Cowcamp Trading Post

The place to shop during your time in Elko, NV, for the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. For over 25 years the Cowcamp Trading post held in the Red Lion Inn has been bringing you high …

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Tryon

Lucy was looking for a light weight 3B saddle for her QH gelding. Working with tree maker Dusty Smith we came up with a tree that fit the bill. This saddle came in at 30.5 …

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Roatan

Danny wanted a ranch style saddle for his Peruvian Paso horse and wanted it with a little “style”. This saddle features a Wade tree by Dusty Smith. The silver work is the creation of Richard …

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Denali

Teresa is a returning customer for whom I built a saddle two years ago. She ordered another tree just after we finished her first saddle and we just finished this saddle in October. Teresa rides …

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Heading off to some high country trails

Carol needed a saddle to ride some long days in the mountains on her Fjord gelding. Mezlo is the gelding’s name and he is one of the widest backed horses we’ve seen. Working together with …

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Hummingbird Saddle Completed

Well it’s been a little over a month since I first posted anything on this project. First let me give some kudos to those artists who helped me along the way to completing this saddle. …

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Broken

I just finished reading a great book. Now I do enjoy reading but don’t take the time to sit down and do it as often as I would like. I’m an early morning person and …

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The Hummingbird Saddle

I’m embarking on a fun and interesting project that will feature some hummingbirds surrounded by an engraving style of leather carving. The late Monte Beckman piqued my interest in this style of leather carving 17 …

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Austro-Hungarian Influences

Andrea wanted something on her saddle that was very personal and represented her heritage. She sent me a photograph of her family crest and asked if we could incorporate it somewhere on the saddle. I’ve …

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How about a little basket stamping

I don’t get too many requests for a basket stamped saddle. Roy Chance wanted something simple and classic looking on a wider swell 3B. This tree has a 10″ wide swell with a 4 x …

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