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Polycarb Leather Cutting Dies

Discover Our Spring Collection!

Cowboy Shoulders

CSMA Seminar Recaps

LEARNING WITH LIISA

THE HIDE REPORT • The following is used with permission from hidenet.com, the premier source for information regarding the worldwide hide and leather markets. Please remember that this information will be a month old by the time it reaches you.

Antiquing Your Work

Mark Barcus: Cow Camp Saddlery

Kentucky Leather and Hides

Leathercraft Family Testimonies: What Kentucky Leather and Hides Customers Say

Made-to-Order: New Yorker Penny Ploughman dedicated to custom crafts for equestrians

Worn TO BE Wild

Saddle Latigos • WITH MATT WANNER OF BURNS SADDLERY MEDIA BY DEREK DOWSETT OF 1876 MEDIA

How Learning and Development Can Increase Engagement and Build Unity • When companies are willing to invest in employees’ futures with L&D programs, it’s no surprise that they’re more inclined to stick around.

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