Yesterday, a guy from Hidden Springs that I just love came in to the Merc while I was working. He's retired from the BLM wild horse program. He asked if we had come to the Merc Saturday night for the Cowboy Poetry fundraiser for the old farmstead. I said I hadn't and he went on to say that Sam Mattise, the cowboy poet was also retired from BLM and lives just around the corner and down the hill a bit from our house. Sam had asked Jim if he knew who had built the house on Cartwright. Jim told him and said, "I think you knew her dad."
They started talking and Sam mentioned that he had borrowed a saddle from another BLM guy for the cover of his new CD "If Old Saddles Could Talk." He then went on to say that the saddle on the cover of his CD belonged to dad. I don't know if dad gave the saddle to the guy from BLM or if he bought it, but I couldn't believe it.
As kids, we all played on that saddle as it sat on an old sawhorse in our garage in Garden Valley. We all have very fond memories of that wonderful saddle.
I emailed Sam and he gave me Steve's email address. I sent him a message and asked if it would be possible to come and see the saddle and take some pictures. I haven't heard back yet, but I'm hoping he'll be willing to allow us to do that. I will also be sure to tell him that if he ever decides to sell it, I hope he'll allow the Pogue family first option to buy it. How awesome is that?!
We think this is it...
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That makes me all verklempt. I know it's probably too much to hope for, but I'd sure LOVE it if you ended up with that saddle. Especially if you're getting horses. Otherwise, I'll take it. ;)
Oops apparently David is signed in to google on this computer...
Kate, if he's willing to part with it I don't care who has it as long as it's one of us!
I would sure hope this guy would know what the right thing to do on this!!! Ironic that this came up Jodi, Meg and I were just talking about how cool it would be to have my Grandpa Sweckard's Electric Co. lineman helmet or my Gramps old trucking log book from back in their days! I sure hope y'all get that saddle!!!!
That is just way cool. That picture of your Dad is nice.
Terry, that is the picture off of the CD. He does have dad's
mustache though!
Isn't it just amazing how things happen----we are all 6 degrees or less from knowing each other.
I want to go with if you set up an appt. It would be sweet to see it again. And you kids rode horses on that saddle, not just on the sawhorse. It has traveled soo many miles---on mountain trails, through desert---even into a hornet nest.
Well of course you're going mom!
That is so cool!! I have my dad's bridle from his days riding the range for the USFS. The horse he preferred was a 17-hand grulla mustang named "Smokey" (and an outlaw). I have the bridle & bit ensemble - that horse had a big head.
I hope you get to at least take photos!
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