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SPANISH TACK

Spanish Tack

Spanish tack. Traditional spanish saddles, alta escuela and doma vaquera, handmade in Andalusia by a master craftsman. Vaquero saddles to measure. Spanish and portuguese bridles, with all the correct details and accessories.

Spanish tack is an art form. The saddlemakers take pride in their work, and the owners appreciate the beauty as much as the practicality.

Craftsmen make tack by hand, using the leather of Spain and the skills of generations. This is leatherwork that is made to last. A vaquero saddle - used every day in the country - can easily last 20 years.

vaqueros Ramón is a guarnicionero. He makes spanish, portuguese and vaquero saddles, and other traditional tack, by hand.

  • A choice of tack, finishes and detail
  • Half chaps for work and showing
  • Saddles and bridles hand stitched and embossed to your individual design
  • Saddle blankets embroidered with your own brand - and if you don’t have a brand, we can help you design one.
A variety of Spanish tack, in various stages of completion, fills Ramón's workshop.

Saddles could include

Everything here is crafted in the traditional manner, and Ramón’s spanish tack - vaquero saddles and leatherwork - is in demand across Spain.


vaqero sadles Vaquero saddles, hand-decorated bridles, leatherwork, traditional Spanish dress - we stop in to the saddlemaking workshop often, and we’ll talk about whatever’s being made here.

In Passing: A cowboy is male - here that's a fact, not a case of discrimination. He is a vaquero.

The Spanish word for saddle - silla - is female. A cowboy saddle - obeying the rules of grammar - is a silla vaquera.

I’m using the word vaquero as it’s generally accepted - a word transliterated into the English language.


vaquero sadles There's no hurry around Ramón - he works with patience and precision, chatting easily, pausing occasionally to emphasise a point. His hands move with the assurance of familiarity across the leather he's measuring and cutting.

We’re following work that he’s doing, with a photo record of the making of a silla vaquera andaluza pura - his precise description of a genuine andalusian vaquero saddle.


MORE SPANISH TACK PAGES. also see Side Menu.
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spanish tack as it’s being made.
Vaquero saddle in the making
Buying Spanish tack directly from Ramón
photos spanish half chaps or polainas
photos full spanish chaps or zahones
photos spanish saddles
photos spanish cobra collars
how to fit the doma vaquera stirrup

And if you're interested in buying a Spanish horse to go with the saddle, visit our parallel site www.pure-spanish-horse-spain.com


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