It's a Hereford

We've been looking for a saddle for Gil. Sally is thinking about a new saddle from Riders Choice out of Alabama, but we don't want to wait. We've decided we are going to pick up Gil, our new quarter horse, ourselves on Friday. We don't want to wait forever to have him equipped to ride.

My God, the different ways you can go. English, Western, synthetic, leather, barrel, roper, trail/pleasure, semi or full quarter horse tree, new or used. Take your pick as long as it's a 15 inch!

Bob drove to Loomis's in Mondovi on Monday and found one that might work. I tried Bonnie Brae's on Tuesday and found nothing. I've been spending hours online looking for a used saddle nearby. There's a great place in Brainerd, about 4 hours away, with many 15" saddles to choose from, but that's too far. 3-Bar Tack in Chetek had a web site that listed just one 15 inch saddle, so Bob took a drive. The one that was listed was cheaply made, but she just happened to have a new one in back that hadn't been cleaned yet. Bob fell in love with it. Its a Hereford/Tex Tan in a medium brown color with tons of silver. Its well broke in, but 16 inch. Still it seems to fit Bob, and Gil is his horse.

So, we have a saddle, a nice black pad, and matching headstall and reins. We just need Gil.