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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – Victor Hermanson doesn’t collect accolades or reviews based on his craft, even though he could. Hermanson is a gifted saddle maker who lives on the outskirts of Las Cruces.

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 ...

Aaron Burnell works on a saddle in the saddle shop at the back of the Hamley & Co. Western Store. PENDLETON — As the 113th Round-Up approaches — Sept. 9-16 — no trip to Pendleton is complete without a ...