At a time in which scores of items are mass-produced in places far outside of the United States, Drew Clark's work stands tall. Clark, 54, is a custom saddlemaker in Colcord, Oklahoma, and crafts each ...

REE HEIGHTS, S.D. - Lonnie Smith's duplicator saw screamed as it trimmed an 8- by 4-foot cut of wood. This process created three wooden bars to be used to create a saddle tree, or a frame around which ...

FRESNO, Calif. /*Al Gould*/ told us, "When I was in the 3rd grade my mother give me some beginner tools." The young boy would work leather and dream of riding in Rodeos. Today he's a master with his ...

A look into the cowboy lifestyle and the craftsmanship behind traditional saddle making. From vintage tools to steady hands and sharp techniques, this is the art of handmade leatherwork done the old ...

For a horse and rider to work as one, a third element must be just right, and that’s where Jean Pierre “Pedro” Pedrini of Marysville, Calif., steps in. Like most people at the recent Trappings of ...

The Oliver Saddle Shop in Amarillo celebrated the National Day of the Cowboy on Saturday with an open house style sale day and burgers on the grill. Oliver Saddle Shop celebrating the National Day of ...