Blue Ribbon Saddle Serial Number Lookup

My assistant, Donna, suggested I write this article. Donna has been looking for a used Blue Ribbon western show saddle online and came across an ad on a tack resale website.

The photos looked great and the saddle was really well-priced. So well-priced, in fact, that Donna (smart gal!) knew something was fishy. After a bit of digging, she found the exact same saddle offered for sale on another site by the REAL seller, at the REAL price! I've seen similar scams on, where a high-end Western show saddle was listed for sale as an auction, complete with pictures and a realistic buy-it-now price. The only tip-offs that the auctions might be suspect were the seller's location (Asia) and the fact the sellers had zero or just a few Ebay feedback ratings. Within a day, Ebay had yanked the auction listings I saw, but what if someone had used the Buy-it-Now feature? Here are some tips to avoid getting ripped off when buying tack and other horse equipment via the Internet: (1) Don't look for tack on just any old website.

See more of Fine Western Saddles LLC. Actually seeing the saddle. Then we began doing a search on. The Blue Ribbon (All Around) tree--Serial number BR. Search Results List Tack: Saddles: Western: Show 1 - 20 of 356. BLUE RIBBON SADDLE 2012 Tucson, Arizona 85704 Blue Ribbon - 15 1/2 tree 15 seat - Light.

For new tack, stick with well-known retailers with an established reputation and clearly defined return policy, such as, and (all of which I've had multiple excellent tack-buying experiences with). For used tack, EBay is a good choice because you can view the seller's feedback and what else they have for sale before you buy. Also, EBay has a good buyer protection policy, just make sure your purchase will qualify BEFORE buying. All of the other tack resale websites I'm aware of are just classified ad sites and therefore can't offer any support if there's a problem with your purchase, other than banning the seller from posting any other listings on the site (which might help the next guy, but it won't help you!). Buying from someone who posted the item on an Internet forum is really risky, unless you know who they are in real life.

(2) Ask for the serial number. Anyone selling a used saddle should be able to provide you with the saddle's serial number. You can then contact the manufacturer to verify that the serial number is a real one (because heck, anyone can make up a serial number that *sounds* real). The manufacturer can also verify that the details the seller provided are accurate, such as the saddle's size, when it was made, the model, etc.

You might also want to check with to make sure the saddle hasn't been reported to them as stolen, and also Google the saddle's serial number for the same purpose. (3) Ask for more photos. The real seller of an item should have it right there, so they should be able to take a photo of any detail you want to see, and email it to you. Phony sellers won't be able to provide any more photos than the ones they've copied from another ad. Good one to ask for: Close-up photo of maker's stamp and serial number. (4) Pay with a credit card. If you use your credit card, your card issuer can help you in the event of fraud.

While Paypal offers buyer protections for certain Ebay purchases, those protections don't apply to other types of transactions, like sending money to pay for an item purchased through a classified ad. If you pay with a wire transfer, cashier's check, regular check, money order, etc., you're trusting the seller to deliver the goods. (5) Trust your instincts. If the price is too good to be true, most likely, so is the deal.

Someone in Hong Kong selling a Western saddle? You ask the seller a question and the answer sounds funny, like they're not familiar with saddles? Seller wants you to wire the funds somewhere weird, say, Bank of Nigeria?

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? You Are My All In All Guitar Chords Pdf here. 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! 2200 Machine Type And Serial Number Are Invalid Lenovo Laptops here. 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!!