Vintage western saddle makers marks

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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.

Vintage western saddle makers marks

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. Kind of doubt it, little plain for that, even in a ranch saddle. Is there anything marked on the bottom of the tree right under the seat, swells or under the seat jockeys when you flip it upside down and spread it out like a butterfly? Look right on top of the backside of the fenders, pull 'em down and look where it goes through the tree, the wide part and the strap. Also look carefully on the underside of the bottom of the fender, take the stirrup off. Some of these guys put their marks in out of the way places nobody sees unless they really look and in more then one place. Oh, look up under the cantle too. Be curious to see what you find out.

Sherer Saddles. The tree is canvas and rawhide wrapped and there are two sets of two holes bored toward the rear of the tree which I read futibite line was typical of older saddles for the strings to be run through.

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. English saddles always have a single girth with either two or three straps to attach the girth, while Western saddles may have one or two girths.

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? I have never heard of this maker and the seller had no luck finding anything either. She is just going by what she was told. This one was made in the 60s.

Vintage western saddle makers marks

Log in. Sign up. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Status Not open for further replies. It's older, has roses tooled on the leather and real silver on the horn and around the skirt, which is round. First saddle I've seen that looks like this, it also has silver wire wrapped around the back of the cantle and the front of the pommel. The stirrups have a version of Blevins buckles, but again I've yet to come across ones like these.

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Doug Cox. Doug Kuschel. I acquired mine used back in about in Pennsylvania. Lift the flaps up, first on the left side and then on the right. Smith Saddlery. Luling, TX Box Livingston, MT Posted June 17, Vernal, UT American Falls, ID You are absolutely right about the usage. Cole Custom Saddles. Could it be a Maker's Mark? He's going to get them back and do some research, but I want to provide as much additional information to him as I can.

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For the skirt at least. John L. JavaScript is disabled. Seat may not be original. Lisa and Loren Skyhorse. Most likely, Buford saddlery and Bona Allen worked together. The first step is to get a general sense of the overall type of saddle, followed by identifying the saddle maker. It wasn't me who labeled it high quality, it was my saddler, Dick Jolley, who is 84, been working with saddles for over 40 years, and specifically said how impressed he was with it and even wants to use it to train his two apprentices because the workmanship is so rare and excellent. Jolley described the cantle the same way Saddlebag did. I've bought two, what were advertised as 'no name' saddles which were actually Tex-Tans