Q: "Why is there an extra ring under the rigging dee on
the mounting side - did someone mess up?"
Here's the answer and a history lesson all at the same time.
A: Back in the day, cowboys often carried hobbles so
that when they dismounted in a place where there was nothing to tie their
horse to, they could put the hobbles on and know their horse wouldn't
stray far. So in the true spirit of
the old west, Billy Cook puts this "hobble dee" on the Arbuckle Wade
Ranch saddle to carry hobbles - or whatever else you might want to carry!
