The city expansion halts at the edge of Black Forest, and here at the end of a dirt road, a barn sits between the tall pines. Through the front doors, an old tune faintly plays from an old radio — the ...

As the 113th Round-Up approaches, no trip to Pendleton is complete without a visit to Hamley & Co., the century-old western store, steakhouse and saloon that takes up an imposing block of downtown.

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 ...

TUMWATER, Wash. — "My story is pretty tragic,” says the man in the cowboy hat. “I mean there is some of it that is really, really rough.” In a trailer outside Tumwater's Tack Room Too, surrounded by ...

Exhibits at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum are in galleries, hallways, outdoors, and even in barns. Inside the towering Horse and Cattle Barn on the southern edge of the 47-acre campus is ...

SHERIDAN - In today's high-tech world of mass production, it may come as a surprise to learn that custom Western saddle makers are "alive and well," according to Bruce King of the world-famous King's ...

It takes thousands of taps from a small wooden hammer onto cowhide to make a fancy saddle, and Talabartería Rancho Grande in Magdalena, Sonora, has been doing it for more than 60 years. Strips of ...

SANTA YNEZ, Calif. - A rare collection of saddles is now on display at the newly reopened Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum. The saddles date back to the mid-1800's and have a rich history, not just ...

HOUSTON — When Julio Peña quit the third grade in Monterrey, Mexico, he knew exactly what his next move was. Peña, then a 13-year-old, was fixated on an old shop near his home. When he walked in, the ...

Most cowboys won’t turn their head when a flashy sports car speeds by or a California boy is bragging about his expensive fly rod, but riding a saddle from George Holt’s Saddle Shop in Dillon will get ...