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Location: The best kept secret in TX | Curious if anyone recognizes this maker mark and if so do they have a website?? Any info yould be AWESOME and greatly appreciated. Thanks guys!!
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  More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | He died quite some time ago but they are really nice saddles. |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | CYA Ranch - 2014-12-18 3:38 PM He died quite some time ago but they are really nice saddles. Oh No!
Thank you for the info...
Is there anyone continuing his business?
Edited by IRunOnFaith 2014-12-18 3:43 PM
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Location: Texas | I was raised 12 miles for Groesbeck Texas . Benton Moore passed in 2005, he built some NICE saddles, we own 4 rope saddles he built and I ride a barrel saddle he built, I have been searching the last year or more for another barrel saddle but have had no luck finding one, no one continued his business. |
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Location: Finally horseback again.... | Benton Moore made some of the nicest rope saddles in the country.
My husband rides one and wont part with it. They are extremely expensive but well made and worth it. |
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More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | My retired farrier told me about these saddles. He has a few of them and his daughter has a barrel saddle. Excellent quality. Every once in a while you'll find a used one but not very darn often. |
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Location: Kansas | wasn't one of these saddles presented to president bush? |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | hoofs_in_motion - 2014-12-19 1:35 PM wasn't one of these saddles presented to president bush?
President Bush was given a saddle made by West Brothers Saddlery of Center, Texas.... My hometown:)
I have multiple West Brothers Saddlery Saddles and I WILL NOT part with them. Very well made as well. |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | IRunOnFaith - 2014-12-19 3:32 PM hoofs_in_motion - 2014-12-19 1:35 PM wasn't one of these saddles presented to president bush? President Bush was given a saddle made by West Brothers Saddlery of Center, Texas.... My hometown:)
I have multiple West Brothers Saddlery Saddles and I WILL NOT part with them. Very well made as well. 
http://www.wbsct.com/presidents_saddle_1.html
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Location: Texas | hoofs_in_motion - 2014-12-19 1:35 PM
wasn't one of these saddles presented to president bush?
In 2002 President George Bush was presented the Saddle of Independence handmade by Benton Moore |
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Location: Texas | Ranchcm I got your pm and tried to send you back a message but it seems to be just sitting in my outbox
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Location: where ever my L/Q trl is parked | I know someone that bought one a rope saddle- 7/8 years ago.... custom- paid over 6 K for it. Rode it for several months and now it sits with dust and mold on it. |
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| I met Benton Moore at the NFR Cowboy Christmas Show back in 1989/1990 and bought one of his first, if not the first Lonesome Dove Saddle. I saw him the next year and he told me he made another Lonesome Dove Saddle just for me. Since he put it that way, I bought it! I'm very proud to say we became friends and met each year at the Cowboy Christmas Show every year until the year his Son told me he past away that year. It was a sad day for me to hear of his death.
I bought two sets of tapaderos one year and sent one pair back to Texas to make them into bulldog taps. What a craftsman. I always got wonderful compliments on my rig with those taps.
I remember telling Benton I keep them in my living room and look at them everyday and look forward til next the next time I can throw one of the saddles on my paint. I lost my paint ten years ago but I still have my two Benton Moore saddles in my living room and still look forward to ride with his saddle under me. |
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Location: Texas | Well darn thought I found me another one, but it was rope saddle, already have plenty of those |
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