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.

As anyone who has ever spent a long day on horseback can attest, saddle making is a craft, art, trade and even science. Shoshone master artist Spider Teller came to the Nevada State Museum Saturday ...

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 ...

One side of a saddle is made for the rider and the other side for the horse, says Billings saddlemaker Ben Swanke. To make the horse happy, Swanke pads the underside of his saddles with real sheepskin ...

GREAT FALLS (AP) - Most folks would never guess that the mint-green, single-wide trailer is where championships begin. Inside, Allan Pursley, owner of Broken Arrow Saddlery, creates custom ranch ...

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 ...

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