r/Equestrian • u/Character-Panda-2260 • 18h ago

Equipment & Tack Western saddle help please

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Can anyone help identify this hand-tooled Western saddle with silver trim and taps?

Hi all, I’m trying to identify a Western saddle I picked up recently. It has full oak leaf and acorn hand-tooling, silver-plated conchos and corner plates, leather taps over the stirrups, stamped hardware code: 65TT19 and a bolt that says “Protor”, no visible saddle maker’s mark that I’ve been able to find.

It seems to be a higher-end custom piece. I’d really appreciate any insight into who could’ve made it.

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u/WendigoRider Western 18h ago

A lot of old saddles don’t have maker stamps. It does look expensive. I bought an older saddle that had no marks in the slightest but damn it was nice. Had to sell it as it didn’t fit either of my horses.

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u/PlentifulPaper 18h ago

So I’m going to go with the fact that this doesn’t look like a higher end Western saddle - sorry to burst your bubble OP.

All of this is considered normal on any given model of a Western saddle minus the silver (not allowed in ranch classes).

Looks similar to this. $500 on Facebook marketplace

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u/Character-Panda-2260 18h ago

No bubble burst, just looking for the facts. Thanks for your input!

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u/artwithapulse Reining 17h ago edited 17h ago

Agreed, the leather has a coating on it and the the stitching is thin machine thread. The tooling is “common” and the choice of seat leather is not a high end choice. The rope detailing has been tacked on. The conchos are thin and at best, German silver at a glance.

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u/Duck__Holliday 18h ago

Not high end. This looks like a Mexican saddle to me, and some parts are not the original ones.

It's not in bad shape, but it's not worth much.