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	There are some great original Texas, California, and other Spanish saddles in the collections of museums like the Museum of the Confederacy and in private collections. I have not yet scratched the surface of looking at the variety and multitude of surviving examples. While there are saddlers out there who do excellent work in this field, I've tried to use some details from the original saddles I've examined. Modern western saddles often get treated with a variety of finishes to bring out the grain and tooling or to darken up the leather. Fair leather seems to be a more common original finish. The darkening of the leather comes with oxidation, oil, and burnishing over time. Extremely well-covered saddles that haven't been heavily oiled often are very light in color. Fair, undyed leather is much closer to the original finish. The iron rings that secure the rigging, while often japanned, were much more commonly covered in thin leather. This leather lasted longer than paint and prevented rust from staining the fair-colored leather. Leather-covered rings and buckles were commonly found on leather items as diverse as bridles to binocular and instrument cases. I use hammered-in iron staples for baggage and coat straps. There are plenty of other surviving saddles yet to be copied. Custom work or copies are available, email or call. The reproduction saddle in fair leather, the original pictured next to it has darkened over time The two saddles in these images below are based off of an original in a private collection with provenance to central PA in 1859.                             Saddle Only: $455 (includes stirrup leathers) Saddle Tree: Market Price Given the difficulty and variablity in procuring accurate, mechanically sound Texas and Spanish saddle trees, I have to list the tree cost as a seperate item. If you already have a good tree, I should be able to build with it and forgo the charge for the tree. Girth: $55 Circingle: $67 Stirrups with Tapederos: $74.75 Coat Straps: $56.50 (set of 3) This saddle is made in a typical Texas motif with the large concho and many saddle nails securing the rigging on the fork. The seat is grounded with webbing and padded.             Saddle only: $640 Saddle Tree: Market Price Given the difficulty and variablity in procuring accurate, mechanically sound Texas and Spanish saddle trees, I have to list the tree cost as a seperate item. If you already have a good tree, I should be able to build with it and forgo the charge for the tree. Girth: $55 Circingle: $67 Stirrups with Tapederos: $74.75 Coat Straps: $56.50 (set of 3)