From the Trail of Painted Ponies Retired Collection, Silverado. Designed by artist, Karlynn Keyes. Made of hand-painted resin. Measures 6" tall.

During the first half of the twentieth century, parades and horse shows held in conjunction with rodeos, fiestas and fairs throughout the West fueled a demand for fancy, embroided saddlery. Elegant, silver-mounted parade saddles, carved with floral and figural motifs, and with matching bridles, martingales and breast collars, were perceived as exquisite works of art. "Silverado" is the Artist's creative modern depiction of this bygone tradition.