Monday Mornings with Cary and Willie

JW Wright is a handy horseman and saddler from El Dorado, Kansas. You're missing something if you don't follow his social media what with his witticisms. Listen in and get to know this fine gentleman.

Vince Donley is a premier rawhide braider of many years from Sheridan, Wyoming. Not many folks have made a living braiding rawhide. Vince is one of 'em!

Bret Haskett is a native American rawhide braider from Idaho with some serious cowboy credentials. Hear his story!

Hear the story of "The Hamster Coffin" and silversmith Gregg Clark. Gregg is one of the quickest studies on silversmithing. If you're not following him on his socials, you should be.

We circled back for a visit with Jill Latno-Yamate, a silversmith from Oregon who is one of organizers for the Cattle Baron's weekend in Pendleton recently. Forgive our (mine) technical difficulties!

We caught up with the newest member of the TCAA, saddlemaker Gabe Williams from northeastern California. Gabe has a ton of experience horseback and is a top knotch saddler to boot.

Trent Peterson is a saddlemaker and a packer from Twisp, Washington. Listen to his unique story on how he became a saddler.

Today we discussed everything from best business practices to cat feces...we got you covered!

Dan Schwarz (no relation!) is a premier bootmaker from Dillon, Montana. We had fun catching up with him for this week's pod.

Horacio Victorica is a rancher and saddlemaker from Uruguay and has a very unique story to tell about how he became a saddler as well as some of the cultural aspects of ranching in South America.

If you've had an eye on the bit and spur world, you'll know about Ryan Looper, a Texas craftsman. He has been coming on strong lately and we're honored to have him on the pod this week.

Joey Wenger is a saddlemaker from Pennsylvania who specializes in arena saddles. He has a lot of things going on with treemaking and saddles. You'll enjoy this visit!

Clinton Hole is a saddlemaker and horseman from the Yukon...Oklahoma that is. We think you'll enjoy Clinton's story.

Tanner Crow is a topflight silversmith and buckle maker and we're convinced that you can't outwork Tanner. Hear his story and more this week!

Odin Clack is a leather craftsman and entrepreneur. He has a lot of insight on marketing and branding...definitely worth a listen!

Matt Wanner is a top knotch saddler and the top of the food chain in management at Burns Saddlery in Salina, Utah. We had a lot of fun catching up with Matt.

Bill Ferreira is a repeater on our pod. We spoke with him earlier about some of the themes we discuss here. This is a deep dive into the thought processes of craftsmen.

Marc Brogger is a long time saddlemaker from Montana. His old school ways of building saddles has served him well. You'll enjoy this visit with Marc.

Shane Hendren is a silversmith from Albuquerque, New Mexico and a well-educated man. You'll learn a lot on this pod.

We were able to scoop a visit with Shawn Didyoung, a silver and goldsmith from Billings, Montana who works for a large jewelry outfit. He gives us some insight on the current state of affairs with the prices of gold and silver. Shawn is one of the newest TCAA members.

Listen in while we cover several very important topics with Chuck Stormes. Chuck's been busy to say the least!

Cotton Elliot is a long-time Texas bit and spurmaker. He tells stories of trip hammers, Billy Klapper, and pranks. Tune in and find out more about this Texas icon.

Kevin Urbach is a veteran saddlemaker from the great state of Oregon and we're sure you'll find his story interesting. We let Willie talk a little bit in this one.

The accolades and awards have been piling up for Nancy Martiny so we invited her back to the pod. We dig deep into her story on this week's episode.

You won't want to miss this visit with a legendary figure in the saddlemaking world...Ken Tipton of Tip's Western of Winnemucca, Nevada.