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Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 17:07:06 -0700 (PDT)
From: Lee Newbill <lnewbill@uidaho.edu>
Subject: MtMan-List: Saddles and Such
Good Day All.
Been digging around a wee bit. Finally got ahold of a copy of "Man Made
Mobile" out of the musty archives of the University of Idaho. Pretty
amazing that out of 1.5 million books, we only have one on saddles.
Couple of things I learned.
The english saddle as is in use today has changed almost not at all in 200
years in shape. I wish I could have seen how the stirrups were attached
on the early 1800's print, but of course it didna show that part. I did
find out the the old hardware was iron, not steel, but that is not much of
a surprise.
The indian saddle I was planning on making for myself, is a plain's
indian Woman's saddle, so I'll scrap that for now, but will work on one
later hopefully, since I already have the wood and rawhide for it.
On another note, I've been trying to find the origin of "plantation
saddles", and run out of info about mid 19th century, although prints as
early as the 16th century show similiar style saddles. This saddle is
more condusive to life in the bush than the english saddles I own, with
brass loops for attachments, and it's own style of saddlebags, which, by
the way, are big and roomy. It also has a higher cantle and deeper seat
providing for a more stable seat than the traditional english saddle.
The question..... since my persona is a NWCo employee, for whom spanish
saddles and hope saddles would not have been an likely choice, would the
"designed for the field" plantation type saddle be more correct for a
1810 Scot over the standard "general purpose" Stubben (english
saddle) that I now use?
Hopefully, someone can point the way towards better information than what
I have.
Your Most Obedient Servant...
Lee Newbill of North Idaho
Clerk of the Hog Heaven Muzzleloaders
www.geocities.com/northscribe
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Date: 14 Jul 2000 17:21:02 -0700
From: buck.conner@uswestmail.net
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Saddles and Such
On Fri, 14 July 2000, Lee Newbill wrote:
>
> Good Day All.
>
> Been digging around a wee bit. Finally got ahold of a copy of "Man Made
> Mobile" out of the musty archives of the University of Idaho. Pretty
> amazing that out of 1.5 million books, we only have one on saddles.
>
LEE, YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK WITH "WESTERN HORSEMAN" MAGAZINE, THE ORIGINAL OWNER/EDITOR - DICK SPENCE HAD DONE SEVERAL VERY GOOD ARTICLES ON SADDLES THROUGH THE AGES. DICK OWNED SEVERAL REV WAR OFFICERS SADDLES AND POSSIBLY AN F&I WAR SADDLE, ALONG WITH OTHERS YOU HAVE MENTIONED TOO. HE HAD SEVERAL OF THEM ON LOAN TO THE PARKS SERVICE FOR EXAMPLES WHEN THEY WHERE OUTFITTING BENT'S FORT BACK AROUND 1973 OR 1974, JUST BEFORE THEIR GRAND OPENING. YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GET A COPY OF SOME OF THE ARTICLES BY CONTACTING THEM IN COLO.SPRING, CO.
>
> Hopefully, someone can point the way towards better information than what I have.
