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The 'Used Saddle Pick of the Week' Every week we scour the Internet searching for a particularly juicy bargain on a high quality used western saddle and feature it here on the WSG Saddle Blog. The saddles featured are listed for sale on ebay as of the date of the post.
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Oh, this week, we’ve really found a fabulous saddle bargain for you. Tex Tan’s Hereford Saddles have been a high quality saddle brand for years. The older models can command as high a price used as some of today’s brand new quality saddles. A Hereford saddle is all business – it’s about the business of riding. If you want a great using saddle, a Hereford is a great choice. This week we’ve found a 15 inch seat Hereford of some years that’s barely been used for sale on ebay.
And, the most amazing thing is that there is no reserve on this saddle – meaning the saddle will sell to the highest bidder regardless of the price. No pulling it off if the seller doesn’t get the amount they were looking for. So, as of today, with five or so days left on the auction, the highest bid is $280!! But there has already been eleven bids, so there are some savvy buyers watching this saddle. The seller has done a very nice job of presenting the saddle with numerous photos (including ones of the Hereford mark) to show the great condition. This is definitely a saddle worth considering.
We present The Saddle Blog’s 'Used Saddle Pick of the Week'. You won’t believe this but I just purchased a Hereford saddle very similar (except mine doesn’t have any strings on it, just conchos, and the latigo keeper is missingthe tooling may be a different design as well) for $165 Canadian.
Same scallop on the skirt, looks like same seat color. It’s a stunning saddle and in very nice shape, just needs a good cleaning, I can’t wait to get out and ride in it! Thanks for the tip about contacting Tex Tan for more information with the serial number.
Much appreciated.
Hello, i do have 2 'vintage' Textan saddles (maybe from the 70's-80's) and i am curious to know more about them. One is stamped Hereford brand - Tex tan of Yoakum Other is stamped Hereford brand - Tex Tan Kenway leather co On both there is a bull but they are of different design (Yoakum look best!) My Yoakum is of much better craftmanship than the Kenway. I want to know wich one is the oldest? What is that Kenway leather co? I read somewhere Tex tan was called texas saddlery before the 1940's. Do someone know how to read their serial number? My Yoakum is stamped 72-59289 (My guess was that it's made in 1972?!
Maybe not at all! Lol!) and it is fitted with 'movable from a center anchorage' round disk on the front of the bars, to follow curve of shoulders as the horse move?, something experimental i guess. I find nothing on the Kenway thanks I place a picture of my 'Yoakum'. Thank so much Andy! Is that mean Kenway close in 1973? Is there suposed to have difference in quality between Yoakum and Kenway: one best quality and other entry level/low cost saddles per example?
So maybe thats why a lot of Kenway around in Quebec if they were made i Canada. I dont like much the adjustable tree either because it make a round 'bump' on the front of the tree, anyway, the saddle dont fit my horse, i cannot use it, but regardless of that, the saddle is well made (for a a factory saddle). One thing i dont like about the Kenway i have, is the fiberglass seat (strainer?) it begin to brake around nails, and it cut surface of a stirrup leather on one side.
The saddle tree stitching is coming apart under the stirrup, it look like nylon lace instead of rawhide, do nylon wear faster than rawhide lace? Textan closed the the calgary factory around 1973 -74,not sure of the exact year. Textan -Kenway were textan saddles made in Canada.
Not to be confused with Kenway saddles made prior to Textan 's acquisition of Kenways The Calgary factory (textan) made saddles out of the American catalog from Textan Yoakum. All the patterns and dies etc. Came from the yoakum plant. The year that I worked for them they were realy struggling with quality.
Which may have been part of the reason that they closed the factory. Nylon laced trees are inferior to rawhide laced trees. Once nylon wears through in one place it tends to un ravel.
This takes me back a few years!!