Custom Western Saddles
Saddle Restoration and Gun Holsters
Side Saddle Restoration
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To save “the best seat in the house”, this sidesaddle was restored for a Kentucky museum. It was used during the late 1800’s by a school teacher who rode horseback every day to a country school where she taught. As you can see from the pictures, the saddle fell into a sad state of repair after it was no longer used and cared for. It was rescued by friends of the Museum who were familiar with the school teacher’s work. And as a tribute to her, the friends had it fully restored and placed in the Museum. For the restoration, much attention was given to the original design. The only added features were the addition of the teacher’s name, date of birth and death and a map of Kentucky tooled into the leather on the safe.
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The pictures show the progression of the restoration. The tree
was in
very sad repair—even the upright horn had come loose. After
straightening the tree up, repairing all the breaks and filling in all
the nail holes, the tree was fully fiber glassed. This insured 100
percent soundness for rebuilding the saddle and for safety should it
ever be ridden in parades.
The bar liners or undersides were padded and covered with chocolate
brown garment leather for softness. The seat and upright horn were
padded and stitched with traditional original pattern using
sand-colored suede leather. The rest of the saddle was redone in
Wickett
&
Craig chocolate brown saddle leather and adorned with
handmade brass buttons.
It is necessary to call for prices on restorations as every job is
different.
To call please see the Contact Us
9728 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Pembroke, KY 42266
270-886-5448