by Mike Laughlin From Cowboy Showcase Clifford Wade, whose family came west on the Oregon Trail, had a saddle, made by an unknown maker, that his dad brought with him from the east. Tom Dorrance, who lived in Wallowa County, Oregon, cowboyed with Clifford and admired Clifford’s livestock handling ability and…
This past weekend I met Loren & Lisa Skyhorse from Durango, Colorado. Really interesting and talented people. They were exhibiting some of their custom saddles at the Manitou Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. WOW WOW WOW. These aren’t just nice saddles but high end artistic works of art. Check out…
Question: “I have a question in regards to spade bits and smaller horses. I’ve made four bridle horses. The one that will be number five is an 800-pound half-Arab mare that is 14 hands on the mark. She’s going great and will probably be ready for a bit next spring….
Properly fit a bosal on your horse’s nose with this video tip from Richard Caldwell. Unfortunately Richard is no longer with us but he was one of the very best Vaquero style cowboys.
I like this product. “This is a set of medicine bags that fit right behind the cantle of your saddle making them very accessible when doctoring. They have two 500cc bottle holders as well as six needle holders. They also have two pockets on the side of the bottle holders…
