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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

PORT ANGELES — Dennis Bender, an Evangelical missionary, was looking for a way to build relationships with the Guarijio people of northern Mexico. He read books about saddle making, watched two videos ...

The Fabulous Friday series this month presents the story of Elmus and Edna Henderson, who founded the Platte Valley Saddle Shop in Kearney in 1942. Eighty-three years later, Lyle and Lynda Henderson ...