Jim McKinney- Jim currently lives in Gardnerville, Nevada where he has been a working cowboy most of his adult life. Jim likes to think of himself as a Cowboy Braider. While making and using his […]
Jerry Arbiter- Jerry Arbiter spent more than 38 years as an aviator. His career included 20 years as naval aviator flying single seat jet aircraft from US Navy aircraft carriers. His military service included flying […]
Mike Skinner- Living in Boise Idaho, Mike focuses on building rawhide gear for a broad range of horse owners, including ranch owners, working cowboys and cowgirls, reining competitors and those riding simply for the fun […]
Nate Giftt- I am a rawhide braider and day-working cowboy, and reside in Baker City, Oregon with my wife and two kids. I have been chasing the cowboy culture since I was 15 years old. […]
Kelly Wahlen- Kelly was born in Clearfield, Utah on December 24th, 1957. The only child of Jack and Mildred Wahlen. His dad owned a small piece of land in Clinton, where he built a barn, […]
Graeme Quisenberry- Graeme was first introduced to rawhide gear while calving in Northern Arizona by a cowboy who was buckaroo in Nevada for a spell. Pelón Benitez, a third generation Mexican braider, got him started […]
Dan Ames- A native of Utah, Dan Ames began his braiding and leatherwork career in 1971. As a rodeo contestant he learned to braid bull ropes to supplement his earnings. In 1973 one of his […]
Bret Haskett- Bret Haskett grew up on a small cattle ranch located at the Fort Hall Indian Reservation where he still lives today but no longer ranches. Currently he is the Director of Fish and […]
Albert Zwahlen- Albert Zwahlen is from Lake Point Utah and got his start braiding about 18 years ago when he made his first set of reins. One of his good friends showed him how to […]
