Rigging Indian Saddles

[tipi stuff]

I was asked a question in regard to rigging saddles and could not find a way to attach these to a private message. At the risk of aggravating everyone by posting these on the site, I ask forgiveness in advance.
This is a photo of a woman's saddle. There is no metal on this one, but I have metal rings on several of my saddles. I make things from an 1860's/ 70's time period, so metal pieces would have been common. These are the left and right sides. Most of these saddles are pulled from the right side of the horse, but a few are done from the left, like a modern western saddle.  The cinch on this one is just a piece of rawhide with the hair left on.   Curtis

[Wildkatts Kitty]

Thank you !!   

Bonnie

[Pat B]

Curtis, will you show it attached to the horse. I can't picture it.

[bowsandroses]

I'm with Pat on this one you caught my interest.

[tipi stuff]

I guess it does look a little odd with a cropped photo and no horse. Here is the saddle on a horse. It is rigged a little differently in this photo than it is in the first photos.

[tipi stuff]

These are a man's saddle, rigged the way the saddle in the first photos was rigged. We were trying out a travois to see how it was tied and how it would drag behind a horse. Women's saddles had the tall forks, like the one in the previous photos. Men's saddles had the low bows to the front and cantle. Woman often used men's saddles for packing horses.

[SLIMBOB]

Very cool Curt!

[Pat B]

Thanks Curtis. That is more clear.   Nice work, by the way.