PONDEROSA
Rick Bean refers to this theme
saddle as the Ponderosa after
the pine tree. Woven among
the branches, pine needles
and pine cones are 40 wildlife
figures, including 13 different
species of animals and birds.
Built on a 15 ½-inch modified Packer tree with in skirt rigging, the saddle features a one-piece fork, gullet covering and a uniquely tapered Cheyenne roll. Sterling silver conchas were fabricated and hand-engraved by Scott Hardy.
Dominated by regal fighting elk on the back of the cantle, the naturalistic and slightly raised inhabitants of the pine forest were worked into the leather stamping design. The curving branches of the tree substitute for the vining of traditional floral saddles.
"This is the first saddle in which I spent more hours working with pencil and paintbrush than with leather tools" says Rick.
Rick C. Bean, Saddlemaker
As a young man Rick Bean had a love of drawing. His neighbors, the Penny family, were saddlemakers and Rick worked for them every day after school and was taught the fundamentals of saddlemaking.
Rick built his first saddle at age 15 and two years later, in 1978, founded R.C. Bean Saddlery.
With a passion for drawing, Rick approaches saddlery as an art form, commenting that "the designing, sculpting, and carving of a saddle proves to be very challenging, but very rewarding".
Rick crafts about 30 saddles a year, with a two-year waiting list. His saddles have gone to customers all over the United States.
Expanding into a retail tack store was a natural extensionof the saddle shop.
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Phone 208.286.7602
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