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2010 Sponsors
Old Cowdogs
Fine Western Jewelry
Celebrating the Horse and Cattle Culture of the Pacific Slope
Fine Art, Books, Saddle Silver & Spanish Ornamentation.
Old Cowdogs prides itself in making the best in one of a kind handcrafted silver accessories.
Wether you need a new belt buckle, or conchos for your new bridle, look up Old
Cowdogs and they will create a piece for you that not even your imagination can
invision.
Clarity is something to cherish and we want your experience ordering saddle silver from Old Cowdogs to be the best. It is important, therefore, to be clear about the origins of the dies and tools that help create these exquisite pieces crafted by James Stegman. The dies and tooling that are used to strike these pieces in the drop hammer – and that is exactly what it is, in essence a big rock on a rope – were originally made for Irvine & Jachins and Acorn Manufacturing Companies and other lines owned by James’ family business, now called Comstock Heritage. Over the years, the company made pieces for major makers of the time - names such as Visalia, Heiser and Keyston to name but a few.
The collections shown here are considered by many horseman, collectors, and scholars to be classic of the genre. We have the ability to match lost conchos or create entire saddle silver sets should a customer need a set for a new parade saddle. As James and his wife Donna say, "If it’s made out silver, we can probably make it."
That being said, our mission here at Old Cowdogs is not about creating antiques or replacements. We make and sell great saddle silver for people who ride horses. I’ll say it again; we are here for those who ride. Our saddle silver is special as well as classic and is designed in the old ways, ways that are understood and appreciated by today’s horsemen and women. As described in old Keyston catalogs from the late thirties and forties: "Silver saddle ornaments have been recognized as standard ornamentation for parade saddle since the days of the early Spaniards in California. Their fine horses and colorful regalia for both horse and rider were principally responsible for the romantic pages in the history of the early West. Silver and gold, hammered and shaped into decorative designs by native craftsmen, taught by the padres, is the basis and background or our saddle silver and ornamentation business today."
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The Pro Step
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Throughbred Ranch
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