Appaloosa Horse Shatka Bear Step Silver Turquoise RING

You are looking at a ring my grandfather made in about 1971.
He displayed his silver jewelry for years
at the Appaloosa Horse Club horse shows.
He died in 1980.
He started failing in the 1970s
so this is one of his last items.
This was hand cast by my Grandfather himself.
He and his wife Leone went to the turquoise mines
picked and chose excellent stones.
None of his stones had that plastic stuff mixed in with them.
These are good naturally hard stones.
This is marked with the signature 3 hoof prints (ponytracks),
a bear paw print(Bear-Step),
the word "Sterling", and the design number or year made (?) 71.

The rings I have listed have been sitting in storage since 1989.
You will love this historical silver and turquoise ring from long, long ago.
Ring is a size 10.
Inside dimension is 3/4" diameter.