Bob King's Cowboy School

COWBOY GEAR

Dan and his reata

One of the most frequently asked questions is "Where can I get authentic cowboy equipment like the kind we're using here at Cowboy School?" We have the answers for you! Some of the finest outfits that we're associated with are listed below:

Saddle for Sale:
We've had so many requests for a Wade saddle that is light enough for cowgirls to use it.

Custom Cowboy Shop Daisy Wade. Ruff out, 15 1/2 inch seat, padded seat with high tech material. Light weight appox. 30lbs. Build solid enough to rope of off.

Asking $3200 for the saddle.

Call 866 771-7358. This is a light weight WADE SADDLE.

Recommended outfitters/suppliers/craftsman

D.R. Hoover - Saddle maker
has made several of Bob's saddles.
Yerington, NV: 775-463-7742

King Saddlery: Sheridan, WY 800-443-8919
Big Ben Saddlery: Alpine, TX 800-634-4502
Tom Hirt - Custom Hat Maker: 719-372-9399

Brighton Feed and Farm Supply: Brighton, CO 800-237-0721
Buckaroo Livestock Supply: Fairmont, GA 706-337-2628

Paul Van Dyke, Saddle Maker

One of Paul's tooled saddles

Good friend of mine, Tom Hirt Hat maker

Katie Maddox and "Those Gates"

THOSE GATES (subtitled Jeans Too Tight)

“I’ll get the gate!”—Oh, blessed sound

Which keeps my feet up off the ground

And in the stirrups, their proper use,

And, in the saddle, my caboose.

Why, oh, why must they sag and scrape

And thereby hamper our escape??

The bolts don’t fit into the holes,

So we must lift up on the poles.

With all our might we hoist and push

And try to get the timing right,

Cause if you get into a rush

It only will prolong the fight.

And oh, those gates of barbed wire—

How they do provoke my ire!

Your fingers are in danger mortal

When you try to close this portal.

I like those gates that freely swing

And simply latch with slot or snap.

To these my horse’s skills I’d bring.

Together we could bridge the gap.

Those other gates will bear the curse

That can’t be got from back of horse!

poetry by Katie Maddox