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 ...

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 ...

Sun Bangli has developed his interest in equestrian sports into a saddle-making business. The 62-year-old is a top saddle-maker in China. Provided To China Daily A man who makes saddles in Inner ...

A saddle made by Sun Bangli features the signature of Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov. It is a gift presented to the president during President Xi Jinping's visit to the country in 2014.

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 ...

In Kohala on the Big Island, saddle makers of the next generation are busy keeping it alive. Ikaika Akima spends two hours, tapping away on rawhide to make his mark. "I'm trying to make the leaf look ...

A champion saddle maker passes his craft to his children, culminating in a special project for the San Angelo Stock Show.

When Julius Caesar rode into battle during the height of the Roman conquests, it’s likely his saddle looked more like a spatchcock chicken that its modern-day equivalent. With four horns and no ...