December 2023 - Note From the Saddle Bench

Photo Courtesy of Mattie Sargent

 Hi Folks!

Hope all is well in "su tierra" (your world). Lots of mule deer hunters out here after Thanksgiving. Hope they have some luck. Seems as though the numbers are way down. You just don't see many muleys any more. Drouth, aoudad, and elk are pretty tough competitors for mule deer territory and right now the aoudad are winning.

My friend Gary P. Nunn came by the shop on his way to the Terlingua Chili Cookoff in November. Gary P. is a country music legend and has been performing regularly at Terlingua since they started it in the 60's. His Texas music hits include "London Homesick Blues".

People have been asking how Big Bend Saddlery wound up being an answer on the TV show "Jeopardy". Well, the answer is: we have no idea. We are glad they did though!

Well the WRCA World Championships were great as always. Record setting crowds all 4 days. Like I have said before, it continues to be a giant reunion for cow people. Got caught up with lots of old friends and met a ton of new folks.

The girls have put together some really cool gift ideas for Christmas. Check them out here: Christmas Picks Bracelets, earrings, trays and Christmas ornaments made from cow horn, and lots of other goodies. The cow horn ornaments can be lasered with names, dates, brands, logos, etc. Ornaments

Don't forget we have lots of stock items made up we can personalize and ship out right up until Christmas. Hope you have a good December and blessed Nativity season!

Adios for now!

Gary Dunshee