By Nick Pernokas 

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 Gene Fowler

Mark Candela makes custom cowboy boots in a turn-of-the-century farmhouse near Columbus, Texas. 

Ever since I was a little bitty kid,” says Texas bootmaker Mark Candela, “I’ve loved anything western.” Having recently notched his 59th year Read more

Saddlemaker Ben Geisler carries forward the Wade saddle tradition  

By Lynn Ascrizzi 

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