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 ...

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.

Troy West creations are beautifully decorated with detailed ornamentation. The master saddlemaker said he enjoys tooling leather more than anything else. “It’s a happy place for me,” he said. West ...