Newtoyou

Thanks Guys, I will look over the saddle very carefully tonight and see what I can see ( staples, cardboard ect ect..) I haven't used it yet so no big deal on that part. I do have a simco saddle that I use now so no worries. I am not without a saddle. The qality of the pics did not turn out very well and I don't know how to keep the detail and get them smaller! Ill just use this as a lesson and move on. Thank god my horses dont lie!!

I just purchased this saddle for 150 of of craigslist. Took it to a saddle repair shop and asked for them to shorten the fenders and condition it. He said that he couldnt make the fenders shorter and reccomended that I buy a new saddle from him.....OK. He told me that this was a mexican made saddle and it was crap but said that He would buy it from me for 120.00...HUH? anyway I like the tooling on it. The tree is rawhide covered, and the leather is thick, much thicker than todays saddles. It is pretty heavy but I havent weighed it yet. The guy I bought it from said that his mom had it custom made in the early .80s by saddle maker in the pacific northwest. I live in Wa state. His mom had the saddle in storage for several years and when she passed away they cleaned out the storage and found this. It was dry but not cracked and the fenders are STIFF but in good condition otherwise. Im new to the picture posting so forgive me if they dont turn out! Does anyone have any info on this saddle or can give me good advice? Thank you!!