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 G Bar G Saddles of Wyoming
I'm
Dennis George and I've have
been building saddles since 1965 and under the
G
Bar G name since 1971. My Dad passed
away this last year at the age of 92 and still was working in the shop
till the last weeks. We all miss him greatly. He has done so much on our
saddles.
Our main line for years was our
Bronc Saddles. We have become well known and respected in the sport
of Rodeo. From time to time I made a few Stock Saddles, but my love was
for building Bronc Saddles. When I came up with the combination that has
become so popular with Rodeo and Ranch people, men and women alike, I
started spending more time and thought in trying to make the best
Stock Saddle I could.
I have always tried to make the saddle
the working cowboy could use every day, all day, and still enjoy his
job. The perfect combination was shown to me be an old timer at my booth
the first year the Finals were in Las Vegas. He said, if I would have
had my Bronc Saddle Cantle on the Toots Mansfield style saddle I was
showing him, he would buy it! This got me thinking and I went to work on
this tree design as soon as I got home.
I took a Low Association tree and raised it one inch in height on the
swell, put my leg cut under the swell to narrow down the front end like
a slick fork and put my 4-3/4 inch Bronc Cantle on it. The rig is
between a 7/8 and a full double. The Montana Flat Plate rig I redesigned
to give more forward free stirrup leather movement and still be balanced
for strength and a narrow feel.
I finished with the hand-carved ground seat that I put in all my
saddles. I spend
between two and three hours cutting and making sure there are no hot
spots or places that will sore you. If we know your special needs, we
can put those in for you. The ground seat is the part of the saddle that
has to be perfect or your saddle will not have that comfort we strive to
put in all our saddles. You should feel as good when you get off your
horse at the end of the day as when you get on.
The outer shell of the saddle is made custom for each individual and
their personal preference. We make the changes you need for the job
you are doing or the look you want. All the saddles in this book are
ones made for someone. You can choose the whole look of one saddle
or take parts from many saddles and combine to get the look you want.
This is the tree design I am most known for. We will build most all
designs upon request.
We use only the very best American Leathers and Hardware. We will only
use natural sheep skin. All our saddles are finished with olive oil.
We would be glad to talk to you
about any of the saddles in the catalog or any of your ideas.
Feel free to call us at 307-856-4717
or email
with any questions.
Thank
you,
Dennis George
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