RW Bowman Will James Roper Saddle

West 20 Ranch and Saddle Co. is proud to offer RW Bowman Saddles. These hand-crafted saddles feature exceptional quality and design and are available in a wide variety of styles.

• MSRP: $2890
• Tree: Will James style tree, rawhide covered and rawhide laced. Manufactured by Batie’s Custom Saddle Tree, Inc. The ground work is hand shaped using skirting leather over a 20 gauge tin seat strainer.
• Seat Size: Available in 15" and 16".
• Bars: Full Quarter Horse Arizona Bars
• Weight: Approximately 42 lbs.
• Gullet Width: 6 ½"
• Gullet Height: 7 ¼"
• Swell: Width 12 ½"
• Skirts: Length 27 ½",  Width 13", lined with genuine bark tanned 1" thick wool shearling. 1" density.
• Cantle: Height 4" Width, 12 ½",  Dish 1 ½". Style 1 ½" Natural Rawhide Covered Pencil Roll. Hand Sewn.
• Horn: Height 3 ½" Diameter 2 ½" rawhide tipped. Leather covered and hand sewn.  
• Stirrup Leathers: 3" with leather covered Blevins Buckles.
• Stirrups: Wooden metal bound bell stirrups. Natural rawhide covered and hand laced.  3" treads.
• Rigging: Double Dee rigging in 7/8’s position. Hardware is stainless steel.
• Flank Cincha: 6" tapering to 4" to 1 ¾"; burgundy latigo lined.  Deluxe stainless steel roller buckles.
• Leather: 15-17 oz. Thoroughbred Skirting in Walnut.
• Trim: All Hardware, including the saddle screws and washers, is stainless steel. Saddle strings are cut from premium, 7-8 oz. burgundy latigo. We use the Union Lockstitch to sew and pull the 277 white nylon thread tight at 5 1/2 stitches to the inch.
• Finish: Each Will James Rancher receives a warm coat of 100% pure neatsfoot oil, followed by a generous coat of Aussie Leather Conditioner. Edges are burnished by hand rubbing.
• Tooling: Hand carved floral and Hamley swirl with lined petal border.