When did I buy my first Hamley saddle?
I bought my first Hamley saddle in 1975 or 76. It was built on a tree with your free swinging stirrups. My knees love this saddle, do you still make these type of trees?
How many Hamley saddles have been used in rodeo?
Over the years Hamley and Co. has provided over 80 Round up Trophy saddles. Many world champions have ridden Hamley saddles. 1919: Following the 1919 Round-Up, rodeo organizers from around the region agreed that a standard bronc saddle must be used in all rodeo competitions.
What did j.j.hamley do for a living?
Hamley was known as a harness and saddle maker, but the business soon developed around its saddles and became known throughout the west as the maker of “the finest saddles man could ride”. 1905: J.J.’s son Lester joins the firm. 1909: Lester convinces a skeptical J.J. to publish the first “Hamley Cowboy Catalog”.
Where does the history of the Hamley family come from?
The Hamley family history goes back many generations to Cornwall England, where the trade of saddle and leather craftsmanship had been passed down through many generations of Hamley’s.
What kind of saddle did Hamley and Company make?
Hamley developed the produced the modified association saddle as a solution to better anchor the rider to their horses. This same saddle is used today in rodeo competitions. 1920: Hamley operated its own saddletree shop. Many of the tree patterns and designs in use today were developed in that shop.
Over the years Hamley and Co. has provided over 80 Round up Trophy saddles. Many world champions have ridden Hamley saddles. 1919: Following the 1919 Round-Up, rodeo organizers from around the region agreed that a standard bronc saddle must be used in all rodeo competitions.
Hamley was known as a harness and saddle maker, but the business soon developed around its saddles and became known throughout the west as the maker of “the finest saddles man could ride”. 1905: J.J.’s son Lester joins the firm. 1909: Lester convinces a skeptical J.J. to publish the first “Hamley Cowboy Catalog”.
The Hamley family history goes back many generations to Cornwall England, where the trade of saddle and leather craftsmanship had been passed down through many generations of Hamley’s.
