Tack

Handmade Western horse tack, built one piece at a time in Eminence, Indiana. This is the working end of the shop: split and one-piece reins in harness and latigo leather, bridle leather headstalls in one ear and browband styles, doubled-and-stitched breast collars and pulling collars, and the rigging that holds a saddle on: latigos, off billets and rear cinches. You will also find curb straps, tie downs, a Hermann Oak harness leather training fork, over-and-under whips, and rosewood stirrups in 2" to 5" treads.

Most of it is cut from harness, bridle and latigo leather, Hermann Oak where the piece calls for it, oiled so it is soft the day it arrives, and finished with stainless or Jeremiah Watt hardware. Colors run from plain dark oil to white, turquoise, pink and purple buckstitch, so a barrel racer and a ranch hand can both find what they ride in. Everything here is made in the USA by Tyler Shupe and carries a lifetime warranty against defects. If a strap ever fails from workmanship, it gets fixed or replaced. Keep it oiled and it will be around a long time; here is how to clean and condition leather the way we do it in the shop.