MELVIN, Iowa -- Step back in time 100 years to an era before farmers worked their fields with tractors and drove to town in pickup trucks. If there was work to be done or someplace to go, the term ...

Identical twin sisters who describe themselves as “horse-crazy little girls who never grew up,” founded Brassy Bit Tack, which focuses on recycling, repairing and reselling bits, bridles, reins, ...

MELVIN, Iowa (AP) -- Step back in time 100 years to an era before farmers worked their fields with tractors and drove to town in pickup trucks. If there was work to be done or someplace to go, the ...

Saddles, bridles and boots take a beating from roundups, rodeos or just plain pleasure riding. Al Kalvin knows. It is his job to fix them. Kalvin, owner of Boots and Saddle Shoe Repair, 239 N. Volusia ...

Viewers of The Repair Shop were over the moon to see expert Suzie Fletcher finally get the chance to use her saddle-repair skills on a side-saddle with a romantic backstory. Master saddler Suzie ...

Tony Cooper has been making, fitting and repairing saddles since 1984. A native of Dublin, Ireland, he received his training in leatherwork at Cordwainers College in London, where he focused on rural ...

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 ...

ELK CITY, Okla. (KFOR) — The old soles wander in on tired feet. “It just depends on how long and hard you wear your boots,” says Ray Eeds. He’s has seen them in all sizes, and in pretty bad shape.

During Wednesday night’s episode of The Repair Shop, expert Suzie Fletcher was brought to tears over the reconstruction of one of the guest’s saddles. Presented by Jay Blades, The Repair Shop gives ...