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Would love a vid on how to wrap/lace the leather on the stirrup leathers to hold the twist.

GENIUS! Something so simple never occurred to me -even tho I’m the one who cleans and oils all the saddles! THANK YOU!!! That made all the difference. 😊

I've often wondered about the impact of braiding or not on a horse's back. But what about the saddle pad? If there is a saddle pad between the horse and braiding does that help, as the majority of us likely ride with pads or blankets, or is the braiding without proper lift still able to sore a horse even with a pad acting as... well, padding?

Thank you for the info unfortunately I used a heavy hand of minks oil the paste I bought at boot barn covered up my saddles and wow the leather on the rear cantle was rotting and just tore never use mink oil past uggg I'm now using vergin olive oil and Ray holes saddle butter

Wish I’d seen this years ago. A thousand thanks for this very helpful information and product guidance 👍

Now show us how to tie a Toyota in a rope. Blah ha!

Gary can you hire me until the round up this fall

Thanks!

Excelente trabajo saludos

I had removed the stirrups to replace them on an old saddle, not realizing just how hateful it would be to run the new ones. This is what I came up with to do as well, but I came online to look because surely there is a better way. Gotta say I'm disappointed that this is the only real way to do it, but also pretty pleased with myself that I figured it out!

I like it. I like it alot !

Thanks so much for sharing....these are wonderful stories that don't get told anywhere else!!!

Great story! I have been in a lot of saddle shops, but yours looks like one of the coolest. Would you consider doing a tour?

That's a good story.

Thanks for posting this. Now my touchy mare won't be bothered by my sloppy lacing job. It turned out beautifully! ❤

It always amazes me that this information doesn’t seem to be common knowledge these days.

Gary builds some fantastic holsters. He’s built me my left handed hostler for my Colt 1911 gold cup with matching mag holder in basket weave and initials. Another for my S&W 586. I also ride a saddle made my Gary. Thanks Gary. 🤠🇺🇸

Great idea ! Thank you. Greatly appreciate it.

Thanks for the tip! I have found it prudent to avoid carrying your favorite pistol! 😅

Thank you for video.Just wondering why not using a stitching pony? My back was hurting just watching, haha.

Very helpful thank you ☺️

2nd best I have stumbled over thru the 100's out there. thanks

Like it

just ordered a seat rigged, stripped down, I couldnt find one to borrow and folks are pretty proud of old wore out ones.. so... Really tho, Ive always just used what I had or could get.. Breaking it in concerns me more than anything and it hurting my horse thru the break in

I've come across stainless Blevins on saddles, but haven't been able to find a source for them.

Where can you find stainless steel can find the slides but not the post piece out of stainless still all aluminum

With your decades experience I ask this question please: Is there a reason saddles can't be crafted from the start with stirrups having that slight angle twist? Thank you 😊

Good to know! Thanks!

Great tip! Thanks for all the great tips and insights over the years!

I owned Ranch Horse Outfitters/Paul Custom Saddlery for 15 years. Great info you have here. We always used the wood trees. I never liked the fiberglass trees because they have no "give" to them. Wish you had shown the correct place to measure seat size. People are so confused about that for some reason. Also wish folks understood that you can't get an accurate gullet width on a built saddle! LOL

I'm still looking for a video on how the horn is attached and how it's able to withstand the amount of abuse they get from roping heavy cattle, mules, etc etc. And the part of the saddle that it's attached to appears to be made out of fiberglass or something similar. I became much more interested in the construction of a saddle after I saw a cowboy rope a mule and wrap the rope around the horn for friction and then see it smoke like it's on fire. I've never seen that before until about 15 minutes ago. I was in awe! 😳

Just curious, what happens in a wind storm? Or just a high wind ? In other words , what keeps the poles from moving forward or back ?

Thank you for this information

I prefer the rifle butt facing rear on the left side. If it's angled properly and far enough forward, you won't have a problem swinging your leg over when mounting or worry about it falling out while going up a hill. I rarely take the rifle out while I'm riding and wouldn't want to shoot it while mounted anyways, for the horses sake. With this setup, I can dismount and easily take the rifle out of the scabbard quickly because it's right there on the left side where you dismount from. I hunt in heavily wooded areas too, where brush and tree branches can easily snag on the rifle if it's mounted on the front. Plus it impedes the horses neck when attempting a one reign stop or if the horse is turning its neck. Everybody has their own preference I guess.

Do you have a website? I am interested in your products. Thanks.

have you made any videos explaining fenders on a western saddle , why the leathers are under or over the fenders ?

Not often do you find someone that is not in a big hurry when giving you information, this is a very helpful video!

What are you using as the applicator when you apply the conditioner? I enjoy your videos and have learned so much - thanks.

This was extremely helpful… and it WORKED!!! Thank you!

Great video! What if the strap has stitching along the edges? Will doing that break the thread?

Sir… thank you for your wonderful information. Although I purchased a rug and it has a crease in it from where it was folded, do you have any recommendations on how to get that crease out?

Very informative. Thanks

Thank you!

What can i use if i just want to wear one spur. Just cos i like the jingle of it?

Would've never thought about skin lotion as a leather conditioner. But...that does make perfect sense.

Thank god somebody actually showed how to wrap the latigos, much obliged sir

Fine explaining. Appreciated the various methods you took the time to show.

Thank you! My wife got me a new, really nice looking leather belt that is as stiff as spring steel. I look forward to being able to finally wear it!

How about a video showing how to put saddle strings on a saddle without going through the tree?

Outstanding