Looking For A Saddle Maker "mentor" - Eastern Montana/western North Dakota

[featherston]

I am looking to see if there is a Saddle Maker in the Eastern Montana/Western North Dakota area (Williston, Sidney) that would be willing to allow me to drop by and ask questions from time to time.

I will be working on my first saddle and I am sure that I will have questions.

If there is anyone in the area that doesn't mind me bothering them from time to time - I would sure appriciate it.

Thanks,

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[x4pickuptruck]

I dont know how far you are from billings but there is a gent there name Ben Swanky, there web site is http://benswankesaddlery.com/, Also I know the guy down in Lewistown at bigsky saddlery is a nice guy and works right out of the store on first and main.

[klousfrog]

Go to www.montanahorseman.com. I went to this school its a five week course, they have rooms for you and are great friendly people. Dale is an awesome teacher the info you learn there is mindblowing. When I went there was a girl from Switzerland, they have people from all over the world come here. It is in Belgrade MT. I built myself a really nice saddle

[featherston]

Well...I took your advice called and talked to Dale and enrolled into the Montana Horseman Saddle Building School starting in Aug. Very Excited.

I was having trouble trying to figure out how I could take 5 weeks off from my day job and go to this school.

After talking with Dale and explaining my situation, I was able to come up with a way to use my vacation time in order to make it work.