I’m Colorado Bound!
Thanks to Mark Rashid (http://www.markrashid.com) for the opportunity to build him another saddle. Mark and his lovely spouse Crissi stopped by and spent a couple of nights with us as they were passing thru...
23 Oct, 2016
Thanks to Mark Rashid (http://www.markrashid.com) for the opportunity to build him another saddle. Mark and his lovely spouse Crissi stopped by and spent a couple of nights with us as they were passing thru...
2 Oct, 2016
For many years I have almost exclusively used Rod Nikkel from Valleyview, Alberta, as my saddle tree maker. Rod retired from the business this July so change was in the air. Before his retirement...
7 Sep, 2016
Thanks to Wendy from the Puget Sound area of Washington State for the opportunity to build this saddle for her mule. Wendy and her husband spend lots of hours on the trails and in...
19 Jul, 2016
I don’t get a lot of requests for square skirts on saddles but recently this style is getting a lot more interest. I built this saddle to take to the Early Californio Skills of...
9 Jul, 2016
I first met Bruce Sandifer at one of his workshops in western Washington two years ago. I had participated in a few horsemanship clinics over the years but nothing quite like this one with...
1 Jul, 2016
We had a booth set up again this year at the Summer Solstice Ranch Roping in Ellensburg, WA. It was a good time with some great people. This event continues to grow and attract...
19 Apr, 2016
Katie Bane in Coeur d’Alene, ID, needed a saddle that she could spend lots of hours in without experiencing pain in her leg that she gets in other roping saddles. She does some ranch...
31 Mar, 2016
I was able to get a little “extra” work done between custom orders in March. I often get calls from horse owners looking for simple rough out saddles so I thought I would build...
23 Feb, 2016
Thanks goes out to Teresa with Dark Horse Enterprises (http://www.darkhorsealaska.com) for this custom order. Built on a Rod Nikkel tree this saddle features an in-skirt rigging place at 3/4 position, a Wade tree with...
3 Jan, 2016
Buck is a customer from Las Vegas, NV, who operates Cowboy Trail Rides as well as Sages Original Seasoning. He wanted his company logo on the back of the cantle and his initials on...