Arts and Industries
Introduction

Tony Little Mustache braiding a bull riggin', 1994
Photograph by Morgan Baillargeon, CMC K96-765

The Art, Craft and Industry of Rodeo and Ranching Life

Ranching and rodeo provide a livelihood for people in a wide range of related industries. Fashion design, saddlemaking, leather work, silversmithing, carving and the manufacture of horse gear allow people to explore forms of design expressive of the rodeo/ranching lifestyle. Others find employment as guides, packers, farriers, stock contractors, horse breeders, and stuntmen or stuntwomen. The craftspeople and businesspeople introduced in this section of the exhibit are but a few of the hundreds of men and women on the Plains and Plateau who work in professions related to ranching and rodeo.

Vernon Lynes making horse bits in his shop in Bonnyville, Alberta, 1996
Photograph by Morgan Baillargeon, CMC 96-1058
Items made for sale by Plateau craftspeople
Photograph by Harry Foster, 1995

Introduction | Fashion Designers | Leatherworkers and Saddlemakers | Silversmiths and Bit and Spur Makers | Photographers | Livelihood

SACRED BEINGS | RANCHING | ENTERTAINMENT | RODEO | ARTS AND INDUSTRIES