C.D. Loe, Jr. Miniature Saddles

C.D. Loe, Jr.
1630 SE River Lane Dr.
FT. Lauderdale, Florida 33316
(954) 523-0692       cloejr@bellsouth.net

C.D. became acquainted with us at the Boot and Saddle Show in Wichita, Texas in 2002. Since then he has used the Boise Foundry's MINI SADDLE HARDWARE for his mini saddles he makes for discriminating customers the world over. Note his excellent use of engraved White Bronze Ds and Engraved Aluminum stirrups to give his mini saddles that extra touch of class. Although covered up, the mini saddle trees are made with The Boise Foundry's mini saddle horns in a variety of shapes.

Saddle #1 is approx half scale with an 8" seat, 14" long skirt, cutting horse horn and features Boise Foundry's Engraved Aluminum Oxbow stirrups.

SE	Saddle #2 is a miniature super tooled "Ranch Roper" showing off Boise Foundry's White Bronze Engraved D's.

Saddle #3 is a miniature Cutter with both Engraved White Bronze D's and Aluminum stirrups from The Boise Foundry.

1878 Texas Drover Saddle

T. A.  Saddlery
428 First Street
Berryville, Virginia 22661
(540) 955-0301

This Texas Drover replica was made by David Allen and Donna Tillman using hardware from THE BOISE FOUNDRY. This highly polished hardware greatly adds to the overall professional look of their handiwork. You have to keep this in mind when you make your next saddle.
 

Tree: Slick Fork from
           Lewis, Hereford,
          Texas with FQH Bars
           and using a Boise
           Foundry #2 Horn
Seat: 15 ½" Half Seat Style
Cantle: 4"
Gullet: 6 ¾" X  8 "
Skirts: Round
Rigging: Sam Stagg, Full
               Double, Laced in
               Place
Finish: Border Tooling,
             Light Oil
Leather: Chestnut #1
                 skirting from
                Wickett & Craig,
                Curwensville, PA
Rigging Rings: 2 ½" ID
              Bronze 'O's from
              The Boise Foundry
Hardware: All Solid Brass
Lace: /16",  ⅜" Latigo
Strings: ½" Latigo
             

Custom Saddle Built for President George W. Bush in 2004

Jim Rice Custom Saddles
18766 Forester Road
Hudson, Michigan 49247
(517)448-8006

Jim contacted The Boise Foundry and worked with Doug & David Parsons in his custom order for the specialty hardware to be used on a saddle commissioned by a National Organization to present to President Bush. The pictures below show Jim with his granddaughter making and tooling the hand-crafted saddle. Note the Presidential Seal in the tooling on the saddle fenders.

The Boise Foundry supplied the Engraved Front and Rear rigging Dee's as well as the SPECIAL Domed and Polished 3" Dally Horn.  The horn was originally designed to be tooled with the Presidential seal, however, the cost of engraving was too prohibitive.

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