TCAA saddlemaker Troy West gives basic pointers on how to check a saddle for a broken saddletree. If there’s…
Western Horseman’s February 2019 cover art by Billy Schenck combines an old-school feel with a pop of the unexpected.…
Five saddlemakers from the Traditional Cowboy Arts Association work together to build a Wade saddle in only three days at…
Cowboy Crossings is a great place to feel like the grand champion of the 2018 Western Horseman / Cowboy…
Louisiana bit and spurmaker Barry Guillory uses metal pins out of bulldozers to craft sought-after one-piece spurs. Outside of…
Artist Jan Mapes shares a behind-the-scenes look at her studio and what inspires her. Sculptor and painter Jan Mapes is…
By keeping cowboys in mind, Billy Klapper became a legendary bit- and spur maker.
Western artist Bill Owen left behind more than 40 years worth of paintings that preserve contemporary cowboy life in…
When it comes to a cowboy’s topper, the moniker “Mad Hatter” refers to more than an eccentric character in…
Working on saddles wasn’t a choice for Bill Maloy early in life. His grandparents first started running a pack string and horse concessions in Sequoia National Park in the 1920s. Eventually, his father joined the business and, as soon as he was old enough, Bill was a regular employee.
