Veach Saddlery

09/18/2023

News Article dating back 77 years to Dewey, OK Rodeo. The Fred Lowery Roper saddle dates way back. Veach Saddlery dates back 104 years!!

09/01/2023

It's "back home"!! This miniature 1976 Veach Made America Bicentennial Saddle has been around the U.S. for 47 years (still looks GOOD!). It was purchased off of eBay this summer and hand delivered from Dallas to Trenton, MO today. Glad to be BACK HOME!!

06/26/2023

Veach Saddlery - Artwork to celebrate Sidney, IA Rodeo

03/13/2023

Quote of the Day

03/25/2022

1919-2022 The Legend Lives!

Monroe C. Veach, born in 1896 on a farm near Trenton, Missouri, learned to cowboy as a teenager on Colorado ranches. Veach’s fame, however, arose from his artistry as a saddlemaker. In 1917 the U.S. Army taught him leather repair, and he later taught himself leathercraft by copying an illustration in a Sears & Roebuck catalog. In 1919 he established Veach Saddlery.

In the 1920s, billed as “Monroe Veach, Master of the Maguey,” the saddlemaker earned extra money by trick riding and roping in Wild West Shows and rodeos. He learned firsthand the requirements of competition saddles and rigging. His handiwork soon gained a reputation for beauty and durability. Veach Saddlery’s most popular and successful model was the Fred Lowry Roper.

A 1988 Wrangler Award-winning public television documentary, $10 Horse and $40 Saddle, featured Monroe Veach’s life. Veach taught his skills to three generations of his offspring, and he continued to work at the shop until his death in 1986.

01/27/2022

Edmund Richard "Hoot" Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962) was an American rodeo champion, film actor, film director, and producer. While acting and stunt work began as a sideline to Gibson's focus on rodeo, he successfully transitioned from silent films to become a leading performer in Hollywood's growing cowboy film industry.
During the period between World War I and World War II, he was second only to cowboy film legend Tom Mix as a box office draw. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoot_Gibson

06/01/2020

01/31/2020

If you missed the ShopTalk-Magazine Article last November about Veach Saddlery. Celebrating 100 Years. 's