When the new California Rodeo queen is crowned this month, she will receive many gifts. One of them is a hand-braided rawhide hackamore made by Brad Tarp of Pine Canyon. Tarp has been braiding rawhide ...

As a child, Luis Ortega learned to braid rawhide from a 104-year-old Chumash vaquero, or cowboy. Ortega grew up on a ranch near Santa Barbara and went on to become the go-to guy for braided rawhide ...

BETSEY BRUNER Arts & Culture Editor Jan 29, 2012 Jan 29, 2012 Shotgun chaps. Rawhide hackamore. Spade bit. Round skirt wade saddle. Chinks. Lemat revolver. Romal reins. Hitched horsehair headstall.

A working buckaroo and cowboss will present a free program at 7:30 p.m. today at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City. "From Hide to Hackamore: Rawhide Braiding Techniques and Traditions" will ...

A working buckaroo and cowboss will present a free program at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22 at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City. "From Hide to Hackamore: Rawhide Braiding Techniques and Traditions" ...