Stock Horse Gear & Braiding Brent E. Callahan

09/10/2025

08/12/2025

A great family, full of craftsmanship.

06/19/2025

All of the braiding time has been spent making hides this spring. But, we collaborated with our talented friend, up and coming silversmith Stay Salty Silver to finish out a bolo tie for a family wedding! Honored to be a part of it!

04/24/2025

The changes made over a few days, as this hide dried out in the frame.

04/20/2025

He is risen! Happy Easter!

04/02/2025

After dehairing a Hereford bull hide, I stretched it on a stall front as it was too big for any of my frames, and I still had to cut it down to stretch it This clip is of the scudding process, after about 5x of scudding, rinsing and repeating it was ready to be sprayed with vinegar one last time and left to dry.

04/02/2025

This is the next day, as the drying progress begins.

02/07/2025

These hides turned out better than I could have expected. Just learned something new. These hides were dry, and was going to cut them out of the frame tonight after work. It's been foggy, and dreary all night so this morning I checked them and they were pretty much tempered to cut up into string.

02/03/2025

Got these two limed hides rinsed, soaked in a vinegar bath, stretched, scudded, rinsed, and final spray with pure vinegar. Now for patience as the drying process begins.
Have a productive, and blessed week!

02/01/2025

After a long productive day of riding yesterday, and today, came home and fleshed, & de-haired a hide each night, and have 1 more to do tomorrow. Character enhancement!

01/02/2025

Happy New Year! Dana, and I have been incredibly blessed this year! And, to God be the Glory for that.
I'm so thankful for all of the braided gear customers, to the cowhorse trainers who have helped me find what fits/functions in today's performance horse arena, and to my rawhide braiding mentors who have helped me this year, and all of the years past to get me to where I am today. 2024 will hold a special place in my heart with The Saddle House Rawhide Hackamore Braiding competition win, and being able to have a hackamore hang next to those of my heros , mentors, and respected peers!
Looking forward to what's in store for 2025!
May the year ahead be full of blessings!
Brent

12/31/2024

Got an elk hide de-haired, and stretched this weekend!