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Bona Allen Parade
Saddle ~ One of the Originals Made in Buford,
Georgia
Here’s a Bona Allen (a real “BA,” made in Buford,
Georgia) parade saddle for sale. The saddle is in
immaculate condition and has seen very little use. Many
years are left in this rig. The hand floral tooling is
crisp and deep throughout. It also has a roomy 15 1/2”
comfortable, padded seat. There are no spots missing on
this one. The fleece was professionally replaced due to
moth damage, with the stitches going right back into the
original holes. Only the best bark-tanned woolskin was
used- never anything synthetic. The strings and stirrup
leathers were replaced as well, leaving everything else
original. This saddle has full quarter horse bars,
unlike many vintage parade saddles, and will wonderfully
fit about any of the modern breeds. The in-skirt rigging
is sound, too. The headstall, collar and corona pad
match beautifully, but are not original. And, most
importantly, the tree is sound and tight. This saddle is
ready for active use, or to park in your living room as
one very nice showpiece.
No longer
available. Going to a Bona Allen Museum! |
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Bona Allen ~
One of the Originals Made in Buford, Georgia
This is one OUTSTANDING saddle!! It is in near perfect
condition! I have owned and seen many, many Bona Allens,
all from Buford, GA, and have NEVER ran across one just
like this one. It has flat plate rigging, something
rarely seen in Bona Allens. Saddle is 99% ORIGINAL!
Fleecing and leather is in EXCELLENT condition!
This saddle is no longer available. |
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A RARE find
~ Dale Harwood (Trails End Saddle Shop,
Idaho Falls, ID) saddle! 14 1/2" padded seat rough out. Dale Harwood, the sole
owner of the TRAILS END SADDLE
SHOP, is the “Senior
Statesman” of all the saddle makers in the world- bar
none! For one thing, Dale quit taking orders a few years
ago, with a backlog of saddle orders that would take him
between 10 to 12 years to complete. The
serial number is 6457. I contacted Dale and he made this saddle for a
government trapper in 1964.This saddle is no longer
available. |
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Bona Allen ~
One of the Originals Made in Buford, Georgia
This was a prime example of what an
original Bona Allen was all about. This was a complete,
fully floral carved set. No longer available. |
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This is a 16 1/2"
Hamley and Co. saddle in LIKE NEW condition!
Saddle no longer available. |
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This is a 15 1/2"
Hamley and Co. saddle- paperwork received from Randy
Severe. I currently have this saddle in my small
collection, and it's in near mint condition. You'd never
have noticed, but I laced the big bell stirrups to match
this one. The original stirrups are oxbow, which I
personally do not like. Saddle no longer available. |
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Here's a rarity- a
17" G. Lawrence ranch saddle. It honestly rides
more like a 16", though. I still have this rig,
which I refleeced using ONLY the real thing, with
stitches in the original holes. It's in excellent
condition, and very comfortable. The leather on these
vintage saddles is so much better than most of the
leather out there today! |
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Antique Marshall Field Saddle
This saddle was in excellent condition.
The leather was very supple and thick. No longer
available. |
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16" Bona Allen
(Buford, Ga.) saddle pictured here. Bona Allen saddles
have been made in three different places all together. I
have not owned any of them but the ones made in Georgia-
nor would I. In-skirt rigging, and the floral designs
are beautiful. These were good, light-weight pleasure
saddles. No longer available. |
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Oklahoma City Saddlery
saddle pictured here with a 15" seat. It's got a
huge 4 1/4" Mexican horn, and a very comfortable
groundseat. This one is no longer available. |
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These makers were
heavily UNDERRATED- Ruebrush Bros. saddlers from
Arizona. This was one of the stoutest made saddles-
tree, leather, etc., I've personally ever rode in.
Beautiful southwest carving really set this saddle off!
No longer available. |
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N. Porter swell fork
roping saddle- 16" seat. A huge duckbill horn made
this saddle an eye catcher. Personally, I do not like
the rigging so far up front, though, as it tends to
"gall" a horse. Still, a beautiful, fully
hand-carved saddle. This Porter is no longer available,
but I still have a 15" Porter with a flat-plate
rigging, which I consider to be the toughest made
saddle I've ever ridden in! It never got better than a
Porter!!! |
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Here's a BEAUTIFUL
parade saddle, that I believe to be an unmarked Boyt. It
has the matching breast collar, bridle, and corona pad
to go with it, (not pictured). This rig has a bullhide
tree, and it's very heavy. I still own this saddle, and
it's hardly ever been used. Excellent leather, tooling,
etc. 15" seat. No longer available. |
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A 16" Hamley and
Co. swell fork roping saddle is shown here, with full
double, rigging. An AWESOME saddle, as are all Hamleys.
No longer available. |
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*Attention* All "used" saddle sales will be final
unless a previous arrangement has been made. |
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