Roping saddle shop » Billy Cook roping saddle http://ropingsaddleshop.com Roping saddle sales and information. Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:40:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Billy Cook Roping Saddles http://ropingsaddleshop.com/billy-cook-roping-saddles/ http://ropingsaddleshop.com/billy-cook-roping-saddles/#comments Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:45:02 +0000 http://ropingsaddleshop.com/?p=26 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Billy Cook is one of the most legendary names in saddle making. Billy Cook roping saddles have been the most prized possession of many a cowboy. We are pleased to offer you one of the largest selections of Billy Cook roping saddles for sale anywhere.
Billy Cook Rodeo Star Roper Roping Saddle New Model Billy Cook Rodeo Star Roper Roping Saddle New Model Paypal US $1,105.00 23d 7h 39m
Billy Cook Round Rock Roper Roping Saddle New Model Billy Cook Round Rock Roper Roping Saddle New Model Paypal US $1,100.00 16d 9h 30m
Vintage Western Ranch Roping Saddle Colorado Saddlery w Billy Cook Girth Vintage Western Ranch Roping Saddle Colorado Saddlery w Billy Cook Girth Paypal US $474.99 1d 7h 24m
Billy Cook Post Roping Roper Saddle New Model Billy Cook Post Roping Roper Saddle New Model Paypal US $1,015.00 29d 11h 36m
Billy Cook Maverick Roping Roper Saddle New Model Billy Cook Maverick Roping Roper Saddle New Model Paypal US $995.00 29d 11h 32m
Billy Cook Sweetwater Roper Roping Saddle new model Billy Cook Sweetwater Roper Roping Saddle new model Paypal US $1,190.00 29d 11h 10m
Billy Cook Reno Roping Roper Saddle New Model Billy Cook Reno Roping Roper Saddle New Model Paypal US $935.00 29d 10h 13m
Billy Cook Blackland Roper Roping Saddle New Model Billy Cook Blackland Roper Roping Saddle New Model Paypal US $1,120.00 29d 10h 2m
Billy Cook Lubbock Roper Roping Saddle new model Billy Cook Lubbock Roper Roping Saddle new model Paypal US $1,060.00 29d 9h 38m
Billy Cook 16 Roanoak Roper Roping Rancher Saddle Billy Cook 16 Roanoak Roper Roping Rancher Saddle Paypal US $1,195.00 28d 13h 33m
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]]> http://ropingsaddleshop.com/billy-cook-roping-saddles/feed/ 1 The King of Roping Saddles http://ropingsaddleshop.com/the-king-of-roping-saddles/ http://ropingsaddleshop.com/the-king-of-roping-saddles/#comments Sat, 19 Jun 2010 23:30:59 +0000 http://ropingsaddleshop.com/?p=7 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Many people consider Billy Cook the king of roping saddle makers. There can at least be no doubt that he is a legendary roping saddle maker.
After a stint in the military, Billy Cook opened a shop in Greenville, Texas. A short time later Billy and an old friend from the military, Bill Potts joined him. Together they produced two saddle brands, Billy Cook and Potts Longhorn. The Billy Cook brand was the top line and Longhorn the secondary line.
The Billy Cook saddles featured premium trees, hand tooling, and hand sewn rigs to skirts. Longhorn saddles were machine sewn, featured synthetic wool, and lesser quality trees.
Tooling patterns were often pressed by a huge press, which is what made a lot of those saddles really hard and stiff. The people who worked there were proud of their work and made one of the best production saddles of that time. Jay Lynn Gore was the head tooler there for many years. The tooling look of Billy Cook saddles was largely the work of Jay Lynn.

Billy managed the operation himself for many years. He designed all the saddles, made patterns, and had a complete set of dies for each design.
The company later set up corporate offices in Dallas. After the death of Bill Potts in the late 1980's, the company fell upon hard times. The management filed for bankruptcy, and the company went up for auction. The sale was made to the parent company of Action, Simco, and Tex Tan saddles.

The sale of the company included the Billy Cook name, although Billy never actually sold the Billy Cook name. It was included in the terms of the bankruptcy sale. Genuine Billy Cook saddles are branded "Billy Cook Maker", and the first two digits before the model number, located under the fender, indicate what year the saddle was made. Saddles with this stamp were made in the Billy Cook shops either in Texas or Oklahoma.
In 1992 Billy Cook set up shop in Sulphur, Oklahoma. Although now in his late 70's, the legendary roping saddle king still plies his trade there.

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