Alistad Studios
Allaura Stadel is 15 years old and started
her love of art at the age of 2, beginning
with the learning of finger painting.
Drawing came after that, inspired during the
time in which she had to sit quietly at
meetings attended with her mom and dad.
During this time she would render her own
interpretations of coloring book pages and
experiment with her own fabrications. In
addition, she would color to pass her time,
also working to draw her own prototypes. She
developed a passion for color, and this love
of color and illustrating has shaped and
evolved over the years.
Her love of horses, of course, came at about
the same time. Mom grew up with them, and to
pass on the infatuation, she exposed Allaura
to the realm of horses. When at the Fair,
Allaura was placed on a horse’s back for the
first time, and she was hooked at this first
fair-time pony ride. Continually bugging
her parents for a horse, a pony, anything to
ride, they set out on a search for a steed
suitable for a young child.
We
were told about a horse that needed a home
to retire to. The ranch we arrived to was
Wolf Creek Ranch. Introductions to the
owners came first; afterwards, introductions
to the horse occurred. We learned that he
was called Carlyle Black Coffee and a fine
gentleman of a Morgan. Coffee turned out to
be Allaura’s first horse. Slowly but surely,
he taught Allaura much about what was
required to ride. After meeting a dear
friend, we then were caught in the holds of
the ‘show bug’. We attended shows, winning
quite a few ribbons, blue more common as
time went by. Inevitably though, Coffee
became too old to show, and lived to be 31
years old. Sadly, we began the search for a
new horse, and we started showing Morgans
right after.
Along the way, Allaura
continued to draw. Last year, we attended
the first Light Hands Horsemanship clinic,
and Allaura was drawing while listening to
the clinicians. Debbie saw her drawings and
encouraged us to print them on t-shirts and
such.
This year, Allaura Stadel will be presenting
her first five designs at the Light Hands
Horsemanship Clinic, and we would be greatly
pleased if you stop by our booth!
Come by the Alistad Studios booth,
Or to order online,
e-mail us at:
allaura_nancy_s@att.net
Phone: 530-887-9679
530-320-6606
We
are looking forward to meeting you!
Sincerely,
Nancy and Allaura Stadel
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Cowgirl's Promise
www.acowgirlspromise.com
Courage, commitment,
passion and dedication define a special
attitude, a mental firmness, a quality and
strength that is “spirit”, that is cowgirl.
We believe there is a promise that lies
within each of us to find that spirit and
live with passion, whether you are sitting
at a desk in the city or driving cattle on
the range.
Our unique collection,
of handmade bits, sterling silver, turquoise
and Navajo jewelry along with conchos, ropes,
tools and western home accents offers you
that one-of-a-kind feel for your home,
yourself or as a gift to a friend. We select
items that bring to mind a feeling of
freedom, wide open spaces, and the love of
the land.
A Cowgirl's Promise is, in short,
authentically American.
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We
are very excited to be adding the
Santa Ynez
Valley Museum and Carriage House to our line
up of Vendors for 2009. They have so
graciously provided us with a carriage to
display at the 2009 LHH event. Each year the
SYVM hosts Vaquero Days. A weekend
celebrating the early California Horsemen
and Cattle Ranches. Be sure to ask them
about this wonderful event held in November
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 Local Artist and Sculptor Linda Paich Grimm will also be featuring some of her fine art work and bronzes at the SYVM booth. Linda and her husband Jim will be once again hosting the Museum of the Cowboy Tour on Friday so be sure to sign up for it. This tour is a walk in cowboy history...don't miss it. |
TULLY HOLE SADDLERY
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by the Classic Gear of Yesterday |
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Tully Hole Saddlery
Custom Horse Gear
(831) 636-7591
P.O. Box 301
Tres Pinos, CA 95075
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White Horse Studios
Caroline Boydston was born in Bern,
Switzerland. Her family came to the
United States when she was very young.
Caroline has had a lifelong love of horses
and all animals. Her family raised
Hanoverian and Thoroughbred horses at their
ranch in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
She rode competitively in many equestrian
events, including Dressage, Cross Country,
and Stadium Jumping.
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Caroline, on the left, and Kitty
Cantrell, on the right, have been
artistic partners for almost a
decade. Kitty Cantrell is the
creative genius behind the
sculptures that you see
pictured. You can visit her website
here:
www.kittycantrell.com
Make sure to stop
by and see these beautiful
sculptures of both equines and other
wildlife at our booth.
Santa Fe Renegade, available at LHH
www.whitehorsestudios.net
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Caroline has been drawing
and painting horses and other animals for as
long as she can remember and has won many
awards for her work. She began painting
professionally in 1995 and her work is
highly sought after by many collectors. She
enjoys the challenge of trying new
techniques and improving her work, and has
had a lifelong passion for fine art.
Caroline
currently lives in Southern California with
her husband, daughter, two cats, one dog,
and two American Paint horses, "Legend of Atahri" and his daughter, "Ruby Keno".
"Legend of Atahri", along with Caroline's
daughter, Emily Boydston, were featured on
RFDTV in a commercial for the Stone Horse
Company.
Some of Caroline and
Kitty's other artistic
accomplishments include, commissions
by Penny Chenery, owner of
Secretariat, Karen and Mickey
Taylor, owners of Seattle Slew, work
for American Greetings, commissions
by Churchill Downs for special
racing events, and winners of
numerous awards for Equine
Art. They have also been featured
in many Equine magazines including a
full page article in California
Riding Magazine for their work on
the "Equine Collection" for the
Starlite Originals company. |
 Tomas
"Mas" Blackwell, experienced saddle maker of
over 25 years, makes custom saddles, reins,
tack, custom boots and shoes, and other
leather items. "Mas" started his saddle
making in Santa Maria, where he worked for
Benny Young and later studied with master
saddle maker Ted Schindler. Western saddles
are intricately detailed and solid, from the
yellow or white pine frame to the final
embossed detail. Dressage and English
saddles are expertly repaired and restored.
Dave McCoy, owner of Mammoth Mountain Ski
Resort is a longtime customer of Frontier
Saddlery and sends his boots to Mas's shop
for repair. Mas has also created various
custom gear for world-renowned horse
expert/trainer Monty Roberts, as well as
Sandy Collier, renowned cow horse trainer.
Frontier Saddlery has lots of used saddles
for sale, including: cutters, ropers,
English and dressage.
Alicia Blackwell, hand
weaver of quality home decor and wearable's,
learned weaving in Santa Barbara at 18 years
of age, studying at the La Cumbre Arts and
Crafts Center. Alicia raises Romney sheep
and Angora goats for use in her woven
creations. After shearing the sheep, she
hand-spins the wool and creates beautiful,
one-of-a-kind, wall hangings, scarves,
ponchos, purses, vests, tunics and other
creations. For her designs, she often draws
artistic inspiration from American Indian
traditions. Her saddle blankets are the
perfect complement to Mas's saddles.
Alicia's woven art hangs in resorts in
California and Colorado, as well as at the
Rituals home decor showroom in Beverly
Hills. Alicia just recently finished a
commission for the Sanford Winery in the
Santa Rita Hills of California - 2 9' wide
by 7' long woven wall-hangings.
Click Here to visit their web site.
 HUSEBY
CUSTOM BOOTS
Thad Huseby, originally
from Montana, grew up in the West
working with horses and cattle. He
worked with leather, made horse tack and
other quality leather goods since he was
9 years old. Later Thad attended the RI
Merrel Institute of Bootmaking and he
also studied the techniques of DW
Frommer II as well as Ted R. Trulove.
Recently he trained with C T Chappell,
World Champion Master Bootmaker, in
order to provide his customers with the
quality they deserve. With over 16 years
of experience serving the general public
Huseby Custom Booths is currently
celebrating it's 12th anniversary in
beautiful Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
The Mission of Huseby
Custom Boots is to provide top quality,
comfortable, long lasting boots for you,
the customer, who has a very specific
and demanding need as well a those of
you desiring and deserving our unique
one- of- a - kind- style. Thad produces
custom-designed, hand-crafted works of
art, be it to your own specifications or
you can just let him work his own magic
to design and create your masterpiece.
Thad offers a superb
selection of various leathers and
finishes to satisfy your every possible
need. From Retro to today's current
styles. Each boot is personally hand
cut, stitched and laced by Thad.
For more information you
can contact Thad at:
Huseby Custom Boots, PO Box 1715,
Bonners Ferry, Idaho 83805,
208-267-2924,
BOOTMAN@HUSEBYCUSTOMBOOTS.COM
or visit
www.husebycustomboots.com
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Designs
Courtney Zimmerman will be
joining the vendors at LHH this year.
Courtney who is an accomplished horsewoman
in her own right brings one of the worlds
leading beauty, skin and makeup products to
share with us girls and you men (yes, you
can be beautiful too) at LHH....be sure to
visit her booth and get beautified!
