SEEN (Continued from page 14) SBHM guest curators of the saddle show Tom Peterson and Bill Reynolds giving a members lecture
“On your mark, get set, go!”
won several times in the past, prizes and trophies. Then it was race time – the first two were for youngsters called family fun and third was a “professional paddlers” heat. The entrants run into the water, get in their kayaks, and paddle out to a buoy and back again. That is, if the boat doesn’t get too soggy and sink. Of course, a good name helps such as Corrugator, Abandon Ship, or Will it Float? Ironically, the Coast Guard didn’t fare too well when their boat came apart and sank. Greg reminded the crowd that it wasn’t a reflection of their duty to our country. Thanks go to Hiroko Benko, who owns the Condor Express for being a sponsor. It’s one of her favorite things. As she says, “It’s so fun.” Ahoy, mates! The SBMM has been doing the race for 15 years. Why not
try your skill next year?
Blazing Saddles
Our Santa Barbara Historical Museum (SBHM) is alive in its latest exhibition, “In the Saddle”. It’s a three-dimensional show that has moving pictures of cowboys and horses “galloping” all over the gallery. You can learn about the vaquero culture with an amazing display of legendary saddles from makers such as Sherman Loomis, Edward H. Bohlin, J.M. Forbes, and the Visalia Stock Saddle Company. Will Rogers, Dwight Murphy (who saved the palomino breed), Leo Carrillo, and former president Ronald Reagan have their saddles on display also. The guest curators Tom Peterson (who runs the Carriage & Western Art Museum) and Bill Reynolds (author, publisher, and leading authority on
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One view of the gallery decked out with saddles and parade clothes
the American West) were recently on hand to give us a lecture about this show. They assured us there are even more people at work today making bits and saddles than in the olden days. On display were silver-trimmed saddles, one that cost about $400 when it was made and now would sell for $250,000. The value isn’t so much the silver as the workmanship and labor. The saddles all show the evolution of the Western saddle. Bits, boots, and hats from the museum’s collection are being exhibited for the first time. Susan Jensen, who also helped with the exhibition interviewed local stockmen, horse aficionados, and craftsmen. Also shown is some authentic
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attire of various periods, which influenced Western style from the ranch to Old Spanish Days parades. Generous sponsors making all this possible are: The Ann Jackson Family Foundation, Los Adobes de los Rancheros, John C. Woodward, Heloise and Alexander Power, Carolyn and Leo Acquistapace, and Glen H. Mitchel, Jr. The Western exhibit will be here until September. The museum is located at 136 East De la Guerra. There’s also the recently opened permanent Edward Borein exhibition to see, and the Fernald Mansion is once again open for tours if you like to view restored Victorian mansions. Call (805) 966-1601 for information. •MJ
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