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Steve Harris has been braiding rawhide horse gear since the winter of 1993. He takes great care to build pieces which are functional and artistic. His gear is in the hands of collectors and on the horses of buckaroos.
Steve makes collectable bridle and rein sets. Mounted with fine silver and sometimes a beautiful bit, these sets are heirloom quality pieces which retain their buckaroo working gear origins. Ranch ropings and traditional Rodeos are an important part of Steves business. He attends several shows each year where he sells his products, swaps ideas with other braiders and talks with folks about the Hackamore Tradition. His shows are listed at the bottom of this page. When summer comes, Steve is often gone on sabbatical; cowboying here or there in the ION or the Coastal Mountains Steve Harris believes in the Value of Quality. Good gear is a good investment in ones life and horsemanship. All his gear, ornate or simple, is made to be used. This is gear worth saving for. He takes his time building Vaquero saddles in his shop, occasionally writing a custom order, but usually building saddles to his own specifications and selling them at shows. Teaching is very important to Steve, who considers himself to be a lifelong student and braiding anthologist. Using the gear he makes is his favorite way to learn, he has also traveled extensively, visiting with old time rawhide braiders, buckaroos and saddlemakers. He has toured public and private collections of braided vaquero gear and saddles and read volumes of literature on the subject. |
Steve loves to build hackamores, figuring that the world is a better place with more good hackamores in it.
