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Jeri Dobrowski These four local restaurants, from across the Tri-State region, go to great lengths to deliver the highest quality products to their customers – even if it means getting locally-grown meats and produce.

18 Never quite satisfied

You grow it. They serve it.

Special Section Diamonds in the Dirt

Tri-State Livestock News and Farmer & Rancher Exchange are bringing back an old element to the Ag Pride – a women in ag focused special section. Tri-State Livestock News and Farmer & Rancher Exchange have created the “Diamonds in the Dirt” which will annually feature strong, hardworking, determined women from across the region who are still involved in an agrelated field.

54 Jessie Hotchkiss: Cowgirl

Jan Swan Wood

56 Yvonne Hollenbeck: Poet

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62 Kaycee Orr-Hoffman: Milliner

Loretta Sorensen

66 Amanda Richardson: Bootmaker

Jan Swan Wood

Holly Thomas Gary Johnson’s abilities as a silversmith have continued to grow since he made his first set of spurs in the ‘80s. Customer satisfaction is his main goal.

24 Hulett School Farm

Heather Hamilton The school farm in Hulett, WY, has become an integral part of the school’s curriculum and provides many children a hands-on opportunity that they might not otherwise have.

28 Provider Pals

Heather Hamilton Those in ag have realized the importance of informing consumers on what agriculture is all about. Provider Pals is an in-school program to teach students across the nation the importance of ag in their lives.

34 Lockie irons it all out

Carrie Stadheim John Lockie has made a side business out of his love for making art out of iron. His unique talents are just what some people want when they are looking for a custom ranch or business sign.

42 The kids to call

Carrie Stadheim For many years youth in the Buffalo, SD, area have made a job out of working brandings for local ranchers, but these young men also learn responsibility and organization while having fun.

46 Terry Wood

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60 Brooke Braskamp: Veterinarian

Heather Hamilton Quality custom-made furniture is not always easy to find, but Terry Wood has mastered the art of turning a unique piece of wood into beautiful work of art that would match any western theme.

50 An ancient trade maintained

Loretta Sorensen The wheelwright trade may have lost its business appeal to many tradesmen since the evolution of transportation but Bob Svangstu has found enjoyment in maintaining the ancient trade for his customers.

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Sundance, WY - 1,299 acres in a private location along Little Houston Creek. The ranch has diverse terrain that includes the high plateaus of Harvey Divide, rugged hills with pine and bur oak trees, brushy draws, hay meadows and wide vistas. The land has numerous building sites with southern exposure. One of the old homestead sites has a water well and electricity. The Little Houston Creek drainage has several springy areas and there two reservoirs. A secluded western Black Hills setting. $2,266,000.

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Alva, WY - Premier 85 acre horse property on the Belle Fourche River with a newer set of buildings. 2004 manufactured home features the “ultimate” kitchen, stainless steel appliances, a garden tub, pellet stove, laminate wood flooring and hot tub. 36’x44’ horse barn with room for stalls, heated tack room, hay storage & a center alley. Also has a 36’x56’ shop and a lighted roping arena. Enjoy the winding river bottoms of the Belle, wide vistas and privacy at a first-rate horse property. $495,000.

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Hulett, WY - Ranch headquarters in the rolling foothills along Government Canyon Creek. 358 acres including about 200 acres of farm ground. Located in a wide valley with rolling fields and rangeland pastures. Scattered cottonwood trees line the creek bottoms. The headquarters includes a 4 bdrm double wide, a 40’ x 60’ shop, barn & several sheds. Water resources include 2 wells, 3 reservoirs and a seasonal creek. $650,000. Smaller acreage available.

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you grow it. they serve it. By Jeri L. Dobrowski

Steakhouses and restaurants value a reliable source of consistent, quality ingredients as surely as producers rely on dependable transportation and marketing channels. Both facts are likely lost on the average diner seated at a table perusing a menu. Developing a new menu item or placing a standing order for their signature dish, restaurant owners and managers expect to receive what they order. In reality, beyond inevitable price increases, they need to roll with the punches of seasonal shortages, quality issues caused by erratic weather conditions, substitutions, and product unavailability. A growing trend in the restaurant business is augmenting traditional food distribution deliveries with locally-sourced or premium-quality specialty items. The abbreviated Northern Plains growing season generally restricts farm-to-table produce

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sourcing to a five-month period. Meats enjoy a year-round advantage thanks to overnight delivery services. Still, farmer-raised meat isn’t without its issues, as producers must have access to federally-approved processing plants, which may mean transporting live animals long distances for slaughter. In some instances, the personal relationship with the producer or cooperative may be as important as the product itself. Chefs like knowing where the ingredients come from; they like knowing who raised them and under what conditions. Customers like it too. As the following profiles reveal, there’s an enormous amount of thought, planning, acquisition, and preparation that go into a dish before it’s set in front of you. For ag producers, it’s the culmination of a similar series of steps in bringing the product to market. You grow it. They serve it.

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Pirogue Grille Casual Fine Dining Executive chef Stuart Tracy speaks fondly of shopping at a New York City fish market where he selected what he would be serving that day. A 1985 graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Tracy is co-owner of the Pirogue Grille in landlocked, downtown Bismarck, ND. A native of Minot, ND, Tracy was lured back to North Dakota from California by a position at The Rivery, south of Bismarck. He credits his time there for his growth as a cook and his understanding of local menu ideas. In September 2005, he and his wife, Cheryl, opened their first ownership-restaurant, naming it for a canoe made from a hollowed tree trunk, such as was used by the Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery. They encourage people to stop by for a “culinary journey.” The menu changes seasonally, offering a mix of new and signature dishes, inspired by great food from around the world. Tracy shops daily for produce. During the winter, he frequents wholesale establishments others might shop at. During North Dakota’s short growing season, a large portion comes from a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) network that provides organic produce to the Bismarck area. The CSA supplies 4050 pounds of zucchini per week from June through September. He also shops farmers’ markets. “I get one drop a week from my restaurant supplier,” Tracy notes. “My Black Angus beef comes from them. The buffalo comes from the bison cooperative at New Rockford, ND.

Through the miracle of overnight delivery services, the walleye comes from Minnesota and Canada, the pork from Minnesota and Iowa, and our lamb from Oregon.” Pirogue Grille used to feature North Dakota-raised lamb, but lost the source when the producer sold out and returned to her native New Zealand. Deer for the house-specialty venison sausage appetizer comes from the Broken Arrow Ranch in Texas, which also supplies antelope for antelope medallions. Tracy appreciates the consistent quality of the field-harvested wild game, proclaiming them both “phenomenal products.” The ubiquitous ruby-red rhubarb plant steals the show early in the growing season with the Grille’s signature rhubarbtini. It’s followed by chokecherry chocolate praline ice cream, Cheryl hand-picking the berries when they ripen in late summer. Sourcing foods locally whenever possible caught the attention of Gourmet Magazine, which named Pirogue Grille among its 2007 Top 100 Best Farm-to-Table Restaurants in America in the Meat Rules category. “I’ve been reading the publication since I was a teenager,” Tracy said. “It was a career high. It brought a lot of local press and increased the awareness.” In 2012, Midwest Living Magazine spotlighted the Grille’s lamb burger, naming it one of the 25 Best Burgers. In 2010, a reader poll at ThinkTasty.com named it the Best Restaurant in the Rocky Mountain Region.

121 N 4th St, Bismarck, ND 58501

70 seats Dinner: Tuesday-Saturday starting at 5 p.m.

(one block from downtown parking ramp)

(701) 223-3770 www.piroguegrille.com Stuart & Cheryl Tracy, proprietors

Specialties Venison sausa g e appetizer New Yor k stea k B ison medallio n Rhubarbtini Chokecher r y choc o l a t e praline ice crea m

Awards Top 100 Best Farm-to-Table Restaurants in America by Gourmet Magazine Lamb burger named one of 25 Best Burgers by Midwest Living Magazine, June 2012

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Uncle Ed’s Steakhouse With 30 years spent working in the cattle nutrition field, Kansas State grad Ed Sabatka knows beef. From helping ranchers develop heifers to collecting carcass data at the packing plants, he knows what goes into producing beef. As a restaurateur since 1978, he also knows how to select and prepare beef – what he calls “a great protein. Digestible. Exactly what we need as humans.” It is not an exaggeration to say he’s passionate about beef. Get Sabatka talking about the menu at Uncle Ed’s Steakhouse, the restaurant he owns and operates with his wife, Anita, and his years of balancing nutritionallycomplete cattle rations become apparent. He feels humans should eat as well as the herds he consulted for. As such, he added a special greens mix to the salad because, “It doubles the vitamins and minerals as compared to iceberg lettuce.” Potatoes served at the Grand Island, Nebraska steakhouse have to pass muster as well. “We get them from Rigby, Idaho,” Sabatka said. “They have thicker skins, more potato taste, more minerals and nutrients.”

Specialties S t e ak Ch i c ke n Fr i ed Steak

2624 S. Locust St., Grand Island, NE

(308) 381-4600 www.uncleedssteakhouse.com

Ed and Anita Sabatka, executive chef/owners

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Sabatka views the development of a dish in his steakhouse as he would a livestock ration. “Cattle use vitamin A for the same reason people do. Once food gets past a bovine’s first three stomachs, they digest their food the same as people. Combining fresh ingredients that are pleasing to the palette results in a euphoric feeling. Vegetables in our meatloaf add nutrition and flavors to the 165 seats Lunch: Monday-Saturday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

package. They elevate the flavor sensations. A great tasting dish is really a science composition. Processed foods people are eating today are causing acid stomach and reflux.” With more than 60 regular menu entrees plus weekday blue-plate features, Sabatka’s kitchen is brimming with quality meats and ingredients he’s personally selected: premium reserve Angus (grading in the upper third of USDA Choice Angus and awarded to the top 5-8 percent of all Angus beef); Michigan lamb; Omega-3-rich sea bass (he serves it with a lime/mango salsa); three aged cheeses used in the cheesy au gratin potatoes; fresh-cut vegetables. Steaks are broiled, not seared. Sabatka explained: “Frequent turning under a 350400 degree broiler gives a beautiful mahogany color to the exterior, optimizing the natural sugars. You won’t see a shadow line in my steaks. They are consistently done, top to bottom.” An unabashed beef cheerleader, Sabatka says his kitchen staff is used to him bringing curious customers into the kitchen. “I show them the cooler, explain the cooking process. I want them to understand what makes a great steak.” Uncle Ed’s Steakhouse was honored with the 2009 National Independent Restaurant of the Year Beef Backer Award by National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the 2009 Nebraska Beef Backer Restaurant of the Year by Nebraska Beef Council. Dinner: Monday-Saturday 5-9 p.m.

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The Bum Steer on 5th Steakhouse Built in 1893 on the corner of Fifth and Illinois in Spearfish, SD, the Lown Mercantile building continues to serve patrons from eastern Wyoming and the northern Black Hills. All but a handful of the hardware, machinery, and domestic items that once filled the 2-story sandstone building are gone. Today, customers cross the threshold for steakhouse fare and quite possibly – at 18-1/2 feet in length – the longest salad bar in the Black Hills. In addition to the made-in-house salads and soups that fill the considerable length of the salad bar, diners can select from a variety of beef, buffalo, chicken, pork, and salmon entrees. The beef – aged USDA Choice Black Angus – comes from producers in the Dakotas, Wyoming, Montana, and Colorado. The establishment is known as “a place for steaks,” listing their signature dishes under a “grazers” header: ribeyes, New York strip, filet, medallions, sirloin, and steak tips. Also offered are a buffalo sirloin and a combination buffalo-and-elk chopped steak. Situated in the heart of the Black Hills, a popular tourist destination, restaurant general manager Eric Caple says the bulk of the customer base is regional. “We see an increase during the summer months,” he noted, “but ranchers are our bread and butter. Lately we’re seeing oil workers who are living here and commuting to North Dakota. “People have a lot of choices as to where they can eat,” Caple continued. “It’s our 701 5th St., Spearfish, SD (605) 717-8337 Todd Crowe, owner Eric Caple, general manager

goal to provide great food with great service at a good value with a pleasant ambience. I want our customers to feel their money was well spent.” With 40-plus years’ experience in the hotel, restaurant, and catering business, Caple recently reworked the wine and beer list. “I’m pleased with what we’ve done with it. It’s a nice list and reasonably priced. Wine goes well with beef. It also looks great displayed behind the bar in the floor-toceiling rack that’s accessible with a rolling library ladder.” Sunday at The Bum Steer features the popular Sunday buffet. In addition to the salad bar, guests can select from makeyour-own omelets and pancakes, potatoes, top sirloin, and carved meats. All orders at The Bum Steer are served with a side of history. Architect-owner Todd Crowe purchased the building in 1996. He worked to save the 103-year-old former general store which has been recognized for its significance by the Spearfish Historic Preservation Commission. High ceilings typical of the era and hardwood floors are accented by tables dressed with white tablecloths and napkins. True to its roots, one wall displays the original wooden bins that once held staples such as oatmeal, coffee, and nuts. Original art decorates the space in addition to a display of period-appropriate equipment including a cream separator and an enormous coffee grinder.

Photos by Rebecca Gage

Specialties Steaks, both beef and bu f f a l o Extensive beer a n d wine list

120 seats (private reception hall on second floor, Bella Luce, seats 25-100) Lunch & Dinner: Monday-Saturday 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sunday: Brunch Buffet 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Reservations suggested for large parties

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The Shamrock Club Relaxed Family Restaurant Lauren Anderson sees an interesting shift in the demographics at the restaurant she coowns with her husband: more young families coming in, especially on Sundays. The number-one menu item that kids order? A cheeseburger. Number two? Soup and salad. Anderson knows exactly what’s in the soup and salads youngsters consume at The Shamrock Club because they’re made fresh daily in-house. The bread is baked fresh as well. She said, “I don’t ever have to look at a package label to tell a customer what’s in something if they ask about allergens.” Located in Wibaux’s historic district, The Shamrock is one of eastern Montana’s bestknown eating spots. John and Joyce Anderson established the restaurant in 1986, decorating the interior with antique bits, spurs, and guns. Their son Edward and daughter-in-law Lauren assumed ownership in 2007.

Specialties 1 2 o z . R i b eye and j u m b o s hrimp

100 S. Wibaux St., Wibaux, MT (south of the railroad underpass) (406) 796-8250 Edward & Lauren Anderson, Proprietors

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There’s a comfortable family restaurant in one end and a bar and casino in the other. Guests come as they are. On any given summer day, there are pickups with horse trailers parked across the street and a row of gleaming motorcycles carefully angled in by the front door. In spring, young couples dressed to the nine’s enjoy a meal before the prom, and in the fall hunters stop by for a once-a-year visit. There’s one steak on the menu: a ribeye. Other entrees include 7-oz. hamburgers, hamburger steak, prime rib, halibut, walleye, ribs, and the monster Shamrock Burger – a towering creation featuring two patties topped with mushrooms, Swiss cheese, bacon, let-

tuce, tomato, and onions. Hands down, the biggest seller is a 12 oz. ribeye with two jumbo shrimp. Anderson addressed the challenges of stocking the freezers and coolers: “Customer satisfaction is our ultimate goal. Price is a secondary consideration. It doesn’t matter what you pay for something if it’s not good.” Responding to customer feedback, they switched food service companies to get a more consistently tender steak. To protect themselves from a shortage of 10-per-pound shrimp caused by the gulf oil spill, they took delivery of an inventory to carry them several months. Printed place mats atop green-and-white oilcloth table coverings feature the building when it was the W.A. Orgain Co. General Mercantile. Constructed in 1904, it was touted as the “largest mercantile west of the Mississippi.” In its 2012 reincarnation as a restaurant, the Andersons and their employees served 68,000 meals (two kids’ meals count as one). The “buffet season big three” – Easter, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day – saw approximately 400 diners pass through the doors each day. Anderson confides the restaurant business is demanding. She said her personal reward is, “seeing families getting together, watching the bigger tables where everyone is smiling and laughing. Hearing somebody say, as they’re paying their bill, that they’ll see us again soon helps make up for the long hours.” •

84 seats + 15 at the bar Sunday-Thursday: 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday: 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

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Gary Johnson strives for perfection in silver work. by Holly Thomas

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ne summer evening with a little bit of down time in the early 1980s, Gary Johnson sat in an old, converted chicken coop-turned-bunkhouse on a ranch outside of Ekalaka, MT, experimenting with steel and silver. Between cowboying and ranch jobs, he had plenty of work to do but not a lot of money to work with, plus he had a family to feed and was in need of a new set of spurs. So, with a few free hours one evening in a dimly lit bunkhouse, Gary tested out his metal working skills and, after many hours and a lot of elbow grease, he finished his first set of spurs. After a few more ‘free’ evenings, he had more spurs to sell and his wallet started to fill. Almost 30 years later in a well-lit shop on his ranch near Douglas, WY, Gary sits at his shop bench with a collection of tools he’s accumulated over the years, a list of custom silver orders to fill, a grown family, and peace of mind. He still works ranch jobs and even runs his own cattle but when the snow blows outside or the daylight starts to dwindle, he is content to work inside on a set of silver engraved earrings and heat colored spurs with copper and silver overlays to show at the Sheridan Silver and Engraving Show. The road that led Gary Johnson from a bunkhouse in Montana to a world renowned silver show in Wyoming was, he describes, “out of necessity,” using “crude and simple materials.” The hobby served its purpose A publication of Tri-State Livestock News and Farmer & Rancher Exchange

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by helping his family get through tough times and also outfitting himself and his friends with good quality bits and spurs. But as time passed and Gary’s family grew, the need for more metal and silverwork increased. Gary’s son, Chet, began riding broncs and his son soon found himself in need of a good pair of bronc spurs. After one pair of spurs was finished, however, it seemed Chet’s fellow bronc riders were in need as well, and because rodeo is such a mobile sport, Gary soon found himself crafting spurs for riders as far East as

Pennsylvania. Before he knew it, Gary was watching his hand-crafted spurs ‘shank one’ across his television screen broadcasted from Las Vegas, NV, at the National Finals Rodeo. His business didn’t end with spurs, though; Gary was also making many different types of bits. He built many solid mouthpiece and three-piece tumbling spade bits. More recently, he’s been perfecting the art of crafting spade bits as well.

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“Last one [spade bit] I built went to Idaho to a guy I know. Seems like it took me forever. There are so many things to do to get them balanced,” said Gary. Because of the complicated nature of different mouthpieces, Gary experimented with his bits on his own horses first. “When I used them [bits], I would find something I didn’t like and tried not to do that again.” The challenge to keep improving at his trade kept Gary’s interest through the years and has pushed him to continually make a better product.

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and everything else. I like things I can just do myself. I’m not a teacher. Maybe someday down the road I’ll have some time and I might be able to do some of that, but as long as I have cattle, they keep me pretty busy.” Gary describes his work as a nice “accessory business” to his cattle ranching and says that the two pair well together because when the weather is nice outside he can be ranching, and when it is snowing out, he can be inside doing silverwork. Gary commented, “Some guys, that’s all they do, all the time, and I don’t know how they do it. They must have a little more constitution than I’ve got; but everybody needs something, a hobby or a pastime, and this is mine.” As a bonus, Gary pointed out that both careers let him work for himself and he joked, “I’d do just about anything to keep from having a steady job!”

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ambitious.” However, according to his long-time friend Vince Donley (who still owns the first concho decorated curb bit he ever made), Gary may have his eye on The Californios – a buckaroo (or vaquero) style competition and trade show held in Reno, NV. “It can be fun to see how your stuff stacks up against others,” Gary said, “I’m my own worst critic and if I’m satisfied with it, it must be pretty good.” But it’s not the prospect of future shows that keeps Gary going, and certainly not the money. “This is not a get rich deal. It’s hard to charge. Most of these guys are working cowboys and I just can’t charge an arm and a leg for that kind of stuff,” he said and then continued with a laugh, “After all, it

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was Chuck Bell who told me if I wanted to do this full time, I’d better have a wife with a good job!” Now that the necessity is gone, Gary has a new drive that keeps him going down his path. “There’s never an end,” he said, “You can never reach perfection.” There will always be more skills to learn, techniques to perfect, and broke cowboys to outfit – maybe even new shows to outdo himself at – but the simple fact is, the same thing that keeps Gary Johnson ranching is what keeps him constantly improving his handmade silverwork: the challenge. •

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Hulett School

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Hulett High school student Rachel checks a Boer doe's heart rate at the school's farm, located right across the street from the main buildings.

ince 2010, northeastern Wyoming’s Hulett school system has had the unique opportunity to learn and benefit from their own personal school farm. Implemented by Vocational Ag Teacher and FFA Advisor Jim Pannell, the twoacre farm has fast become an integral part of his teaching curriculum in addition to providing hands-on experience with animals to local children of all ages. “2010 was my first year back teaching after a 25-year hiatus into the cattle ranching world,” began Jim with a laugh. “When I came back, I talked to the lady that owns the property right across the street from the school about this idea, and we made a deal for the school to lease the place for a farm. It’s gone so well that we are now in the process of buying those two acres from her, and I’m told it may very well be the first outdoor classroom in Wyoming for elementary through high school age students.”

job to go with teaching. When we were designing the corrals, I had to remind these two ranch boys helping me that we would maybe be working with eight-10 head at most. They both came from larger operations, and were struggling to get a 200-head set of corrals designed on part of two acres. The idea was to have a workable setup for our needs as we built and designed everything, which was a great learning experience for all the students involved,” noted Jim of the lessons that started right at the beginning.

Upon securing the lease, Jim and several of his students got Today the farm houses around 40 chickens, eight Boer doe goats right to work building a couple barns, converting an old conces- and 17 kids, and one bull owned by the FFA chapter that will be shown and hopefully sold at the Black Hills Stock Show next year. sion stand into a chicken house, and building corrals. “One challenge we have is being limited in size, which is prob- Various other animals come and go, with students often bringing in ably a good thing – I’m not looking for another full-time ranching

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The purpose of the Hulett school farm is to allow for hands-on learning, and it has excelled in its purpose. Shown are students weighing and vaccinating a goat. Located just across the street from the school, the farm is easily accessible by all grades, who regularly stop by to watch baby animals being born, help care for the animals, or to watch a demonstration that includes animals owned by students.

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horses for demonstrations, and ranchers out there, cleaning pens or whatever else providing livestock to go along with what is needs done,” Jim explained. being covered in class. Another big deal is witnessing an ani“The idea is that you can sit and talk mal birth, something a surprising number about something forever – preg testing, of elementary students in relatively rural vaccinating, you name it. I tell my kids that ortheastern Wyoming hadn’t seen prior to I can stand there all day telling them how to the introduction of the school farm. do something, but they’ll never know how “It’s a really neat deal for the elemento do it until they actually give it a try. It’s a tary students too, and they utilize it quite whole different way of learning now that we a bit for a variety of things throughout the can walk across the street and show them school year,” said Jim of the positive imhow to do it physically,” Jim explained. pact the farm has had students of all ages. Just recently, he was covering vaccinations and inoculations in class, and it coincided with five of the goats needing boosters. Jim had students take turns catching and injecting the goats, and they all learned how to actually give a shot.

Going forward, Jim hopes to continue expanding what topics he provides hands-on instruction in, listing preg testing near the top of that list, and also increasing the number of students who utilize the facilities to house their personal “That’s also one of the good things about animal projects. goats – everything in them is about the They held their first market goat prossame as cattle, except they eat a lot less pect sale on May 5. “That has been another feed and are much easier to handle. You great educational thing for the kids – they probably don’t have to worry about an old are learning how to make sale brochures doe getting a kid down and hurting him,” said Jim. For more species-specific topics, Jim said the local ranching community has been wonderful to work with, and readily supplies livestock whenever they are needed. “We have some the best neighbors and support group in our local ranching community. They supply livestock whenever we ask, or whenever they have something we might learn from. They also always keep us in supply with hay, even on years like this when that’s a pretty big deal,” noted Jim. When it comes to daily care, students of all ages pitch in and help. Two elementary students typically get out of part of their first period to gather eggs and care for the chickens in the mornings, and the FFA students pitch in on evenings and some weekends. “Certain classes have certain duties. On the weekends either myself or the Industrial Arts teacher generally take care of things, but we also have a couple guys in FFA that are happy to come by if no one else has time. It’s kind of a big deal to the kids, and they don’t consider it work. There are some that would happily spend all day

and run a sale firsthand as we go through the process,” noted Jim. He added that the success seen with the farm would never have been possible without such a strong backing and support system in the community and school administration. “The school board and principal are all great. This is the second principal we’ve had since I’ve been here. The first was from ranching country, and the lady we have now grew up on a sheep ranch down by Upton, and is over at our farm regularly. The school board includes a lot of local ranchers, and the whole group couldn’t be more supportive of our efforts,” concluded Jim of the cooperative attitude that has resulted in such a successful means of teaching students a practical, hands-on agriculture curriculum at any age. •

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travel around and talk to kids and folks about activism, and the importance of being active and discussing their culture with the rest of society. I ask people to give one hour a week advocating for our culture,” began Bruce Vincent of what started Provider Pals – the cultural exchange program that links urban and rural classrooms with the people who get their hands dirty to provide the basics of everyday life. Several years ago, Bruce was doing his hour in a small Montana school, talking about being a logger. As he left, the teacher commented how well his presentation would tie into their activity of adopting a wolf the following day. “I had 200 miles of windshield time driving home to ponder all the things that came with the wolf they adopted and named Alfred. Politics came with Alfred, and the message that ranching was bad for Alfred, logging was bad for Alfred, and more of what I call charismatic megaphones: the desire to dehumanize or vilify rural areas by humanizing nature. They have Flipper the Dolphin, and Babe the pig, and Disney – what do we have? The only thing I could come up with was us, as people,” explained Bruce. He called the teacher back, said great about the wolf, but would she be interested in adopting a logger? She agreed to let her 28 • Ag Pride 2013

Montana rancher Scott Wiley teaching a Minnesota elementary student how to rope a dummy through Provider Pals. In addition to being adopted by schools across the country, Scott and his wife Kathy also take the time to go into their local schools and educate students about agriculture.

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class adopt and track Bruce as a logger for a year. Following his final classroom visit on Earth Day, she said it went so well that she would like to adopt someone else, and did he know a farmer, rancher or miner that would be willing to do the same thing?

Wyoming coal miner Matt Young meeting with Washington D.C. students through Provider Pals. Adoptees have been asked about everything from hunting to wolves to if they are racist. Provider Pals founder Bruce Vincent said those involved strive to answer all questions in a non-political, educationally oriented way.

Montana farmer and rancher Justin Downs shows New York students what various grain seeds look like while visiting their classrooms. Provider Pals founder Bruce Vincent noted that when meeting with kids the education goes both ways, and is really more of a cultural exchange.

“That’s where Provider Pals started. The next stop was Washington D.C., where I was testifying on a timber issue. Afterward, I was frustrated and walking Pennsylvania Avenue, and found a school. I went in and asked the principal if he would like to adopt a logger – he looked at me and said, ‘a lawyer?’ I said, ‘no, the guy who made your desks,’ and we’ve been in D.C. for over 10 years now,” said Bruce, adding some 1,500 D.C. students are involved in the program annually, most of them located right on Capitol Hill. Today, Provider Pals adopts out farmers, ranchers, miners and loggers into classrooms in New York, Los Angeles, San Diego, Minneapolis and numerous other cities and small towns across America, with great response and learning from both sides. “It will blow your mind what the kids don’t know – things we take for granted,” said Molt, Montana farmer and rancher Justin Downs, who along with his wife Angie, has been involved in Provider Pals for more than a decade, traveling to Little Rock, Arkansas, New York City, Anaheim, California, and around Montana to share his story and meet with classrooms that have adopted him and Angie. “I take wheat, barley, corn and a host of other seeds with me when I meet with kids, and I let them touch it, eat and chew on the wheat until it becomes gum. Then I ask them what it is, and the most common answer I get is birdseed. Ninety-nine percent of the time they have no clue what any of the grains are. You start talking about what we make out of wheat; from bread to pasta to cereal, and pretty soon they’re asking if that means pizza too. A lot them have never been outside their city, and their world is a little bubble. It’s a great experience expanding that bubble,” added Justin. In addition to adults, Bruce explained that providing the opportunity for kids of similar ages, and different backgrounds, to

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(below) Kathy, Mandy and Scott Wiley on their Montana ranch. The Wiley’s have been actively educating youth from across America through Provider Pals for about 10 years. Scott said that it is fun interacting with the kids, showing them how he lives, and learning about how they live too.

While many Provider Pal participants are adopted by urban schools, many also choose to share about their lifestyle closer to home. Wyoming coal miner Matt Young is shown meeting with Cheyenne, WY, elementary students, where he helped educate them about his job, and Wyoming’s great natural resources that help heat and light homes across the country.

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interact is another highly successful aspect of Provider Pals. “The first time we brought a kid with us to Washington D.C., we had the auditorium of the school we were visiting full, and we had asked the kid to prepare a slideshow of his home and family. Slide one was mom and dad, slide two was something he had just killed, tongue hanging out, the whole works. That lost half the audience, right on slide number two. But, it allowed him to communicate why we hunt, and it landed completely differently than if an adult had said something because he was their peer. “Another time, a kid in the audience stood up and asked if we were racist. This school we were at was 80 to 90 percent minorities, and we had all white kids from the rural west. A boy named Charlie stood and replied that no we weren’t, and why did he ask. The kid pointed out that we hadn’t brought any black students with us, and Charlie replied, ‘we would have brought them if we had them!’” continued Bruce of the real interactions that occur during visits to schools. Montana ranchers Scott and Kathy Wiley agree that providing rural and urban kids the chance to interact has been one

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From letting kids touch and taste a variety of seeds, to answering questions on hot-button issues, Justin Downs said he sees real value in taking the time to meet with students and provide them the farmer and rancher perspective on topics and issues that will impact his and their future.

of the highlights of their involvement, explaining that they took their daughter with them to visit a seventh grade class in New York City when she was the same age. “Those kids could relate to her, and vice versa. It was very well worth the time and a great experience for both sides,” noted Scott. In addition to adopting out producers and industry folks, Provider Pals also hosts a camp each summer that brings rural and urban kids together in Montana. During the week-long experience, the kids interact and make friends. They also spend multiple half-days learning about a topic such as ranching, followed by a half-day field trip to a nearby ranch. “We also have continuing education courses that teachers can take for three credit hours by attending the camp,” noted Bruce. “It is all hosted at an old Forest Service Station that was being taken over by rats way out in the country. We turned it into a natural resource learning camp, and received the inaugural Preserve American Presidential Award for our efforts.” Funding for the camp, adoption visits, and other aspects of Provider Pals, including an interactive website complete with

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Volunteers donating their time and personal expertise regarding their way of life are the second key investment. “As someone in the natural resource industry, I wanted to help educate kids that all these things in their lives don’t just magically appear – someone put it on their table or in their home or apartment. If it can’t be grown it has to be mined, and they should know that,” stated Provider Pal adoptee and coal miner Matt Young, who is the manager of the Buckskin Mine near Gillette, Wyoming. He added that he also appreciates how well run the organization is, and that Provider Pals makes it easy to help spread what is a much needed message to the disconnected general public. “My only concern is that it is really easy for people to sit back and shake their heads, saying it’s a shame those kids don’t know anything. It’s almost as if people feel they’re ignorant or stupid, but they’re only ignorant in the fact that no one has educated them. I encourage people to do something to help educate. If they can’t volunteer their time, perhaps they or their company can provide financial resources to help them spread the right message that these kids, and folks as a whole, need to understand about how the world works,” concluded Matt. • For more information, or to become involved, please visit www.providerpals.com.

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In addition to his day job where he specializes in the pasture and livestock insurance products of RMA, Lockie takes care of his cattle and also spends countless evenings and weekends creating and building iron artwork. “We’d always done our own labor on the ranch, welding and fixing things on our own. I’d always been the welder of the bunch,” he Call us for any of your manufactured housing needs, said. “Dad is a saddle maker and boot maker, he does all kinds of including: windows, doors, tubs, showers, metal or vinyl custom leatherwork for people and he was always very artistic – he siding, anchors, skirting (Vinyl or Everrock), skylights, builds some beautiful stuff,” said John who believes his dad’s creative side was passed down to him. “I’ve been able to start buildroof sealer & many other items. ing artwork from scratch – ranch signs, business signs, lamps, light fixtures, furniture.” The list is long and diverse, he said. Pickup or have shipped Twelve years ago, two years after he was married, Lockie and his father-in-law, Vic Donovan, together invested in a plasma torch. “I’m Scotch by nature and by heritage so I didn’t want to spend all the money by myself,” laughed Lockie. “I’ve used the heck out of it. He hasn’t used it as much as me.” Lockie said he had an idea that he wanted to do iron work and knew he had some ability to draw but other than that he was stepping out on a limb without much experience but plenty of ranch kid knowledge and willingness to work. Step up to the driver’s suite: Kubota’s new M135GX. Crowned with the largest Kubota cab ever built, and one of the largest available in its class. You’ll enjoy the panoramic view from “I built my very first sign for my Dad’s the ergonomically designed operator’s platform, with more headroom, more legroom — more work-all-day-in-comfort kind of room. So step up, because like every Kubota, the reliable and saddle shop. It’s still hanging in Jordan. efficient M135GX works hard today and holds its value tomorrow. Ready to take the next step? Someone saw it and liked it so I got an See your local Kubota dealership to learn more. order for a ranch sign as a Christmas gift, someone saw that and it just took off from there,” Lockie said. The artist’s work can be seen in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Wyoming, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Canada, and maybe more locations. In addition he has built sofa tables, barstools, coffee tables and more. “The business just keeps expanding,” he said. “I built a sign for my brother and sister-in-law in Canada and their neighbors saw it and pretty soon I was building pieces for our friends to the North.” Lockie said that he has designed many ranch signs and other pieces of artwork from just a few basic instructions or ideas. “Some people just say, these are our brands, you figure it out, or we want a sheep and a Hereford bull, otherwise you figure it Morris Equipment, LLC out. Those are kind of fun because I get to 500 S. Grant Ave. be creative, but there can be a lot of hours Pierre, SD 57501 605-223-2005 that go into the project before I ever even touch a piece of metal. None of my pieces are scanned and cutout by a computer, I www.kubota.com think that is what makes them a little more Optional equipment may be shown. special than some of the ‘cookie cutter-type

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Joe Painter and his family have utilized the branding crew for over twenty years. Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father Paul instigated the organization of the very first one over two decades ago.

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ate Gress, a senior at Harding County (SD) High School filled the position of “branding crew boss” for three years before stepping down to let another local young man, Steven Koch, step into the role for the 2013 branding season. “I’d line up all the brandings and get the times ready for everyone. Then I’d line up the crew and drive them there,” said Gress. The Ludlow, SD, ranch kid said that local students from seventh grade on up to seniors – and a few who are out of high school and home from college for the summer – travel to ranches in an approximately 60 mile radius around Buffalo, SD, to provide labor for local ranchers on branding day. “Most of the time we probably average about 200-300 head of calves per day but we’ve done as many as 800 in a day,” said Gress who explained that they usually wrestle the calves in a pen. Gress added that he tried to get “bigger kids” for the ranches that he knew would have bigger calves. Gress said the circle the crew travels seems to get bigger every year. The kids attend brandings into North Dakota where most of the operations are “rope and drag.”

people too. I learned about negotiating because some of the ranchers didn’t like the way we did things or they’d complain if we were already booked for the day they wanted.” Gress also said that he advertised the crew in the newspaper a couple of times which seemed to ramp up business. “About every night, I’d come home from school and listen to the answering machine and have to return calls and schedule a few more brandings.” He said his folks were pleased that he had taken the responsibility to handle the crew for several years and knew that most of the brandings included a lot of fun along with the work. “I have been around cows and calves my whole life. When I first started doing it I was a sixth grader and I was a little timid, those calves were a lot bigger than me but I knew that I couldn’t get hurt too bad.” Gress added that finding a big enough crew has become an increasing challenge as kids become more busy with sports and other activities but he hopes Steven Koch, the newest crew boss will find success in securing enough students to continue the tradition. “The crew has been a great help to us,” said Laurie Goehring, Buffalo, SD. “We have really appreciated them. They have

been coming here for years. They are always on time. I have nothing but good things to say about them.” Goehring said that the crew boss responsibilities are an honor passed down year to year to the next capable youngster who is willing and able to organize branding dates, gather a crew and ensure that the kids show up on time, work hard and respect the cattle and people at each operation. “Those brandings used to get wild, I could tell you a lot of good stories about the crew back in those days,” she laughed, recalling the first bunch of local kids, led by Casey and Thad Olson, who helped her dad Paul Painter brand over 20 years ago. She and her husband Terry have also utilized the crew for many years. Casey Olson’s memories of those first brandings are similar. “Paul Painter approached my dad when I was a sophomore I suppose, and wondered if he would mind if we came and branded at his place,” Olson recalled. “I guess that put me and my brother Thad, a freshman at the time, in charge of it.” Olson said Painter asked him to gather any other kids who would be willing to help, and this was the first time someone had put a crew of kids together that weren’t nec-

“We go to brandings any day, not just weekends,” said Gress who added that the school track coach gets a little frustrated when he takes the track kids to a branding. He said that they usually ask for $50 a day for around 200 head of calves and will raise the price a bit for bigger numbers. The high school crew expects a meal too. “We always wanted to have dinner but nobody ever complained about that,” Tate said. He explained that most ranchers pay each laborer individually but sometimes he would get one check and then divvy it up amongst the crew members. The eldest of three children, Tate is learning life skills and a work ethic that would make many employers drool. “Cole Stevenson ran it before me and he taught me a lot about it. He said to make sure you get there on time and to respect Tate Gress and Whit Brown have learned to handle calves easily after working on the branding crew for several years. A publication of Tri-State Livestock News and Farmer & Rancher Exchange

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essarily their neighbors. “Of course Painters’ neighbors were there to help too but he needed a few extra hands – he had a lot of cattle.”

er, dragging the rope under a horse’s tail to try and get someone bucked off. Those horses were pretty bullet proof when we were done, they were tired and they’d been “Paul Painter was one of the greatest exposed to just about everything.” guys I ever knew,” Olson shared that he Olson remembers one of his friends ridwas a ‘great cowboy’ with a ‘heck of a tem- ing a colt when the nervous horse bucked per’ but someone with a great sense of hu- and the rider eventually bailed off. “That mor who always had time for everyone and horse kicked out with both feet as he was almost always had a smile on his face. falling and caught him right in the knees. “We had a little mix of everyone, ranch We just dragged him over against the fence, kids, town kids, everyone,” Olson said. “In threw some sacks of ice on his knees and those days even the town kids had usu- went on with the branding,” Olson said. ally spent time helping a rancher lamb or He recalled another time when a colt ran

away with Darren Gress, one of the crew members, and headed for a trailer with the door open. “Darren leaned ahead to try and get under it but the top of the trailer caught him right on the head and tore him up pretty good. It would have killed a normal person.” Olson said once in a while the crew members would bring their own colt to ride, knowing it was great experience for the horse. “We all learned a lot about horses through those years.” Rex Burghduff, who Olson called ‘an encyclopedia of horse training tips’ attended Painters’ branding

calve or worked on a shearing crew, most of them were good hands.” Olson recalls that Tate Gress’s dad and uncle, Dustin and Darren Gress were two of his reliable crew members. Olson said he and the rest of the crew members were paid for each branding, probably $20 or $25 per day. “A pretty good amount of money for having that much fun,” and he added that he enjoyed it so much that he would have done it for nothing. “That was a different community than home so I got to know a whole bunch of new people, some folks that were really good horse trainers who taught us a lot about horses and handling cattle, and that in itself was really valuable,” said Olson. Olson explained that Painters always provided horses for the crew to ride. “That first year most of us had a good old horse to ride. Painters always had pretty good saddle horses.” But the next year Paul Painter decided he’d utilize the crew a little more, and had young colts ready for each crew member to ride. “The colts probably had about 30 days riding on them,” Olson recalled. He said that Joe Painter, Paul’s son, would use the colts for calving to put some miles on them but most of them hadn’t been roped on or been around tight quarters like a branding pen. “I learned a lot about horses from that experience,” Olson laughed, adding that he hadn’t roped very much until that point, but that he had roped and drug a lot of calves by his senior year. “There were a lot of pretty good wrecks,” Olson remembers. “Of course being kids we were always playing tricks on each oth44 • Ag Pride 2013

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“It seemed like there was always another natural leader ready to take the reins as the next ‘crew boss.’ It just got passed down to another ‘A personality’ each year, someone who wanted the responsibility, and it has always been a smooth transition

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(left) Terry and his wife Cindy reside in Greybull, Wyoming, on Woodacres. Terry's first major woodworking project was the construction of his own home, and today he makes his custom pieces of furniture in his shop on the place. (center) Many of Terry’s pieces feature tops that have a natural edge on one or all sides. He said that in general, working with crooked and uneven pieces of wood is a challenge, but he enjoys working to join them perfectly into a quality piece of furniture. (right) Terry working on a wardrobe set in his shop. (right, opposite page) The most common pieces of furniture Terry constructs are coffee and end tables. He prefers to work with a combination of Walnut and Rocky Mountain Juniper, and typically has multiple pieces for sale at any given time in businesses across Wyoming’s Bighorn Basin. This particular set of coffee and end tables is made of cedar with antler handles.

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I thought about that. Then I went to Casper and bought the wood working tools I knew I needed after working at Kustom King, and from there it has just grown and grown,” said Terry. Today, Terry stays busy making custom pieces for individuals, andMANUFACTURED to display and HOUSI LEADER SINCE 19 sell at various stores in Wyoming’s Big Horn Basin, relying on word of mouth to advertise his trade. “I get a lot of people who want me to MANUFACTURED HOUSING make regular, contemporary pieces of furniLEADER SINCE 1920 ture, which I can do. But, I much prefer to build unique, one-of-a-kind pieces that are well designed and take a piece of wood that is maybe old and gnarly and doesn’t appear to have much good in it and turn it into something really nice,” explained Terry, adding he uses a mix of walnut and Rocky Mountain juniper, or cedar, for his furniture. He also noted that one of the early learning curves he had to overcome with his preferred medium of juniper for legs, handles and access pieces was figuring out how to take different, crooked pieces of wood and join them to get the perfect fit. “I finally figured out a jig for table legs that will hold the material so I can cut the top and bottom and have them be the same plane. That took quite a while to learn, but I have it down pretty good now,” commented Terry with a chuckle. In addition to finding and cutting the right piece of wood for a project, Terry also enjoys incorporating other natural finds, such as antlers or even old fenceposts, into something new, and said that is one way a customer can add something off their operation into their home if they want to. “It’s pretty neat to have the opportunity to add a piece of an old ranch into a new

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piece of furniture for that ranching family,” he added. Working with customers to design and execute the perfect piece is another aspect of the job Terry enjoys. Another favorite component is the ability to use his skills to give back to his community. “I have helped some local charities earn money, and I’m proud of that. We have the Hands Across the Saddle annual fundraiser that gives money to people in the Bighorn Basin that have medical or financial problems – something like a fire. I’ve helped them the last three years, and they’ve earned about $7,000 off my pieces. “Cindy also works at the Bighorn County Library in Basin, and they have a fundraiser for their endowment that is a three-to-one match from the state. The library raffled a sofa table for that and it brought $1,900 at auction, and $5,700 after the match. Those contributions are very rewarding for me. I don’t make anything, but it’s a different kind of return when you can help other causes,” said Terry. Of all the pieces he’s designed and made over the years, Terry’s favorites are those made for his children, including a walnut hutch made for his daughter Sarah on her wedding day, and an oak hutch for is stepson, Michael Rufsvold, following his wedding. “The other thing I really love is when people know and appreciate how much time and work went into a piece. That’s very rewarding, and worth making a little less over selling it to someone who just had money but no care or appreciation for what they bought,” commented Terry. Going forward Terry plans to continue doing what he loves, from scouting for new material, to designing and building a piece from that material, to selling or donating it to worthy causes that will enjoy and use it for years to come. •

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An Ancient Trade Maintained Bob Svangstu still building wooden wheels By Loretta Sorensen

one-chilling North Dakota winters in Crosby don’t rank toward the top of Bob Svangstu’s list of favorite things, but they do draw him to his shop to spend time at what’s become a favorite task: making wooden wheels.

The wheelwright craft is the oldest known to man, dating back to prehistoric times. Spoked wooden wheels originated in the early 17th century. The art of creating “dished wheels,” which are shaped like a saucer with the hollow side facing outward, is the only significant change in wooden wheel design since those early days. The dished design included spokes driv50 • Ag Pride 2013

en into the hub at an angle so the lowest spoke stood perpendicularly to the load and the upper part of the wheel sloped away from the vehicle. Dishing enabled the body of the vehicle to be wider at the top than at the floor, helping the wheel withstand the lateral thrust of the axle caused by the action of the animals pulling it. Svangstu’s love for the wheelwright business began with his childhood exposure to horse-drawn vehicles. “I’ve always had an interest in driving horses,” Svangstu said. “When I was young, my brother and I gathered up old buggies and wagons but we never did much with them. I had a friend who went to a wheelwright school in Montana to learn the trade. Twelve years ago I decided to take the training, too.” Carving out a wheel starts with creation of what’s known as a nave or hub, which goes at the center of the wheel and connects the wheel to a horse-drawn vehicle.

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(opposite page) Bob Svangtsu (right) and his wheelwright friend Dale Sparks cool the iron rim they just heated to set on a newly made wheel. (above) Bob uses a wide variety of tools to make and repair wheels in the shop on his farm.

Hubs are typically made from well-aged oak or elm. Elm has strong cross-grained fibers which help keep the hub from splitting under strain. Svangstu makes smaller hubs and could order larger ones from Amish wheel makers if necessary. He also orders Amish spokes and felloes, which are almost entirely shaped from hickory. “Hickory has more spring in it than oak,” Svangstu says. “When you’re driving a vehicle like a buggy, if you hit a rock on the road you want that spoke to give a little bit. Sometimes oak is used for felloes, but not often.” A myriad of tools is used to create wheels. Mortise bits are used to create square holes in the hub where the spokes fit. In early years, spokes were shaped with an axe, saw and spoke shave so they would provide the maximum amount of strength with a minimum amount of weight. Now a milling machine is used to make both the dowel round ends called tenons and the square ends that fit into the hub. Fellies are the rounded pieces of wood that form the outside of the wheel. Different types of wood are used to make fellies, including ash, elm, oak and hickory. The pieces can be cut out of a sheet of wood with a bandsaw or cut in straight pieces and soaked and shaped in a form. The fellies Svangtsu uses are steam bent. Holes are bored into the fellies so spokes can be fastened to them. “It takes four or five days to make four wheels,” Svangstu says. “I use a drill press and make most of the other pieces of equipment I need for the job. The main hand tool I use in making wheels is a traveler. It

measures the circumference of the wheel. You can’t use a straight ruler to measure wheels. It has to be a tool that rolls around the outside of the wheel.” Tenon cutters help create the exact shape necessary to fitting spokes to fellies. Once spokes are fitted into the hub and into fellies, there’s one final step to set the tires. “The iron rim that goes around the outside of the wheel has to be just slightly smaller than the wheel so it fits tightly on the wheel when the iron tire cools,” Svangstu said. “The rim has to be heated to just the right temperature to be fitted. If you heat it too much, it will warp the rim and it won’t fit right. If it’s not heated enough, it won’t be tight on the wheel.” In years gone by, cobs were often used in the fire that heated rims because they quickly come to a high temperature when they burn. Svangstu, who doesn’t have corn crops in his neighborhood, uses lumber to make a fire. “For the most part we use scrap wood to build a fire on the ground,” Svangstu says. “You lay the rim down in the fire and check it every so often to gauge whether or not it’s hot enough. You don’t want it to be red hot. That’s too much. Old timers used to say if an oak stick rubbed against it felt like it was greased, then the rim was hot enough. If the stick dragged still, the rim should be hotter.” Once the rim reaches the desired heat, tongs are used to remove it from the fire and wrestle it onto the tire. “We fasten the wheel down and sometimes you have to give the rim a tap to get

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it on the wheel,” Svangstu says. “The rim will be hot enough that the wooden fellie smokes as the rim cools down and tightens onto the wheel.” Many of Svangstu’s customers use their horses and buggies or carts for show in pleasure classes. If someone wants rubber on the wheels, he first puts roll channel iron onto the wheel backwards so the rubber fits into the channel iron. He partnered with a friend on a machine used for that. Svangstu’s wheelwright business doesn’t have him going in circles by any means. Many customers come from the area surrounding his northwestern North Dakota home, but he’s also completed work on wooden wheels for customers in South Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana. He doesn’t see a growing demand for wooden wheels, but he does see a declining number of wheelwrights, which puts the odds in his favor. “I’m one of about 100 members of the Western Canadian Wheelwright Association,” Svangstu said. “Not all members work on wheels. I don’t foresee any large demand for wooden wheels or wheelwrights. Sometimes when people learn I’m a wheelwright they chuckle and ask if there’s a big call for that kind of work,” Svangstu added. “There’s no huge demand for it, but there’s always a certain number of people looking to have that kind of work done. It keeps me busy in winter and it’s something I’ve grown to enjoy.” •

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ri-State Livestock News and Farmer & Rancher Exchange are bringing back an old element to the Ag Pride publication. The last “Women in Ag” special section was published by Tri-State Livestock News in 2001 and was incorporated into Ag Pride for a couple years following that, however it has not been seen for many years in this publication. In an effort to bring the women in ag feature back into focus, Tri-State Livestock News and Farmer & Rancher Exchange have created the “Diamonds in the Dirt.” This section will annually feature strong, hardworking, determined women from across the region who are still involved in an ag-related field. These women are leaders by their own right and are deserving of the “diamond” label as they have shined through being polished and buffed by working most of their lives in the “dirt” of agriculture. A publication of Tri-State Livestock News and Farmer & Rancher Exchange

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Jessie Hotchkiss This Cowboy’s a Wom a n By Jan Swan Wood

anching traditionally has had multiple generations on ranches, keeping the ranch going and raising families on the land being important objectives. The younger generation that stays to help and carry on the ranch brings new ideas, energy and strength to the operation. When one thinks of that young person, often a young man comes to mind.

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In the case of the Hotchkiss ranch in the Slim Buttes of northwestern South Dakota, the cowboy staying on the ranch fulltime is a young woman. Jessie Hotchkiss, 25, has never wanted to be anywhere else. Growing up 65 miles north of Newell, SD and about nine miles south of Reva, SD, she knew from childhood that she was where she always wanted to be. After finishing the sixth grade in the country school nearby, she was home schooled thereafter, much to her relief. Somehow, with her life centered around horses and cattle, she just never felt very comfortable in school. Home-schooling afforded her the time to help on the ranch as well. Jessie and her older brother Ty, 27, grew up working alongside their folks, Dan and Sandy, Uncle Marc and Aunt Jill Hotchkiss, and with her grandparents Howard and June Hotchkiss on the ranch. Family ties are important and this tightly knit family is a shining example of how to work together in love and respect. The loss of Howard several years ago was a hard blow and he is missed every day by Jessie. The Slim Buttes are an Lshaped, rough set of ridges and buttes that extend for miles – the Hotchkiss ranch lies on the northern side of them, on the eastern end. Excellent grass, with brush and timber, makes it a cowman’s paradise. The weather is a bit more temperate in the Buttes

and typically, there’s a little more rain than in the surrounding country. The terrain is varied, with meadows, hills, deep draws, pine clad ridges and pinnacles that thrust straight up toward the sky. Saddle horses are a necessity and good dogs make handling cattle easier. “I never wanted to do anything else,” Jessie says. “I love everything about it and I’m happiest when I’m around cattle and horses.” Her ranch work isn’t restricted to just what she does from a horse, as this capable woman runs the haying equipment, fences, and whatever else needs done on the ranch. It’s all part of the life, with no one part more or less important than another. Good horses, used for caring for the cows, add a great deal of satisfaction to Jessie’s day-to-day work. She enjoys seeing the new foals arrive every spring, and looks forward to them becoming a using horse on the ranch. Feeling a young horse progress toward a finished ranch horse thrills her, and the many miles on the ranch makes that transition quite seamless for the youngsters. She admires the bridle horse tradition of riding and has worked with some good bridle horse people, such as Dwight Hill of Idaho, who she runs some horses with. “One of my goals is to get a horse straight up in the bridle,” Jessie said. Her desire to learn and improve her horse-

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manship works well with her love of seeing the country from the back of a horse. The cow dogs on the ranch are also an important part of Jessie’s life. “I love it when the dogs actually work like they’re supposed to,” she says, laughing. With 11 dogs total, keeping them all busy and listening would be a test of patience, but Jessie takes it in stride. The dogs are homebred Hanging Tree/Border Collie cross and have a lot of grit and try. The dogs travel well and get over the country alongside her saddle horses with ease. She uses them to get to places it’s hard to get to with a horse, thus the dogs save her many miles when gathering and moving cattle. Spring seems to be Jessie’s favorite season and she says, “I get excited for calving season every year. When that first baby hits the ground I’m so happy.” She goes on to say, “I love calving out heifers and seeing the miracle every time one of them calves and knows exactly what to do.” Besides getting joy from watching the calves and colts playing, she is very interested in the genetics of the cow herd. “It’s fun to see how each generation improves. Our heifers are so nice this year,” she said, adding, “they’re gentle and nice to handle and really good mothers.” “Jessie always knows each cow and can see one over on a ridge and tell which one it is,” said Sandy, Jessie’s mother. With the good comes the bad though, and Jessie says, “Losing a critter really bothers me. Whether it’s a cow or a horse, it’s hard. You take care of them and it’s hard if they die.” It’s all part of the life

though, and she just pulls her hat down and goes on. Following calving season is branding season. Jessie says, “I love branding time. Fall works are good, but branding is best.” Seeing the cows and calves all gathered together is satisfying, plus the gathering of the neighbors and friends is a highlight of the year. “Seeing everyone and roping are the best parts. I do like to rope,” she said with a shy grin. Besides her strong family influence throughout her life, Jessie credits neighbors who have influenced her greatly, such as Connie Weishaar, a ranch woman who lives north of them. “Connie is just a wonderful person and has always been so good to me,” Jessie said. She also acknowledges that she has a lot of “uncles” who she’s not related to by blood. “I couldn’t have grown up in a better community.” The ranch and cowboy life isn’t for every woman, and Jessie knows that. “You have to be willing to work hard and never give up if that’s what you want to do,” Jessie explained. “Some of it’s not very glamorous, that’s for sure. Being arm deep in a cow and covered from head to toe isn’t that great, but it’s all part of the life.” The positives of the life far outweigh the negatives where Jessie is concerned. “The sense of accomplishment after getting a couple thousand little bales put up and stacked is wonderful,” says Jessie. Jessie doesn’t have a very large peer group or many woman friends her age. Most young women aren’t as interested in being on the ranch full-time and being so far from town. Many can do it, but it’s not what they live and breath. Jessie would

prefer to never go to town at all, but if she does her favorite stop in town is the sale barn. Her favorite “jewelry” may be a nice wild rag with a pretty, engraved silver scarf slide, a good hat, or a new piece of equipment for her horses. “I have a weakness for nice gear,” she says with a smile. The cowboy life isn’t the life for every young person, and cowboy women are far outnumbered by the men. In Jessie’s case, it’s absolutely the only thing she’s ever wanted to do, so where she is, is exactly right for her. She’s a good hand and a fine person – the Hotchkiss ranch and the region are blessed to have her there. •

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Yvonne Hollenbeck heri tage is her inspirati o n

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ward winning poet Yvonne Hollenbeck is very modest when it comes to her talents. “I don’t like to brag,” she says, “awards don’t get you jobs.” She was named Top Poet in 2005 by the Academy of Western Artists, and Top Female Poet by the Western Music Association for 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010.

Yvonne is a native of Gordon, Nebraska, and grew up living the ranch life on the prairie. Her great-grandparents were sod house pioneers. “My dad was a wheat farmer and never raised livestock, however, all my uncles and grandfathers did so I was accustomed to cattle and horses but it was not until I was grown and married that I got the full introduction.” Yvonne describes, “fortunately, I was not a city gal, so living in isolation, raising a garden and canning, using a clothesline – my favorite appliance – and living the lifestyle of a country gal was something I was comfortable with.” She learned to quilt and write poetry from her grandmother who was herself a talented artist. Her father was champion fiddler Harry Hanson. Yvonne grew up in an environment that nurtured her talents as an artist, song writer, musician and poet. She describes her early start to writing, “I always wrote little poems growing up, I was a closet poet. I took a photography class one year and the teacher found out I wrote poems, it was she that published my first poem. I write and perform poetry about my life as a South Dakota cattlewoman and enjoy sharing tidbits about the life through

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my poetry. I also try to promote beef in my presentation. It is amazing how little folks know about where their beef comes from when you get away from this area.” As cowboy poetry became more popular Yvonne continued to write more and more and did a little poetry gathering in Valentine, NE. Poet Bill Lowman heard her, invited her to a poetry gathering in Medora, ND and her career took off from there. “It’s word of mouth, it’s what you do that gets you invited to more and more gatherings.” Yvonne now calls Clearfield, South Dakota home, and continues to live the ranch lifestyle with her husband, champion calf roper, Glen Hollenbeck. Together they raise Angus cattle on their third generation family ranch. Yvonne proudly describes the Hollenbeck operation, “My husband, Glen, was born and raised here on the ranch where we live. The ranch was always home to fine Hereford cattle until about the time we took over and we started breeding the cows to Angus bulls. Now all of our cattle are primarily Angus. The ranch has always raised its own replacement heifers and for approximately 50 years have bred the heifers to Longhorn or Correinte bulls and have enjoyed the fact that you never have to pull a calf unless it has a leg back, tail first or something like that. They are virtually trouble free when calving, then we wean the calves early and use them for roping calves and the heifer continues to develop into a good cow and rebreeds easily. Incidentally, my husband is a tie-down calf roper and oftentimes puts on calf rop-

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Brooke Braskamp

her love of h o r s e s t u r n e d i nt o a c a r e e r By Amanda Radke

rooke (Newbold) Braskamp, DVM, has a passion for the equine species. A veterinarian at Twin Lakes Animal Clinic in Madison, South Dakota, Braskamp specializes in both small animals and horses. Her love of horses translates to high-quality care of horses in her professional life.

She grew up on a cattle ranch near White River, SD and started riding horses at age five. She fell in love with horses and her youth was spent competing in 4-H and high school rodeos. As a freshman at South Dakota State University (SDSU), she competed on the collegiate rodeo team. While at SDSU, she focused on her studies and earned her way into vet school. In 1998, she attended Iowa State University, where she spent four years studying her trade. An internship at Wisconsin Equine Clinic and Hospital in Oconomowoc, WI, helped hone her skills with horses. The internship turned into a three-year position as an associate. The clinic is one of the largest and most respected equine practices in the nation, specializing in horses, so Braskamp had the opportunity to work on all breeds of horses – even Olympic-level jumping horses. “This was my first chance to work with a wide range of horses,” she said. “I appreciated the opportunity to work on more than just the Quarter Horses and work horses that I was used to being around back home.” During her time in school and in Wisconsin, Braskamp sharpened her skills in preventative care, lameness treatments, eye examinations, surgeries,

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emergency care and dentistry. She expanded her skill set by spending some time in equine veterinary clinics in Oklahoma, Michigan, Arizona and Colorado, where she was offered advanced training in these areas. At Twin Lakes Animal Clinic she enjoys her small animal preventative care and surgeries, but she is hoping to expand her equine practice and do more artificial insemination and dentistry on horses. “We do a lot of performance floats and geriatric work for any horses in their late 20s and 30s,” she said. “We try to balance their mouths, so they can keep up their nutrition and make it more efficient for the horses to eat. I also advise people how to feed their performance horse for optimal performance or to better care for their geriatric horses.” Although she spends two days a week in the clinic, most of her work is done at her own place or traveling to the client. Currently, she travels up to 60 miles away for clients, but she would travel further, if there was the need. “Although sometimes folks don’t think equine dentistry is necessary, we can really help the horses quickly and make a big difference for them,” she explained. “Horses need to have their teeth floated every year, and a lot of people don’t realize that. The horses that need their teeth fixed the most are those under five years old. Their baby teeth are falling out, and their adult teeth

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are coming in. Those horses are changing a lot during this time. I recommend getting those younger horses checked out every six months. If a horse gets thin or run down, it might be because of their teeth, so keep that in mind. Older horses need to have their teeth floated each year. The teeth of a horse naturally get sharp edges as they eat, so we try to balance their mouth, so their teeth can wear in a balanced way. It’s just as important as having a horse’s feet trimmed. It’s part of the routine stuff that needs to be done to maintain a horse.” Braskamp explained that she uses the least invasive method for the dentistry work, so the experience is pleasant for both the horse and the owner. “We can do a better job with the better sedation we have available today. Plus, we can look and see exactly what is going on. If people haven’t been trained how to perform a correct dental, it might be an unpleasant experience. With newer methods, we can really take a good look at the horse’s mouth and quickly identify and correct potential problems.” With Braskamp’s skill set, she could easily practice veterinary medicine anywhere she chooses, but South Dakota is lucky to have Braskamp call this state home. The move to Madison was fueled by family living near. Braskamp’s husband, Corey, has family in the area, and they are involved in the family operation. Corey works as an electrician at Dakota State University. The pair met competing in high school rodeo together, and today, they maintain 16 horses at their place. “We moved back to my husband’s hometown in 2006,” she said. “We live

on the family farm where he grew up. We mainly came back to be close to our family. We have a great love of South Dakota and the family-feel that this state has. It was a great opportunity to start working at Twin Lakes Animal Clinic, and I have worked really hard to expand the equine horse work we do at the clinic. Family is certainly an important part of Braskamp’s life. They have four children: Brayden, 7, Tyan, 5, Livya, 3, and Lane, 1. She hopes that one day her children will have the same passion for horses that she and her husband have. They work hard to instill a love of agriculture in their children. In addition to the horses, they also keep a few chickens and lambs around, as well as putting up some hay – all projects the kids can get involved in. Braskamp also takes time to be active in the community. In addition to hauling her kids to all of their extracurricular activities, she is involved in a Women’s Bible Study that meets once a week. Without a doubt, balancing a career, marriage, kids and all the extras can take a toll, but Braskamp has achieved success balancing it all. “When I first graduated, there weren’t as many women veterinarians, but today, there are more female equine veterinarians in the field,” she admitted. “When I first graduated, I was very young and a woman, and for some people that was difficult for people to understand. I credit a lot to growing up with three brothers in a ranch community, so I understand how things work. For some people, I had to earn their respect through time. You definitely have to be comfortable with the horses and be

able to read them, as well as communicate with the owner to try to help them figure out a way to fix their horse. For me, it’s also important to keep up with new treatments and new ideas as people and the industry changes. I have to adapt and keep up, so I can offer my patients the best care possible.” Her advice for others considering this field is to really explore the options through job shadowing and internships. “Be sure that this is the area you want to work in. It’s a lot of hard work. It takes a lot of schooling. It’s not a glamorous job. It’s physically demanding. It’s not the ideal job when you’re trying to have kids. My advice is to get as much experience as you can to make sure that it’s what you want to do, especially if the individual is interested in being a veterinarian. Get the most experience you can in that field. Have a hard work ethic. Be persistent and keep trying.” As for Braskamp’s love of horses – it only strengthens with time. “It helps that I grew up with horses and have been around them my whole life,” she said. “I know how much these animals mean to the owner, and I can connect with them that way. We definitely have some great horses in South Dakota, and I’m happy to be able to work with great people, too.” • To contact Braskamp for animal health care, horse owners can call 605-256-0123 at Twin Lakes Animal Clinic, Madison, SD.

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Kaycee Orr-Hoffman

hats are her busin e s s By loretta sorensen

t’s not possible to know just when the first animal skin became the world’s first “hat.” Styles have come a long way since those ancient times, but people still love the look, style and feel of personalized head gear. That desire for quality and individuality is what drives Kaycee Orr-Hoffman’s Bar None Hat Company in Thedford, Nebraska. She’s not the first one in her family to get wrapped up in a hattery business.

“My aunt, Susie Orr, owned and operated Greeley Hat works in Greeley for many years,” Kaycee says. “Another aunt, Coleen Orr, owns and operates Cowboy Up Hatters in Denver. My specialty is top quality beaver and beaver blend hats. She makes each hat one at a time.” In past decades, when both men and women routinely donned headgear, hatters or milliners were plentiful. Now Kaycee is one of a handful found in the U.S. “It’s a fun trade,” Kaycee says. “But having a mentor to help you learn hat-making skills is definitely helpful. A lot of hat makers are very careful not to share their trade secrets, so it isn’t easy to get into the business.” Creating high quality hats begins with the proper equipment, which isn’t easily acquired either. The wooden conformateur Kaycee uses to measure customer’s heads to ensure the best possible fit, was made in the 1800s. She places the conformateur on the client’s head then places a sheet inside it. The con-

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formateur stamps the sheet with the client’s head shape. “It’s a very rare item,” Kaycee said. “Most of my equipment is considered antique.” Kaycee uses the pattern created by the conformateur to select the proper wooden blocks (marked with specific sizes i.e. 7 3/4”) to identify the customer’s size and head shape. Common head shapes are long oval and round oval. “Once in a while you’ll have a customer with a very round head,” Kaycee says. “Or perhaps some kind of accident caused a head shape variation. Once I know the head shape, I select a wood block used for shaping and a felt hat blank based on the desired color and quality. I then begin steaming and molding the felt to create the hat.” Each of Kaycee’s hats are carefully constructed to the person’s head shape and hand creased to fit the customers face shape, personality, occupation, and geographic location. “A custom made hat is really an artifact of the person who wears it,” Kaycee says. “Crowns and brims can be adjusted to any size or shape. Customers also select the type of hat band they want. The most com-

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mon bands are buckle sets or traditional ribbon bands. The sky is really the limit with design.” Although she would be happy to design a woman’s hat, most of Kaycee’s current customers are men connected to the cattle industry.

of a combination of rabbit and beaver fur. The highest quality hat I offer is 100 percent beaver fur. It holds its shape and has a very nice feel, a velvety feel. There are several colors to choose from, including black, which is most often requested. Silverbelly and natural are also popular.”

“I haven’t seen as much demand for custom made women’s hats,” she noted.

Kaycee also specializes in renovations, making old hats look new.

Kaycee customized her business when she began her hattery in 2003. The Bar None brand is the Orr’s family cattle brand that dates back to the 1800s in Colorado.

“It’s often that favorite hat wives won’t let guys wear due to the dirt build up or a hat that simply needs a deep scrubbing,” Kaycee says. “Most hats can be renovated and look brand new. Sometimes marks such as alcohol, sugar based liquids, manure, and blood can be difficult to remove. If it’s your favorite hat it’s worth a try.”

“The brand was a mark of excellence to several cattlemen around the nation,” Kaycee says. “The homestead ranch is in Granby (CO), home of several award winning Hereford cattle from National Western Stock Show, Kansas City Royal, Arizona Nationals, Fort Worth Stock Show, and more. My family has been raising and showing cattle since 1920.” The Bar None trademark was complemented by the color purple, signifying the color of a champion. Kaycee has incorporated the purple color into her hat liners not only to carry on the family ranch history, but also to signify that each hat is of top quality. Kaycee offers a variety of products and services. Each custom hat is unique to the client so the price varies depending on desired product quality. “Most of the felt available is made of rabbit fur,” Kaycee says. “Felt is also made

Hat prices vary according to felt quality and hat band accessories, etc. All Bar None hats are lined with purple silk, Kaycee’s trademark. Prices range from $375 to $700 and up.

goes into making a hat. I also sand down the felt to give it an even smoother feel. On average it takes about 15 hours to create a hat.” Obtaining the grosgrain ribbon necessary for making hatbands can be challenging. Since the product isn’t widely used, supplies are sometimes obscure and limited. Getting the word out about her products has also put Kaycee to the test. “I built my business the old fashioned way by pounding the pavement and word of mouth,” Kaycee says. “The hat business overall has suffered in recent years with the evolution of the ball cap. Still, there are people who want something unique to themselves. That’s what I do at Bar None.” •

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“Customer service is one of the hallmarks of my hattery,” Kaycee says. “There’s a bit of perfectionism in me. That’s important when you’re trying to create a unique artifact for someone. It takes plenty of patience to do all the steaming and cooling that

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Amanda Richardson

no t yo ur typi cal boo tma k e r By Jan Swan Wood

he shop is located west of Interstate 90 just south of Sturgis, South Dakota. Machines hum as one enters, and accompanies the smells of leather and glue. All is what one would anticipate when entering a boot repair business, but the person operating the machine isn’t. Tall, willowy, pretty and young, the woman who operates Ace High Custom Boots and Repairs isn’t exactly what folks might imagine a boot repair shop owner to look like. Amanda Richardson opened her business in January of 2012 when she bought the equipment and supplies from Jim Birdsall, Rapid City, SD. After moving the equipment and getting it all set up, Richardson worked with Birdsall for about two months, being trained on the equipment, how to build boots, and how to repair others. Through word of mouth, rodeos and Facebook, her business has grown rapidly and she’s extremely busy. Repairing boots is her bread and butter, though she really enjoys building custom boots. “I’d like to get back to building boots, but I’m so busy with repairs I don’t have the time,” says Richardson. “I really want to though, so hopefully I’ll get to where I can again.” Repairing all the different brands of boots has been very enlightening for Richardson, and the quality of some rather expensive boots is poor from her standpoint. Once she realized that she wasn’t going to have time to build custom boots, she start-

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ed searching for a brand of boot that she could carry for customers. With the quality issues of so many brands, she had about given up when she came upon a boot that was so well made that she wanted to be a dealer. Honcho Boots are made in El Paso, TX and have the quality and craftsmanship that she can be proud to represent. With the closest dealer in Mandan, ND, Amanda can offer the Honcho boots on a custom order basis, with all the measurements and features available. She stocks a few basic sizes and styles, and the workmanship of the boots is superb, with quality leather and stitching. The boots in stock are usually horsehide or mule hide as she is so impressed with how that leather can be maintained. Tearing down a pair of boots for repair is a real eye-opener. Some brands of boots don’t have matching shanks, some shanks are plastic, and some boots have canvas instead of leather for the lining. Many are pegged with plastic pegs or nails, which break or deteriorate quickly. The deplorable workmanship can be improved upon greatly by Richardson’s meticulous attention to detail, making the boots better by being repaired. “I’d like to have some help in the shop, but I’m very picky about how I want things

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done,” says Richardson. Every boot is repaired on a last, therefore maintaining the original size of the boot for the customer. “I make sure I match the stitches to the holes when I resole, too. It weakens the welt if you don’t.” “I prefer to put a full half sole on when I resole. I like how it looks and I think it’s just a better sole,” says Richardson. “Jack Hoffstetter from Newell (South Dakota) taught me how to put one on.” The full half sole extends all the way from the toe to the heel of the boot. Replacement soles can be Neolite, grippy or slick, or leather. It’s not a quick process, but worth the time and myriad steps to accomplish. She can also patch boots that have a tear or hole worn in them. She rebuilds a lot of heels on boots and can put a spur ledge on a boot that doesn’t have one. Richardson also is very careful to balance the heels on the boots so that they are even and land flat. When a boot is worn for hours at a time, the smallest difference can put undue strain on knees, hips and back for the wearer. “I’ve started working with a chiropractor in Sturgis to do “corrective shoeing” on customers footwear. Just like on a horse, the right ‘shoeing’ is very important,” says Amanda. The hardest boots to repair are the ones she built herself or other very good quality handmade boots. “They’re built so well that they don’t come apart easily,” she says. Her broad customer base includes ranchers, horse trainers, barrel racers, business people, and rodeo hands. “I seem to repair a lot of boots for saddle bronc

riders,” she says, smiling, “They seem to be awfully hard on their boots.” Her customers mostly come from South Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, Wyoming, and California, with boots either being dropped off at the shop, her drop-off points or shipped to her. Richardson uses the social media venue of Facebook to stay in touch with her customers and has a “Tip of the Week” to share with her customers and Facebook friends. She will show a problem with a boot or how to tell a quality boot from a poor one, plus has care tips. “Most people just don’t spend much time taking care of their boots. A lot of the repairs are due to poor care,” says Richardson. “Boots need to be kept clean. If they get muddy, clean them up and put some leather conditioner on them. The welts especially need to be cleaned and conditioned or it eats the stitching.” “Boots also need to rest,” says Amanda. “Give them a day off to dry out and for the leather to recover.” “When the sole gets bad, get them repaired. The dirt and moisture are hard on the inside of the boot,” she explains. When a pair of boots are done being repaired, Richardson carefully treats the leather with conditioner and shines them up. Boots ready to pick up undoubtedly look better than they’ve looked since they came out of the box. It’s a point of pride for Amanda to have them look that way for the customer. The Ace High answering machine says that she is open Monday through Sunday, so there isn’t much time to play for Rich-

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