Maple leaves have always been a favorite of mine. I built this saddle for an arena roper in SoCal a few years back. I will always consider this a design that was one of my best. I invite you to focus on the scrolls on this side jockey. I have to admit that the placing of the scrolls was partly accidental. I have a whorl of leaves in five locations and chose to place a scroll in the center of each. This design was roughed out on paper to achieve this effect. Every saddle I’ve made for this customer has had a red inlaid seat…I think it has grown on me a bit since I made the first one. Let’s celebrate maple leaves and not Mapplethorpe.