Traveller Report post Posted February 23, 2009 I thought I'd head up to the Kamloops Cowboy Festival in mid-March and was wondering whether anyone from here might be going, too. Chuck Stormes will be giving a talk so I'm hoping a lot of saddle makers will be there, and maybe one will have a line on a used custom saddle that could fit my horse (a new custom saddle being time and money away, at least for the moment!). My good friend Lois Hannah will be coming with me. She's a sculptor who is working on a full-size bronze of bronc rider Kenny McLean riding the bronc, War Paint. The people who commissioned the piece will be selling smaller bronze versions of the sculpture at the Festival. Joanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Randy Cornelius Report post Posted February 23, 2009 Maybe you could tell us a little more about it, like where it is and what goes on there. I for one have never heard of it. Randy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Report post Posted February 23, 2009 Randy, you can check out this website and see for yourself. http://www.bcchs.com/festival.html Kamloops is located about 4 hours drive North of Seattle WA. We're located right smack in the center of South Central Beautiful British Columbia, Canada. On the Trans Canada Highway, 7 hours drive west of Calgary AB or 3 hours Northeast of Vancouver BC. I plan on attending to see the show. Here's another link for google maps for locating Kamloops http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=....075195&z=7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elton Joorisity Report post Posted February 23, 2009 I will hopefully be going. I did get accepted into the Amateur saddlemakers competition. Hopefully I have the saddle done in time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RyanCope Report post Posted February 23, 2009 My son and I are planning on attending. Ryan Cope Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D.A. Kabatoff Report post Posted February 23, 2009 I'll be there as well... Joanne, I'm still hoping I can get out to your place before the show and try and fit a couple of trees to your horse so you'll have some basic fitting dimensions you can use when talking to some of the saddlemakers there... just a bit under the gun right now trying to get a saddle done for the show. Bob, are you planning on entering a saddle in the art show or displaying at the trade show? Elton, if you do make it up there we are planning on staying at the Best Western and I think Ryan might be staying there as well, that's where the saddles will be displayed... hope to see you there! Darc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Traveller Report post Posted February 24, 2009 That'd be great, Darc, if you can make it. I'd love to haul the horse over to you but the Honda Civic just isn't up to the task! My friend Lois and I will be staying with an old high school friend of mine who lives in Kamloops so I'll have to seek you all out at the festival. Looking forward to it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StolpSaddles Report post Posted February 28, 2009 I will be there on Sunday. I had a saddle juried in last year. I was not going to attend this year but I was asked if I would submit a saddle this year for the amateur category My plan is to send up 2 saddles, Not sure which the second will be. Might be the saddle I am ridding now. These threads connect to The saddle pics in the Show off forum http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?s...;hl=wife+saddle http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?s...;hl=wife+saddle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StolpSaddles Report post Posted February 28, 2009 We should set a time and place for everyone to meet on Sunday sometime, How about 12:00 ( high noon) at the amateur saddle section Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Traveller Report post Posted March 1, 2009 I'll be heading home mid-morning on Sunday but will be there Saturday. Would meeting up on Saturday some time work? I'm planning to go to the Chuck Stormes saddle session; I assume most of you will attend that as well? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
