A man who claims to be the last to derive his income from solely making saddle trees for traditional Australian stockhorse saddles is hanging up the tools. There are a number of people who make ...

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 ...

Birchwood Saddle Trees received a £10,000 donation from Walsall Business Support to purchase a bespoke bandsaw, spin riveter and extractor to support the fast growth of the business. With over 30 ...

Master saddle maker Jeff Gollehon and his young colleague Sterling Campbell spend a good share of their work week cutting, wetting, shaping and tooling hand-crafted saddles in the loft area of Grizzly ...

My first exposure to tree saddles came when reading the work of fellow Michigan native and bowhunter John Eberhart, who should be credited as the godfather of saddle hunting. He has an impressive ...

BUFFALO — Dusty Smith can look at a saddle and tell you if it’s been made right. A good saddle not only must be functional, but it should also be aesthetically pleasing. It needs to fit the horse well ...