Western Horse Company Ltd.

06/16/2026

Finished and headed out today…..finally! I’ve made and remade this piece 3 times to get it to where I was satisfied with it. Many thanks to Scott Schumann for your order and your patience.

3/4” JI style one ear, fully tooled with hardware by our friend Brian Strange of Kansas. Fine stitched at 7 stitches per inch, dark chocolate leather with diamond tooling. Turned out kinda pretty.

06/08/2026

We had a good customer call and ask how to tie the crown knot that I use on my browband work headstalls. I don’t know what it’s called but this one and the blood knot are the two knots I use daily in the shop and knowing how to tie both are well worth learning. You’ll need a hole punch, needle nose pliers, saddle soap and two lacing strings 1/4”X12”. Just follow the instruction in the video.

As you can tell from the video, I have tremors. Not all the time but fine motor work is getting more difficult. Tooling is especially hard some days. It was pretty well under control until a year ago at this time and has accelerated since. I’ve had MRI’s of my head, neck and back, electro nerve stimulation ( that was painful!), acupuncture, a DatScan for Parkinson’s and 10 weeks of PT. Diagnosis is that I have “Parkinsonism” or pre-Parkinson’s . A friend asked if I was ready to retire but stopping isn’t an option. Staying busy and active is the only sensible course and is the plan. I’ll be making gear for as long as I can albeit just a bit slower. I hope you enjoy the video and thanks for sticking around. We appreciate it. Dean

06/05/2026

Yikes! Got busy outside yesterday and forgot to post these out as promised. Here’s a few loose items from around the shop and as always the shipping is free in the lower 48 states. All major CC’s and PP accepted. I apologize for the delay! Thank you

These are limited quantities and what’s available is all I have.

06/03/2026

What a beautiful day to live in Iowa! Bright sunshine, mid 70s, no humidity and lots of hay down in the hood , including some of our own. I have a few odds and ends and 2nd’s laying around the shop and will post them out in the morning if you’re interested. Until then, get out and enjoy the sun like Case and Ava are in the backyard of the shop.

05/28/2026

Many thanks to all who tuned in. We'll be here until 8 and then available after 9AM tomorrow. Let us know if we can be of help. Debra Ann and I cut a bunch of extra heavy 5/8 and 3/4 inch reins last weekend and I'll be working them up in the coming days. I'll post them out when ready. Dean

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05/28/2026

SOLD!!! Thank you Sharon!!! Last this evening is a 3/4” browband flare cheek and mini basket weave tooling and some good looking silver and copper floral hardware. Price is $485 and shipping is always free in the lower 48 states. We accept all major CC’s and PP.

05/28/2026

SOLD!!!! Thank you Mark! Next is a 3/4” browband flare cheek with mini basket weave tooling and really good looking silver and copper floral hardware. Price is $485 and shipping is always free in the lower .48 states. We accept all major CC’s and PP.

05/28/2026

Here is a browband flare cheek with mini basket tooling and that good looking dark chocolate color. Hardware by Martin. Price is $485 and shipping is always free in the lower 48 states. We accept all major CC’s and PP.

05/27/2026

SOLD!!! Thank you Ms. Lexy! Next we have a 5/8” browband flare cheek with mini basket weave on dark chocolate leather and good looking silver and copper floral hardware. This one is super soft and supple And really pretty. Price is $485 and shipping is always free in the lower 48 states. We accept all major CC’s and PP.

05/27/2026

Give me minute. I was still shooting photos at 5:30 and am just resizing as we go. We still have 4 browband headstalls to go! Stay tuned!

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