St David

Jill needed a saddle that could help her travel a lot of different terrain and yet looked great to boot. She wanted something with a slick fork and was pretty light in weight as well. …

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Cade

Cade is a young rancher in Oregon who needed a new work rig. He came up to Coeur d’Alene to visit with me in my shop. While here and telling me what he was looking …

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Curly

Janice is a long time friend and 4 time saddle customer. Her new horse, Curly, needed a new saddle (every new horse should have a new saddle). This one is built on a Dusty Smith …

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Unity

Here is a saddle built for Cole, a ranch manager in northeast Oregon. This saddle is built on a Dusty Smith saddle tree and is a Wade with a 15 1/2″ seat and 93 x …

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Gunsmith

Mike is very familiar with quality saddles as he has owned several in his riding lifetime. We started talking about a saddle for him well over a year ago. He has had some physical maladies …

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Big Timber

Lloyd runs an outfitting business in Montana and puts lots of miles on his saddles. Lloyd decided to go with a “classic” Carlos border and add some matching bullnose tapaderos. This saddle has a classic …

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Athol

Marc wanted a saddle to reflect on what he had done in his life’s work and to be something he could pass along to his children to use. Marc was a minister and also ran …

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Half Moon Bay

Robin is a Marine who also works with endurance riders and their horses. He wanted to have a saddle that reflected the history and legacy of the Marine Corp. Thanks for the challenging project Robin!

Chino Valley

Christi was looking for a lightweight saddle for riding in the mountains and desert of Arizona. Dusty Smith worked with me to build a strong but light weight tree and this saddle finished out at …

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Chewelah

Helen need a good trail saddle and something she could work some cattle in as well. Dusty Smith built the tree for the project. Conchos are by John Mincer. Thank you Helen!