Trails End Western Saddles

I know my blogs are few and far between....but this news is worth the effort. As Eddy and Maryanne Powell take their extended trip to the USA, they have entrusted us with the Trails End brand of saddles while they are away. Ian and I cannot thank them enough for their friendship and support and it is quite humbling to know they have faith in Ian's abilities as a saddle maker. As some of you may already be aware, Ian is fully trained by Eddy and has been working for him on and off over the years. Ian and Eddy have just spent 3 weeks making the trophy saddles for APRA. Thank you again Eddy, you will be missed by many.

I have just spent the last two days at Dusty Rivers Stud riding with Wendy and John and playing with their cattle. My biggest thank you to both, who saw me through the leaps and bounds of my 'cattle fresh' pony! Day two saw a much more relaxed Sam (the horse) and we even managed a couple of lead changes to get me a bit closer to my goal of reining properly. Their property is just stunning and the facilities are fabulous. It was great to watch Wendy training her little horse 'Dusty's Smokin Poco'. Such a talented cutting mare and Wendy is a joy to watch.