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 ...

If you are looking for anything related to saddles and tack, and it cannot be found at the Tack Warehouse Saddle Shop, then chances are the item just does not exist! (Tack applies to all the equipment ...

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 ...

In 1917, two well-known Texas landmarks opened their doors for the first time: Dallas Love Field Airport and the Oliver Saddle Shop. But while the planes flying out of Love Field look considerably ...

Billings craftsman Chas Weldon starts another saddle in his Billings shop after winning the Saddlemaker of the Year award from The Academy of Western Artists. The Acadamy of Western Artists awarded ...

In 1957, Weldon Burgoon bought a sewing machine and opened Weldon’s Saddle Shop & Western Wear in Denton, a place to sell the hand-crafted goods he made, like saddles and belts. After more than 50 ...