LOVELAND ” Rusty May has had two loves in his life. “I’ve got a lifetime love affair with horses … and my bride,” he said. May can’t remember the first time he rode a horse. He’s a native of New ...

When I first heard the term chicken saddles, the whole idea seemed absolutely preposterous to me. Hearing the word, I immediately pictured a miniature horse saddle strapped around one of my chickens.

Like the sight of a horse in the middle of the city, Galdino Gomez’s saddle shop takes one aback. In it, time has stood still. Gomez makes saddles here one at a time, by hand, each designed precisely ...

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 ...

LAS ANIMAS, Colo.—Did aches and pains sharpen this saddle maker’s hearing? Rick Myers was working on a Wyoming ranch when, in 1987, he decided it was time for a change. Had the former rodeo cowboy ...