Customer Reviews

The Art of the Western Saddle: A Celebration of Style and Embellishment

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This is a beautiful book and I've spent a lot of time with it. Lovely large photos, I especially like the double page spread of the Lone Ranger's saddles, those really brought back memories! I'm using the photos as reference for decorating a miniature saddle and its the perfect help.

The Art of Western Saddles is a beautifully put together book with lovely photographs of mostly modern 1900 and later saddles. My only negative comment is that it focuses too much on modern saddles and it would have benefited greatly from adding saddles of the 1840's through the 1890's which were beautifully tooled and which (especially the earliest)also were silver mounted. The Gene Autry in LA, the Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center in Oklahoma City and the Museum of the Horse in Kentucky all have beautiful examples of early saddles and many private collectors also have examples that should have been added.

I bought this book for my dad, and my uncle who are saddlemakers. They love their books, and had a hard time putting it down to finish the saddles they were in the process of making! Very inspiring, and beautiful pictures too. I enjoyed looking over the book too. It was fascinating!

I found this book to be absolutely wonderful! Gorgeous pictures and wonderful history on the Western Saddle. The workmanship that went into some of these saddles is truly "art".

This book is an amazing combination of history and photos of western saddles and saddle-making. Some of the photos are not as sharp as what we can do today, but the views of saddles from the "plain," practical work saddle and the ornate show and parade saddles present the saddle as functional as well as works of art.

Book was large, clear and well illustrated. A little larger than expected, but by no means a downside to this book. If you love saddles and their art you must have this book

The book is amazing. The photos are very sharp and clear. Even the smallest details on these saddles are clear to see. This is an excellent display of the saddlers' art and well organized by artist and time period. Great for tack historians, model horse tackmakers, lovers of saddles of all kinds.