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[RyanCope]

This is the saddle I took to Kamloops. The customer didn't want leaves. I don't recomend it.

Ryan Cope

[ryan]

The more I study the photos, the more I like it! I love the deviation from the norm. The heartshaped horn, the stingray inlaid seat, the shape you used for the inlay, the lack of leaves in the tooling, the flowers you used in your tooling etc. It's very inspirational - especially the stingray seat. I have been wanting to build a wade for some time and hope to start one this summer. Do you handstitch or machine stitch your inlaid seats? Is stingray as hard to stitch as everyone says it is?

Thanks for the pictures

Ryan

This is the saddle I took to Kamloops. The customer didn't want leaves. I don't recomend it.

Ryan Cope

[bruce johnson]

Ryan,

Usual neat job. Folks, just to show how humble Ryan is. We were talking on the phone Friday for a while. Chatting about we had been up to, recent local events. He mentioned he had been to the show at Kamloops, and said Chuck Stormes was the judge, it was humbling to have him look at your work, etc. What Ryan failed to mention was that he WON the contest. I have to read it here. Congratulations.

[Bob]

Ryan, thats a nice saddle. I went to look at the saddles in that show. You did a nice job. Sorry I didn't get to meet you. I didn't put a saddle in the show because I didn't have one completed at the time. It's been very busy around here. Congratulations on winning the show. I heard it was a very nice buckle too.

[greg gomersall]

Pretty decent looking rig Ryan. I miss living close to Chuck at times as it was awful nice to stop by his shop and see what he was working on whenever one needed a humility lesson, the mans work speaks for itself, no words were needed. Greg

[gtwister09]

Ryan,

CONGRATULATIONS! It is certainly a unique look. Also love the stingray seat. Humility is a great and wonderful trait to have and/or aspire to. Your work certainly speaks for itself. Once again - congratulations on the win.

Regards,

Ben

[kseidel]

Ryan Cope, Very nice saddle! Congratulations on winning the show. Your saddle has great overall appeal and a very professional apearance! I hope to meet you some day. My compliments. Keith Seidel

[Don101]

Very Very nice saddle the workmanship is amazing, congrats on winning the show, Don

[steve mason]

Howdy Ryan;

Nice looking rig, thanks for posting the photos. I really like how your carving jumps in and out and around the borders, I have seen this on other photos of your work, you execute this very well. I may have to give it a try some day. Having Chuck go through your saddle would defiantly make the trip worth while, I'm sure you got a ton of good info from him that will better your saddle making abilities, any time someone can get some tips from a master like him is great opportunity.

Once again Congratulations.

Steve

[Cowboy Crafts Online]

Ryan,

Very nice saddle, congrats on the win. One of these days I want to come out to California and travel. Maybe Ill meet you some day, along with all the other california makers I know of. I have been told to come out the Santa Margarita ranch roping do you ever go out to that?

Ashley