Tack Room
There’s a fine collection of beautifully tooled saddles, many made by Deming saddle-makers. Note, also, the sidesaddles that were considered proper for women. Another crudely made saddle from Mexico was found near the border following the Pancho Villa raid in 1916.
The cowboy hat, a symbol of the West, is represented here by hats of distinguished ranchers of the 20th century in Luna County. Every cowboy had a special way of tilting or creasing his hat to give it a personality of its own.