Favorite brand of saddle.

[jedstivers]

Very interesting, lot of those far western and Canadian makers never heard of here. I'm interested in the Shimon saddles a lot. I had heard of them but hadn't checked them out.

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Very interesting, lot of those far western and Canadian makers never heard of here. I'm interested in the Shimon saddles a lot. I had heard of them but hadn't checked them out.

He has built saddles and advertised in the Western Horseman for over 50 years.

 

[aspen]

A couple of years ago when we were trading horses, the fellow brought two old saddle makers with him (75 and 83) and let me use his Wade built by the 83 year old gentleman. He had ridden a lot of big ranches as a younger man, but that was hands down the best saddle I have ever sat in (too bad it was only for 15 minutes).

RSL, would that older saddle maker have been named Matt Eberle by any chance? Very, very good saddle maker who has helped and influenced a lot of younger saddle makers over the years.

 

[HAY MAKER]

Very interesting, lot of those far western and Canadian makers never heard of here. I'm interested in the Shimon saddles a lot. I had heard of them but hadn't checked them out.

He has built saddles and advertised in the Western Horseman for over 50 years.

http://www.ralphshimon.com/roper.htm

 

[Anonymous]

Very interesting, lot of those far western and Canadian makers never heard of here. I'm interested in the Shimon saddles a lot. I had heard of them but hadn't checked them out.

He has built saddles and advertised in the Western Horseman for over 50 years.

Yep-- he has been around a lot of years... Built a lot of rodeo gear at first...My first good quality bareback rigging and rodeo chaps I got in the early 60's were made by Ralph... Over the years I've owned several riggings built by him and had a bronc saddle that he originally made for Billy Greenough..

 

[Anonymous]

Here's one, if anybody's interested. (not mine...I've already got two rigs I'm not getting much use out of these past few years)

http://wyoming.craigslist.org/grd/3459354987.html

 

[Anonymous]

Here's one, if anybody's interested. (not mine...I've already got two rigs I'm not getting much use out of these past few years)

http://wyoming.craigslist.org/grd/3459354987.html

 

[Anonymous]

Here's one, if anybody's interested. (not mine...I've already got two rigs I'm not getting much use out of these past few years)

http://wyoming.craigslist.org/grd/3459354987.html

 

[RSL]

A couple of years ago when we were trading horses, the fellow brought two old saddle makers with him (75 and 83) and let me use his Wade built by the 83 year old gentleman. He had ridden a lot of big ranches as a younger man, but that was hands down the best saddle I have ever sat in (too bad it was only for 15 minutes).

RSL, would that older saddle maker have been named Matt Eberle by any chance? Very, very good saddle maker who has helped and influenced a lot of younger saddle makers over the years.

Believe so. I think the other was a Vissers. I have been going to phone the horse guy and see if he had their contact info. They are still building a few a year.

On another harness note, I got a charge out of my son the other day at Lammle's (not the place to buy tack) as the commissioned sales person hovered behind us as he pointed out which pieces are "NDG" as they have too much metal or can't be fixed with a jackknife and a saddle string 10 miles from home. She left us alone for a while after overhearing my son's inherited biases. :lol:

 

[HAY MAKER]

I always wondered why saddle makers dont run their riggin leathers continous @ the fork like they do the flank, just seems like it would be stronger than screwed at the bottom of the fork ?
looks like it would be do able to cut around the swells.

good luck

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

I always wondered why saddle makers dont run their riggin leathers continous @ the fork like they do the flank, just seems like it would be stronger than screwed at the bottom of the fork ?
looks like it would be do able to cut around the swells.

good luck

I would say that is a Shimon tree and rigging.

Am I right?

 

[HAY MAKER]

Yes, it is a Shimon, and the stongest on the market, per Mr Shimon
good lookin tree and riggin for sure.
good luck