FRESNO, Calif. /*Al Gould*/ told us, "When I was in the 3rd grade my mother give me some beginner tools." The young boy would work leather and dream of riding in Rodeos. Today he's a master with his ...

At a time in which scores of items are mass-produced in places far outside of the United States, Drew Clark's work stands tall. Clark, 54, is a custom saddlemaker in Colcord, Oklahoma, and crafts each ...

CODY, Wyo. — With the stove pouring out heat and the dog asleep on the floor, Gordon Andrus pulls down his visor and runs a finger over the carved leather of his new saddle. Here in his well-equipped ...

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 ...

Jean Pierre "Pedro" Pedrini of Loma Rica is surrounded by pieces of his life's work — handcrafted western saddles he is creating and others being repaired, tables full of tools, sewing machines — and ...

For a horse and rider to work as one, a third element must be just right, and that’s where Jean Pierre “Pedro” Pedrini of Marysville, Calif., steps in. Like most people at the recent Trappings of ...