Vintage western saddle makers marks

This listing is for informational purposes only and ASMA does not endorse any of the listed saddle makers.

Many people find used saddles for sale at flea markets, tack stores, garage sales or in classified ads, and need to identify the type of saddle they have. The first step is to get a general sense of the overall type of saddle, followed by identifying the saddle maker. Many popular saddle makers have websites or catalogs, and you can look up more information about the saddle online or in books to find out how many were made, when it was produced, and in what styles and colors. First, determine whether you have an English or a Western style saddle. English saddles are flatter and have less padding than the Western, or cowboy-type saddle. Western saddles have a saddle horn, a protrusion on the pommel or front of the saddle that is used in ranch work.

Vintage western saddle makers marks

I'd like your help identifying the maker of this saddle please. I purchased it last week and took it to the saddler for re-fleecing. He can find no maker's mark, but is very curious about it because of the high quality of the saddle. He believes it is S. Western in origin or maybe even Mexican. It has a 15 inch gold seat stitched with a beautiful fire pattern. Every piece of it is doubled leather except for the stirrup wrap ties and the saddle weighs over 50 pounds. The horn is flat and 4 inches in diameter. The cantle is elephant ear. The double rigging is in-skirt. The rivets are copper. Their is a pocket in the skirt for the tree.

Another consideration is the fact that some of the companies around that area did mfg.

Hello everyone! My guess is circa 70s vintage based on the style. Seat Jockey is right below the seat, under your thigh, what the fender goes under to attach to the tree. Frankly it appears much better quality then those anyway. It could be semi custom, limited edition, small batch type thing out of a small saddlery, not built for a specific individual. Some of the saddle makers did that out there. It could also be full custom, no way to tell.

I just purchased this saddle and was told it is possibly a Dorie Reese but it has no maker's mark or stamp. I wiIl get the saddle on the 22nd and can post more pics then. I thought I was aware of most vintage saddle makers but this one has me stumped. The only thing I can find is a vintage Dorie Reese reiner for sale with similarities such as jockey shape and seat shape, material and color. Does anyone on here know anything about Dorie Reese saddles?

Vintage western saddle makers marks

Log in. Sign up. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.

Kam woo sung wife

To list your name or company sent your information to. Have not seen one like that before, with that unconventional stitching in place of tooling. Posted May 8, edited. A great resource! Franktown, CO Thanks again. At one time you could tell the maker by the stitching pattern when padded seats came in to vogue. PO Box Kearney. All you saddlemakers imagine how much easier it would be to get a saddle out of 2 sides if you didn't have to reserve the best part of one hide for a seat but could cut a right and left piece- seat jockey with a little extra and hide on the top edges and join the whole thing with a padded seat. Tad Sanders Custom Saddles. Seat Jockey is right below the seat, under your thigh, what the fender goes under to attach to the tree. Keith Seidel. Meeker, CO For Customers. Thank you so much Olttoot for your reply.

Log in. Sign up. JavaScript is disabled.

Whitehall, MT. Martiny Saddle Company. Crowheart, WY Sandhills Saddlery. Steel rod in the stirrups, heavyweight blevins buckles. Goes along with the stitching instead of tooling to be attractive but keep price lower. Rick Simmons. Posted May 8, You may want to have a magnifying glass handy if the saddle is very worn so you can see the marks better. Loveland, CO