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    I need some help with this, does this appear to be a Texas Hope saddle?Click image for larger version

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    John Suttorp

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    Re: Texas Saddle

    Originally posted by jandksuttorp View Post
    I need some help with this, does this appear to be a Texas Hope saddle?[ATTACH=CONFIG]53940[/ATTACH]
    Actually?....Yes, that is a very fair example of a pre war "Hope" style tree, c. 1850's- 1860's. The shape of the pommel, horn, low cantle and the stirrup leather's mortice holes are representative of that pattern in that era. The leather rigging is all wrong and likely a later add-on. Ken R Knopp

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      Re: Texas Saddle

      Thanks, I appreciate the feedback.
      John Suttorp

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