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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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!

The Desert Rat

Mark is a big guy so if the fenders on this saddle look a little long…..there is a reason!  Mark lives in Southern California and rides a lot of desert country. He wanted this saddle …

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