On a recent trip to Flagstaff, Arizona, my hubby and I stopped at a museum–almost a pre-requisite for any trip.  They had a nice display of some old western saddles.

This top left  saddle is a Texas Trail Saddle, also called an Apple Horn Saddle.  It dates back to the 1860′s.  My characters, Will Colter and Ben Shepherd in A Dream Unfolding, might have used a saddle like this.

The top right saddle is a child’s saddle from the early 1900′s.  The bottom left saddle is a Montana Saddle from 1910.  The bottom right saddle is a California Stock Saddle circa 1905-10.

I hope you enjoyed looking at these different types of historical saddles.  I always find it interesting to see the different styles, shapes, and sizes of saddles used in the western U.S.