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 ...

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 ...

Nancy Martiny has made it in a man's world. She started making western saddles as a hobby but there's now a three-year waiting list of people lined up to buy her designs. Martiny builds her saddles ...

BELGRADE, Mont. — Passing on life lessons are time-honored ways of keeping essential professions healthy and vibrant. They are especially relevant when one generation gifts its knowledge and passion ...

BILLINGS — When you run your hands across one of Chas Weldon's custom-made saddles, you're handling a practical, functional work of art that's meant to be used, not propped up in an art gallery or ...