Saddle Identification, Restoration & Repair
Questions and Answers for restoring and repairing saddles and tack, routine maintenance expected and help with the care of antiques or special saddles. Can't identify the maker's mark? Post it here. Interested in the history of your saddle? Ask.
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I can't remember where I got this picture. Does anyone know anything about this pack saddle? Or have you made anything similar. If so how did you like it? I'm trying to figure out the rigging on it, how the 3 ring piece is connected. Regards Buff
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My father has an old australian saddle which he got for free several years ago. He was told by someone who was supposed to have knowledge of saddles that this saddle wasn't straight so he shouldn't use it. I have no knowledge of saddles (or horses), but I get depressed to see it lying in his basement not being used. It is pretty worn so I thought I maybe should replace the worn leather on it, but then I had to be sure it was useable. How can I measure if it is straight and What can I do to fix it if it's not? Should I just throw it in the garbage and get it out of sight?
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I bought this saddle a while back in an antique store. It had a pretty good old example of a fishcord cinch on it. The stirrups were brassbounds, with an iron strapping over that. Had about half the leather left. The metal horn is a repair horn, the broken stump is evident. No identifiable maker's mark on the leather. The guy wouldn't sell me the stirrups or cinch separately. In the past I have cut the forks off some old junkers and screwed them down to a board with the horn facing up to make hat or coat hooks. That was plan "B" for this one. Yesterday I got around to scrapping this one. A few items of interest as I took it apart. First off the swells are pretty n…
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Hi....I'm not a leather worker, but I sometimes lurk here for tidbits of info. You guys are all so knowledgable, that I thought I would see what you have to say about this saddle i have. It's off eBay, so I have no history on it. And there are a few things I haven't seen before (keeping in mind I am most familiar with older mid range production saddles). Here are a whole bunch of pictures, so they can do the talking http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/pal...addle/?start=20 It has no makers marks or numbers at all (even with in tact latigo keeper) It's deeply tooled, I am assuming by hand? The buckstitching appears to be plastic, and the rigging dees aluminum (?…
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<h1 class="subject">I'm Looking for information on the "Dundee Rancher " Saddle</h1> From the Australian outrider Collection. Here are some photos. Can anyone tell me if they have any experience with this saddle? Would also like to know about the quality and where it is made. Anything helps. Thanks! http://i16.ebayimg.com/07/i/001/16/09/47... http://i4.ebayimg.com/03/i/001/16/09/4df... http://i8.ebayimg.com/04/i/001/16/09/555...
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What would you charge to replace the seat leather (hard seat), cantle back and binding? I was thinking $400-500, I ask another guy, and he said I was to low. I would appreciate some others opinions, I do very little repair work and really don’t know what a fair price would be. Thanks Steve
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I recently bought a very rare antique circassian saddle, don't know how old it is, my guess, it's from mid 19th century. My knowledge about antique leather saddles amount to nothing. The saddle is in bad condition, desperately needs cleaning and restoration. I am looking for someone who can clean and restore the saddle or some advise how and where to get help. I live in Rhode Island - US. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I know a guy looking for a saddle maker by the name of Burt Jocks. He has a saddle built by him and would like to find him to get another. He thinks maybe somewhere around the Rapid City, SD area. Any help is appreciated. Joe
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We purchased 2 saddles today under the impression that they were origional billy cooks, however, after closer inspection at home I saw no billy cook makers mark. Both saddles are stamped J-N Saddle Shop Miami, Okla. with the numbers J-N 867-82 and J-N 869-82 on them. Can anyone tell me about these saddles? They seem to be well built saddles. Can put pics up later if needed. Thank you.
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I have a saddle with lacing between the 2 skirts under the rear jockey. I can remove the jockey easy enough, but I can not figure out how they laced the skirts together. If the lacing wasn't bad I wouldn't worry about it, but it is in bad shape. Thanks
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