American Riding and Work Saddles and Horse Culture 1790-1920

NOTE: Because of its length, Chapter 7 is broke down into two separate downloads.

Section I: Chapter 7: The Common and Popular American Saddle Patterns, History and Identification

Section A: The English Saddle in America
Section B: The Wagon Saddle (a.k.a “Conestoga Saddle”)
Section C: The American Saddle (1790’s-1860)
Section D: Spanish, Half Spanish, and Eagle Head Saddles
Section E: The Attakapas Saddle (America’s First Cowboy Saddle)
Section F: The Hope and Texas Saddle (1930’s-1870’s) and Early Stock Saddles
Section G: The California Saddle (1845-1870’s)
Section H: The Somerset Saddle

Section II: Chapter 7: The Common and Popular American Saddle Patterns, History and Identification

Section I: The Morgan, Morgan Muley, and Mosby Saddles
Section J: The Kilgore Saddle
Section K: The Wilbourn / Buena Vista Saddle
Section L: The Spring Seat Saddle and the Kentucky Spring Seat Saddle
Section M: Park and Police Saddles
Section N: Commercial Military Saddles
Section O: The American Western Stock Saddle (Their Origins, Development, and Legacies)
Section P: Chronology of Stock Saddle Evolution

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