" inlaid padded seat. Owned by Bruce Agar in Huntington, Oregon.
Stock #298

323. This saddle has a 3 B Old Style tree. It has large round skirts with a 3/4" inlaid padded seat. Owned by Wyatt Agar in Huntington, Oregon.
Stock #323

Pony Express Style Saddles
394.  Saddle for Terry Howell
Yuma Arizona
Tree.....Rawhide covered
Style....Pony Express
Seat.....15 1/2" finished
w/ hand holds
Cantle....4 1/2" Tall
Fork.......13 1/2" wide, finished w/ welts
Horn......#4  Dally
3 1/2" tall w/ horn wrap
Rigging.....7/8 Position double...w/ W rigs in rear
Skirts.....Lg. Round
Inskirt rigging
Fenders....8 1/2" X 19" w/ twist & wrap
Leathers....3" Inside fender
Stirrups.....4" Overshoe bells w/ Az. cowboy taps
Weight....41# full dressed
Finish......Brown skirting leather...neetsfoot oil & saddlebutter
Stock #  394
Extras......Packtrain carving on seat & britchen rigging & Arizona
cowboy taps
 

 

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Wade saddle at our Californios booth in 2007
Daughter of Kris & Heather Proctors, from Sonora, California sitting on a plain Wade saddle at our Californios booth in 2007.
This 6-year old has a picture of one of my saddles that she wants
tacked on the wall above her bed at home.
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