Jeremiah Watt’s state-of-the-art custom saddles and other handmade equine products set a high standard for the industry.
By Lynn Ascrizzi
No matter how brilliant one’s horse, the journey to attain artistic mastery inevitably takes the rider on a rocky, demanding and twisting trail.
For first-class artisan Jeremiah Watt, that arduous yet rewarding Read more
By Nick Pernokas
If you’ve ever traveled south on the back roads of eastern Idaho, you’ve seen the dark forests and craggy mountains give way to sage brush, and then the vast plains to the south. You’ve probably noticed that it was lonesome country, the kind of country that Read more
The Chevy box truck labored up another hill. In 1928, some of the roads in western Nebraska were in name only. The region was not called “the Sandhills” for nothing, and Elmus Henderson hoped he would not have to pull the Read more
Sometimes the dust of history covers up some pretty good stories. Sometimes it takes a cold West Texas wind to blow some of it away, so you know where to start digging. The wind was blowing that day in 2002, Read more
By Liisa Andreassen
Tod Slone, an icon in the western saddle making industry, had no idea that one day, saddle making would be his business. But here he is, 24 years after the founding of Slone Saddles (1996), where he Read more
Saddlemaker Ben Geisler carries forward the Wade saddle tradition
Resilience. A capacity to flourish. Hidden strength. Attributes like these are native to the aspen tree: a lithe, adaptable species that announces spring with flowering catkins, reclaims burned-over, scarred landscapes and, in fall, lights up hillsides with bright-gold leaves.
The tree’s hardy attributes seem to be a fitting metaphor for Aspen Saddlery of Rineyville, Kentucky, a one-man Read more
Anyone deeply involved in big-time show horse events, such as Read more
By Danna Burns-Shaw
Did you know that family businesses account for 64% of U.S. gross domestic product? They generate 62% of the country’s employment and Read more
The tall cowboy eased through the crowd at the tradeshow. Every once in a while there was a flash of recognition from other shoppers, but Read more
John Kelley always eagerly anticipated his monthly copy of Shop Read more
