It was Chase Carter's passion for saddle making that first grabbed the attention of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., but it's his other passion, the Blackfoot Ranch ...

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 ...

Saddle-making is an art form. Carefully crafting leather into a piece of essential horse riding equipment takes skill and lots of training.Get the full story in the video below ...

A horse of good breed is not dishonored by his saddle. — Arabian Proverb William R. Thompson was a master saddle maker. From his shop in Rifle, Thompson built saddles in the truest standards of his ...