If you see a particular style or tooling pattern that you like, let us know. In early 1900 hundreds Mr. Rouck's grandfather brought a saddle that he rode for many years and later passed on to his son who later passed it on to his son who in 1988 brought it to me to be rebuilt, then he displayed in his home in his grandfathers honor . In 1997 the saddle was stolen from his home and he asked me to build a duplicate of that saddle from memory, this is the saddle that I made to replace the saddle that was lost This saddle is built on a Bull-hide covered Weatherly tree with 10 inch swells and a 5 inch cantle. Stirrup leathers are 3 inch half-double to lace with full forward swing and run through the rigging ring's. The stirrups are two inch Visalais with Brass binding.
Skirts are square with rounded corners, and full sheepskin lining.
B.C. The hands go out in the late spring and stay out in cow camps til the fall roundup. A lot of the camps can only be supplied by pack horses as they are so remote, so the riders need the best of equipment. Stirrup leathers are 3 inch half-double to lace with full forward swing and run through the rigging ring's. The skirts are squire, with round corners, and full sheepskin lining. Rawhide lacing is used on the cantle, swells, horn, back jockey, top of saddle bags and rigging.