Members AndyH Posted January 1, 2014 Members Report Posted January 1, 2014 Was hoping to get someinfo on this saddle. Haven't been too lucky with internet research & Tex-Tan didn't have much to say either (maybe jusr the wrong person?) Any way its an OLD Hereford with no #'s to be found... Any info would be greatly appreciated! Quote
Members AndyH Posted January 10, 2014 Author Members Report Posted January 10, 2014 Anyone have input/info on this saddle?... Quote
Chris B Posted January 10, 2014 Report Posted January 10, 2014 Sorry I cant help, I just like looking at these old saddles. Chris Quote
Members GrampaJoel Posted January 11, 2014 Members Report Posted January 11, 2014 Not to sure of your saddle, but if had one with the same label in the shop a few years ago. Very similar in design and style. But a slick fork. It was in better shape too and was in fact still being used. The customer said it was made in the late 1800's. But I didn't think so, so I checked it out. It was an older saddle, but was actually made in the 1930's. Quote
Members AndyH Posted January 11, 2014 Author Members Report Posted January 11, 2014 Me too, Chris! I do love those old high-backs! Grampa Joel- thanks for the input. That date (1930's) sounds right in regard to the swells. This saddle was in pretty good shape til a couple years ago. Up to then it was ridden daily. A very comfortable saddle. Quote
Members Dwight Posted January 31, 2014 Members Report Posted January 31, 2014 Sorry I cant help, I just like looking at these old saddles. Chris Me, too, Chris, . . . I'd love to have one like the example Tippmann has on its website. Dreamer I guess. May God bless, Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
Members Saddlebag Posted January 31, 2014 Members Report Posted January 31, 2014 The extreme forks were fairly short lived. The high cantle supports the hips and the rider is almost over his legs. Much easier on the rider for all day riding. Are you planning on restoring this saddle? Quote
Members AndyH Posted February 4, 2014 Author Members Report Posted February 4, 2014 I would love to in the near future- though I have repaired many saddles to varying degrees, I am a bit hesitant to begin complete restoration. What do you think? Do I just wade in? Any advice to that end would be appreciated. Side note: the swells on this saddle are 18" wide- a couple years before buying this one my dad owned one with 22" swells! Seeing it was easy to understand why some cowboys called these saddles "freak fork"... Quote
Members Saddlebag Posted February 25, 2014 Members Report Posted February 25, 2014 When a teen I rode in one similar to this. After a two hour ride I could barely walk and my butt was so sore, sitting was out of the question. By then I'd ridden in quite a variety of both English and western saddles and to this day I've never ridden in one as uncomfortable as this. I'd give it a good cleaning and go from there. Was the horn ever covered? The one I rode was bare metal. I know that if the leather was ever burnt off from roping, it was just left like that. Quote
Members Dwight Posted February 26, 2014 Members Report Posted February 26, 2014 Since I last posted above, . . . I went looking, . . . and I found one for me. I'd sure love to get some information on it, . . . but so far it's all been a blank. Anyway, . . . enjoy the pics, . . . the one with my thumb in it shows the makers mark. . . . trouble is it is all but gone. It's an oval, . . . maybe 4 inches tall, . . . some kind of image in the upper 2/3 of it, . . . with a block written name below the image, . . . in the shape of a frown. Anyway, . . . it's a good old saddle as far as I can tell, . . . be taking it to my nephew's to go riding probably in May, . . . maybe earlier if the budget and the weather will allow it. Been thinking about totally re-doing it, . . . been thinking about just enjoying the treasure as it is. Decisions, . . . decisions, . . . May God bless, Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
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