Sunday, July 29, 2012

Last saddle of the summer.

Here's a youth saddle that I made for a lady in Utah about this time last summer.  I got a call from her this April saying that the saddle was stolen while she had her trailer in getting it cleaned up after the winter months.  She never did recover the saddle and asked if there was any way I could make her another one just the same.  Fortunately I did have the time this summer to build her another one.
She did give me permission however to make some minor changes if I felt inclined to do so.  So here is this year's version of the same saddle.  It's on a Bill Bean tree.  TM roper swells at 11.5", 13" seat, 3.5" X 11" cantle, and a #6 horn.  The original had a #4 horn but I felt a #6 would look better on such a small saddle.  I also changed up my floral patterns a bit.  The stirrups are a youth sized 2.5" visalia made by Trina Weber and the saddle has 6 1.5" conchos and two fork screws made by Rob Shaezlein.  











1 comment: