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SAGE SADDLERY
R. J. Sagely
Maker of Custom Horseman's Gear
"For a saddle your great-grandkids
could still be riding"

Hobbles

Some of the pieces below are in stock but all are available on custom order with a three to five week delivery window.

These are a new item that I just started making thanks to borrowing the idea from a fella down Texas way. They are tied from a single piece of climber's rope and have the traditional jaquima's fiador knot as the centerpiece of the cuffs. Sliding ring knots made of parachute cord keep the cuffs snugged up. These are a traditional vaquero style and are not meant to be used as training hobbles. They should only be used on a well hobble broke horse. So please only use them on an experienced horse. Available for immediate delivery - email for details.

 

Fiador Knot Vaquero Style Hobbles
Qty: Price: $50.00 Shipping: $10.00

 

These figure eight hobbles have a 1 ½” wide roller buckle and are two-ply and stitched for strength and long life. They are a favorite of working cowboys and buckaroos from California to Texas to Montana and all throughout the Great Basin country of Idaho, Oregon and Nevada. Can be made-to-order from a plain, no-frills habble to a variety of stamped and carved styles for a little good looking buckaroo flair on a very utilitarian piece of gear. Great for use by the back-country rider. Prices begin at $65.00 for a plain leather hobble and go up depending on how fancy you want it. Email for details on what we have in stock or to order a hobble made just as you like. You can see the possibilities listed below.

Use these at your own risk. Please use only on hobble-trained horses. If inexperienced in the use of hobbles for restraining horses you should only do so under supervision. This style hobble is not intended for use as training hobbles to train a horse to accept hobbling. So don't do that, please.

Design possibilities are only limited by your imagination or preferences. They can include - Plain; single bead border; single bead border with simple border (shell or other border stamp styles); carlos meander border (with or without double bead edge and with or without shell stamp or other border stamp); running w border (with or without double bead edge and with or without shell stamp or other border stamp); basket stamped; crazy leg stamped; tri-corner basket stamped; floral carved; custom, hand-carved brand... or any combination of the above. Custom design pieces encouraged.

Don't see it here, just drop me an email and we can get it built for you!

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