Howdy!
For
those of you who don't know me, my name is Tom Stevens. Some of
you are familiar with my work over the last 30 years, with my attempts
to recapture the ol’ West through my Hondo Saddle business
that has concentrated on bringing back a range of affordable, quality made
western saddles to all of those who appreciate such creations.
However,
since the advent of bringing my business to the Internet, I have come across
a small, but unique group of very discerning individuals, scattered around
the World, who are seeking out just a little more than plain common-sense
quality, craftsmanship and value for money when it comes to their saddles.
Yes,
these men and women are looking for a lot more than this when it comes
to their sense of style, horses, their way of life and, most importantly,
their saddles. Their most important criteria when it comes to this area
is not money – and by that I do not mean they necessarily have money to
burn or waste on the tasteless frivolities of life – most important to
these discerning people are all the factors and qualities that go into
any quality product, and a great deal more!
As
far as these folk’s saddles go, they really are not the kind of products
that have been created in the last 50 years or so anywhere, and indeed
are really only found in museums and the like—up until now!
Since the last
great saddle craftsman like Bohlin stopped producing unique works
for the movies, very little in
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the way of show
saddles,
parade
saddles, etc. have been created and all those that were made are now in
museums just gathering dust and appreciating in value.
Discerning
buyers and collectors have paid $50,000 or more for a good replica of Roy
Rogers' famous saddle he used on Trigger and the movies they acted
in, for example! When I first considered doing this for myself, I did not
really consider the financial side to this project.
I expected my range
of custom-made "saddles of distinction" to be very expensive considering
the additional work, as well as there being a lot more silver, tack and
saddle going into each creation.
In fact when
I first looked at creating these wonderful masterpieces, I decided there
and then to include 10 times the silver used in the equivalent
show or parade saddle produced today!
However,
because I can look at a World Wide market for my creations via the Internet
(as opposed to your normal saddle-maker only satisfying a local market)
I was pleasantly surprised to find that these great saddles I wanted to
make were little more in price than many 'normal' saddles offered by others.
I
am now receiving many enquiries from a varied section of folks who just
want to have these unique saddles themselves.
For
these people, the highest quality of craftsmanship, the additional silver,
leather etc that makes these not only saddles, but an Investment opportunity,
and makes the whole process worthwhile!
Why
not take a few minutes to look over this site to see just what you can
get for yourself?
Request our color
phone 800 889 5546
It has more
pictures and more details of our great saddles -- and it can be with you
in minutes!
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