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Pedro Pedrini
Saddlemaker

Pedro Pedrini

Emeritus Member

About the Artist

Artwork by Pedro Pedrini

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Half-Size Saddle

Artwork No. 55

$22,000

Many saddlemakers work their entire career without making a Mother Hubbard style saddle. With a single piece of leather replacing seat, fork, side jockey, front jockey and rear housing, it can be challenging to fit and assemble. Pedrini doubled the challenge by making his first one a half-size, miniature version. Fully carved with traditional wild roses in the California style, it is further enhanced with a Nile crocodile inlaid, padded seat. Sterling silver, hand engraved mountings by Shawn Didyoung, a miniature cinch by Kim McBride and a handmade tree by Janneman Pienaar complete this collectible saddle.

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Half-Size Saddle
Half-Size Saddle

Pedro Pedrini

Spring Creek, Nevada

Jean-Pierre “Pedro” Pedrini was born in France in 1952. He discovered an interest in Western riding and leather craft as a youth, which inspired several trips to the United States to learn saddlemaking skills. In 1984, he came to stay. He established the Pedrini Saddle Company in 1990, became a United States citizen in 1992 and a TCAA member in 2007. Named 2008 Saddlemaker of the Year by the Academy of Western Artists, Pedrini and his son, Tony, reside in Spring Creek, Nevada.