I was visiting with Pat Taylor this morning about making the move from Loving, Texas where he has spend the better part of five decades, back to Burnet County. He mentioned all the stuff you can accumulate in that length of time. He was telling about his many saddles that he has acquired over the years.
He mentioned of all the saddles he has the Dee Collier Saddle he got back in 1965 was his all time favorite.
I told him that I would check around and see what I could find out about Dee Collier Saddle Maker. Sure enough I went to Austin as it Used to be FB group and found the following. Zebulon Long was seeking information and such about his Great Grandfather’s business. I submitted a photo of Pat’s Saddle to that group.
This is the information Zebulon has put on.
I had forgotten the name Lariat Ranchwear and Saddle Shop.
Pat went on to say that he remembers Mr. Collier saying that’s the first Dally Horn he ever put on a saddle.
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I bought my first pair of Tony Lama boots at Lariat! I loved going to that store! Sue
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Dee Collier was my grandfather and Woody Butler my father, I have many fond memories of the Lariat Ranchwear growing up. Use to work on the saddle shop during the summer for extra money
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Sorry I didn’t respond earlier. I forget to look at the comments on here.
Pat, the friend’s saddIe wrote about, passed away a few days ago.
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