Time to start crafting your Christmas projects now. We have mane and tail horse hair for sale in a variety of colors and lengths for all your braiding, hitching, and pottery needs. Several books and DVDs are available for purchase at www.hitchingpostsupply.com. Kangaroo lace is another alternative to braid with and works well with our leather braiding books. Lots of great cowboy and western music to listen to while you work with over 150 titles to choose from. So click on over and give us a look see. Thank-you, Vickie Mullen owner
800-689-9971 for FREE print catalog.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
New Books Added to the Web
These Were The Vaqueros by Arnold R. RojasWhen Hitching Post Supply began this was one of the very first books we carried. It was a definitive look at the vaquero and totally mesmerizing. It has always been a reference book for us and our vaquero inspired buckaroo gear. Arnold Rojas ( 1898-1988) tells the stories of the first vaqueros of California. With this re-issue many more will now be able to learn from “Chief Rojas” about the history of the Spanish land grants, of wild horses, wild cattle, the legends and campfire tales of the early vaquero. Rojas describe in detail how the vaqueros tamed and turned wild horses into working cow horses and offers a lifetime of study in bits and bitting. This book is a classic for both the modern horsemen and students of western history.
B1528 $30.00 Softcover
Luis Ortega's Rawhide Artistry:Braiding in the California Tradition
Luis Ortega’s Rawhide Artistry is a biography filled with over 100 illustrations, 70 of them in color and depict both his life and the intricacy of his rawhide work. Mehl Lawson provides a personal insightful forward to Chuck Storms and Don Reeves collaboration which captures the essence of the craftsman and his work. Detailing his and his families vaquero traditions this is a fascinating look at the California vaquero from beef, to hide, to finely braided rawhide horse gear. Telling a compelling and interesting story of the time. Anyone who uses, collects rawhide gear, or is a student of western art or history would find this book fascinating.
Luis Ortega’s Rawhide Artistry is a biography filled with over 100 illustrations, 70 of them in color and depict both his life and the intricacy of his rawhide work. Mehl Lawson provides a personal insightful forward to Chuck Storms and Don Reeves collaboration which captures the essence of the craftsman and his work. Detailing his and his families vaquero traditions this is a fascinating look at the California vaquero from beef, to hide, to finely braided rawhide horse gear. Telling a compelling and interesting story of the time. Anyone who uses, collects rawhide gear, or is a student of western art or history would find this book fascinating.
B1527 $30 Softcover
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Hot Sizzling summer- FREE SHIPPING
From August 19th through September 1st we want to say thank- you to you by offering Free Shipping to our retail customers her in the US. We are now offering PayPal and all major credit cards for your orders placed on the web.
Now taking pre-orders on Ian's autobiography The Long Trail releasing on October 19th. Hitching Post Supply has a complete selection of Ian Tyson, Dave Stamey, Corb Lund, and over 140 titles of Cowboy and Western music.
Order now at www.hitchingpostsupply.com or give us a call and mention this post to receive FREE SHIPPING or to receive our FREE print catalog.
From August 19th through September 1st we want to say thank- you to you by offering Free Shipping to our retail customers her in the US. We are now offering PayPal and all major credit cards for your orders placed on the web.
Now taking pre-orders on Ian's autobiography The Long Trail releasing on October 19th. Hitching Post Supply has a complete selection of Ian Tyson, Dave Stamey, Corb Lund, and over 140 titles of Cowboy and Western music.
Order now at www.hitchingpostsupply.com or give us a call and mention this post to receive FREE SHIPPING or to receive our FREE print catalog.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
The 2010 Hitching Post Supply Catalog is on it's way!!
Now taking Pre-Orders for the new Hitching Post Supply 2010 Catalog!!! You heard right, the catalog is on it's way! You've been asking and we've been working on it, so call, email, or head over to the website to place your order for one now. We'll ship it to you for FREE when they arrive.
We are so excited to get these out to you!!
Monday, March 15, 2010
New Releases!
That's right, Releases! We have more than one great new release to tell you about this week! I will post the second CD tomorrow. This post became longer than I was expecting, but it's all good. :)
We are now taking Pre-Orders for these CD's on the Hitching Post Supply website.
"Equine" by Brenn Hill
Even with all that Brenn has gone through these past couple of years, he's still going strong! This album is proof to the fact that when the going gets tough the tough get horseback, and write some great songs about it! I was privileged to hear several of these songs while at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, NV. We laughed, we cried, we wanted more! Now, with the release of this album, we can have it.
Brenn took the time to tell us a little about why he wrote the songs he did. So here, in his own words, are the song inspirations for this stellar CD.
1. Equine
Over the years, horses have been a constant in my life and in the lives of those around me. The life lessons that I have learned from them have shaped me, refined me, and carried me through the hard times. It is a love and passion that I hope to share with my children. What do horses mean to you?
2. Back’s Against The Wall
I wrote this song for all those thirty-something and older cowboys that grew up on the ranch and that are still out on the road makin’ a livin’ on the back of a bronc, bull, or rope-horse. It takes a mighty sacrifice to do what you love for a livin’. This one’s for all of those that still ride for the brand.
3. Casey’s A Cowboy
I wrote this song about Casey Bitton. He’s a father, a cowboy, and a damn good friend. My wife used to worry about all that he was takin’ on in life until I assured her with this song that he’d pull through. Cowboys always do.
4. The Ballad of Ed Cantrell
This one’s a barn burner for sure. Ol’ Cantrell was one tough lawman. Some folks didn’t care too much for him. But he patrolled some wild country through the years of the oil boom. No matter how you feel about Cantrell, you gotta respect the guy. He was a survivor.
5. Wild Weber River
This song really doesn’t have much to do with horses, but my wife insisted that I put it on the record. She’s a love song fanatic and can’t figure out why it’s so hard for me to write love songs. Here’s one that I can put my brand on…
6. Rachel’s Roses
I wrote this song as a wedding present for Casey and Rachel Bitton. She’s a ten-year-plus cancer survivor and she competed for a National Title when she was in treatment. They live in a hundred-year-old home in Hooper with the prettiest rose bushes you’ve ever seen. She always wanted to live in that house. How could any of us have known in June of 2007 how much meaning this song would have for us all today…?
7. Hell On Yer Women
Let’s just say this isn’t my mother’s favorite song. But it’s true all the same. My wife puts up with a lot and never complains when I go on a Cowboy Day with my pards. My horses have even more patience than she does…
8. Hey Little Isaac
When I saw that little red-roan mare haul over backwards on Chris Hopkins, I was frozen in fear. It was the worst wreck I’d ever witnessed. We all thought we’d lost him. As Little Isaac, who’s not so little anymore, wiped the tears off his dusty face, I realized what it means to inherit the family brand-the awesome responsibility of the land and the cattle. These words came to me as Rick, Casey, Bob, Bruce, and I stayed to push Chris’ heifers up the rest of Heiner Canyon.
9. Still Your Little Cowgirl
Bill Montag is one of my best friends. We were punchin’ cows one day at the ranch he used to run over in Steamboat Springs when he told me about his famous daughter Heidi. I didn’t think anybody could ever be as famous as Bill but he insists that his daughter is even more famous than he is. What the heck is ‘reality TV’ anyway?
10. Nothin’ In This Life
One of the most heart-wrenching aspects of my son Briggs’ battle with brain and spinal cancer was his inability to be with his horse Jessie. While he was sick in bed, she was in Henefer being taken care of by some friends. But we knew all along that they would reunite and she would play a big role in his rehabilitation. They’re both home now…
11. With A Whisper
This one was inspired by Chris Redman, colt-breaker, buckaroo, and good friend from Idaho. I’ve always admired how he can do in an afternoon what takes me a month with a colt. He’s got a gift and a good horse is a tool-of-the-trade for a fella that does what he does day-in and day-out. Thanks for the lessons amigo.
12. Where The High Meets The Lonesome
On Comical Ridge you can see a long ways. It’s a wild and windy rim where the mountain and the sky meet. It’s a place that I can go to think clearly and sort through my troubles. Everyone needs a place like that…
13. Ridin’ Them Colts
I wrote this song one night after talking to my cousin Keith the day after he’d been bucked off a dunn colt that is the brother to the buckskin mare that bucked me off a week before. My buddy Lawson Hadlock got bucked off a few days earlier and said his shoulder was still pretty sore. My good ol’ pard Lon Hansen had just gone over the handlebars on a little roan mare he was breakin’, and Casey was gimpin’ around after comin’ off of the old HB. You get the picture…
14. Monster On Your Back
This song was inspired by and written for Bill Hadlock. He’s run what’s left of the Bar B Ranch in Huntsville, Utah for better than fifty years. He says it’s the only job he’s ever had and he wouldn’t trade a life full of memories from ridin’ for the brand for all the money in the world. Anyhow, he and I were ridin’ up Gertsin Canyon one morning and he said that the big two-year-old bay colt he was on needed to come to the realization at some point that the “monster is on his back…”
15. Carter Cedars
As I sat by Briggs’ bed during his third round of chemo, I wondered just how much more a little boy could take. He would wake up every now and then to throw up the nothing that was in his stomach and tell the nurses that he and I were going to hunt badgers when he got all better. Watching someone you love go through something like cancer is the hardest thing you’ll ever experience in this life. Briggs has earned his right to a life of good memories and you can bet that we’ll be across the cattle guard as soon as he’s able.
16. The Power of Prayer
In the busy halls of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Primary Children’s Medical Center, Sylina and I were told by Dr. Brockmeyer that our son might not make it. The following day, Briggs faced a six-and-a-half hour surgery that would either claim his life or save it. Sylina and I prayed hard, needless to say, for peace, comfort, and a miracle. Six rounds of chemo, three bone marrow transplants, and a full course of radiation later, my son is still with us. This stuff is real…
We are now taking Pre-Orders for these CD's on the Hitching Post Supply website.
"Equine" by Brenn HillEven with all that Brenn has gone through these past couple of years, he's still going strong! This album is proof to the fact that when the going gets tough the tough get horseback, and write some great songs about it! I was privileged to hear several of these songs while at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, NV. We laughed, we cried, we wanted more! Now, with the release of this album, we can have it.
Brenn took the time to tell us a little about why he wrote the songs he did. So here, in his own words, are the song inspirations for this stellar CD.
1. Equine
Over the years, horses have been a constant in my life and in the lives of those around me. The life lessons that I have learned from them have shaped me, refined me, and carried me through the hard times. It is a love and passion that I hope to share with my children. What do horses mean to you?
2. Back’s Against The Wall
I wrote this song for all those thirty-something and older cowboys that grew up on the ranch and that are still out on the road makin’ a livin’ on the back of a bronc, bull, or rope-horse. It takes a mighty sacrifice to do what you love for a livin’. This one’s for all of those that still ride for the brand.
3. Casey’s A Cowboy
I wrote this song about Casey Bitton. He’s a father, a cowboy, and a damn good friend. My wife used to worry about all that he was takin’ on in life until I assured her with this song that he’d pull through. Cowboys always do.
4. The Ballad of Ed Cantrell
This one’s a barn burner for sure. Ol’ Cantrell was one tough lawman. Some folks didn’t care too much for him. But he patrolled some wild country through the years of the oil boom. No matter how you feel about Cantrell, you gotta respect the guy. He was a survivor.
5. Wild Weber River
This song really doesn’t have much to do with horses, but my wife insisted that I put it on the record. She’s a love song fanatic and can’t figure out why it’s so hard for me to write love songs. Here’s one that I can put my brand on…
6. Rachel’s Roses
I wrote this song as a wedding present for Casey and Rachel Bitton. She’s a ten-year-plus cancer survivor and she competed for a National Title when she was in treatment. They live in a hundred-year-old home in Hooper with the prettiest rose bushes you’ve ever seen. She always wanted to live in that house. How could any of us have known in June of 2007 how much meaning this song would have for us all today…?
7. Hell On Yer Women
Let’s just say this isn’t my mother’s favorite song. But it’s true all the same. My wife puts up with a lot and never complains when I go on a Cowboy Day with my pards. My horses have even more patience than she does…
8. Hey Little Isaac
When I saw that little red-roan mare haul over backwards on Chris Hopkins, I was frozen in fear. It was the worst wreck I’d ever witnessed. We all thought we’d lost him. As Little Isaac, who’s not so little anymore, wiped the tears off his dusty face, I realized what it means to inherit the family brand-the awesome responsibility of the land and the cattle. These words came to me as Rick, Casey, Bob, Bruce, and I stayed to push Chris’ heifers up the rest of Heiner Canyon.
9. Still Your Little Cowgirl
Bill Montag is one of my best friends. We were punchin’ cows one day at the ranch he used to run over in Steamboat Springs when he told me about his famous daughter Heidi. I didn’t think anybody could ever be as famous as Bill but he insists that his daughter is even more famous than he is. What the heck is ‘reality TV’ anyway?
10. Nothin’ In This Life
One of the most heart-wrenching aspects of my son Briggs’ battle with brain and spinal cancer was his inability to be with his horse Jessie. While he was sick in bed, she was in Henefer being taken care of by some friends. But we knew all along that they would reunite and she would play a big role in his rehabilitation. They’re both home now…
11. With A Whisper
This one was inspired by Chris Redman, colt-breaker, buckaroo, and good friend from Idaho. I’ve always admired how he can do in an afternoon what takes me a month with a colt. He’s got a gift and a good horse is a tool-of-the-trade for a fella that does what he does day-in and day-out. Thanks for the lessons amigo.
12. Where The High Meets The Lonesome
On Comical Ridge you can see a long ways. It’s a wild and windy rim where the mountain and the sky meet. It’s a place that I can go to think clearly and sort through my troubles. Everyone needs a place like that…
13. Ridin’ Them Colts
I wrote this song one night after talking to my cousin Keith the day after he’d been bucked off a dunn colt that is the brother to the buckskin mare that bucked me off a week before. My buddy Lawson Hadlock got bucked off a few days earlier and said his shoulder was still pretty sore. My good ol’ pard Lon Hansen had just gone over the handlebars on a little roan mare he was breakin’, and Casey was gimpin’ around after comin’ off of the old HB. You get the picture…
14. Monster On Your Back
This song was inspired by and written for Bill Hadlock. He’s run what’s left of the Bar B Ranch in Huntsville, Utah for better than fifty years. He says it’s the only job he’s ever had and he wouldn’t trade a life full of memories from ridin’ for the brand for all the money in the world. Anyhow, he and I were ridin’ up Gertsin Canyon one morning and he said that the big two-year-old bay colt he was on needed to come to the realization at some point that the “monster is on his back…”
15. Carter Cedars
As I sat by Briggs’ bed during his third round of chemo, I wondered just how much more a little boy could take. He would wake up every now and then to throw up the nothing that was in his stomach and tell the nurses that he and I were going to hunt badgers when he got all better. Watching someone you love go through something like cancer is the hardest thing you’ll ever experience in this life. Briggs has earned his right to a life of good memories and you can bet that we’ll be across the cattle guard as soon as he’s able.
16. The Power of Prayer
In the busy halls of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Primary Children’s Medical Center, Sylina and I were told by Dr. Brockmeyer that our son might not make it. The following day, Briggs faced a six-and-a-half hour surgery that would either claim his life or save it. Sylina and I prayed hard, needless to say, for peace, comfort, and a miracle. Six rounds of chemo, three bone marrow transplants, and a full course of radiation later, my son is still with us. This stuff is real…
Thursday, February 4, 2010
A Pictoral Posting of Cow Camp Trading Post
Finally the pictures are uploaded and I'm able to sit down and chat about the great time we had in Elko! We saw many familiar faces as well as meeting many new ones. It's so fun to see how people and families grow from year to year. This was my 5th year with Vickie and I finally remembered to take a camera! I thought maybe it would be nice to catch shots of the venue and show you some of the good times we have in Nevada. So without further ado, here is what happened in our little room during the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
Vickie & Lee Mullen
(aka. "The owner" & "spouse of the owner")
Vickie and the mystery man
trying to find her best camera angle and lighting.
By the looks of the rest of these pictures, maybe
I should have practiced longer!
Taking a moment during some down time to
shoot the breeze with the ladies at the
Double H Ranch & Hansen Bit and Spur.
The boss lady indulging me with some
pictures of her with her friends.
Vickie with Red Steagall
Ian wanted his picture taken in front of the slots.
Ernie Sites decided to take a walk across the street
from where he was performing to pay us a little visit.
One of my family's personal favorites,
Dave Stamey, dropped in for a visit.
The hot new man out of Canada, Corb Lund.
Vickie and C.J. Hadley, Editor of "Range Magazine"
Should anyone trust what is said between two artists?
I guess it's a safe bet when it's Todd Hansen
of Hansen Bit & Spur and Mark Dahl.
The Southwest corner of Cow Camp Trading Post
Looking into The Old Frontier Clothing Co. booth
Southeast we see Joelle Smith art and
Rocky Mountain Hat Company
Looking Northeast,
Oh look, Vickie was in the room!
Must have been after 11 a.m. ;)
And now to the Northwest. Yes, I was dizzy
after my twirl around the room!
Thanks to all of you that made this weekend a success! We are looking forward to seeing you all again next year. And for those of you that were not able to be there, you sure missed out on a lot of good times. (and we didn't even have to catch a show or stay up to late to have it. Or at least I didn't, who knows what time Vickie got in!)
Vickie & Lee Mullen(aka. "The owner" & "spouse of the owner")
Vickie and the mystery mantrying to find her best camera angle and lighting.
By the looks of the rest of these pictures, maybe
I should have practiced longer!
Taking a moment during some down time toshoot the breeze with the ladies at the
Double H Ranch & Hansen Bit and Spur.
The boss lady indulging me with somepictures of her with her friends.
Vickie with Red Steagall
Ian wanted his picture taken in front of the slots.
Ernie Sites decided to take a walk across the streetfrom where he was performing to pay us a little visit.
One of my family's personal favorites,Dave Stamey, dropped in for a visit.
The hot new man out of Canada, Corb Lund.
Vickie and C.J. Hadley, Editor of "Range Magazine"
Should anyone trust what is said between two artists?I guess it's a safe bet when it's Todd Hansen
of Hansen Bit & Spur and Mark Dahl.
The Southwest corner of Cow Camp Trading PostLooking into The Old Frontier Clothing Co. booth
Southeast we see Joelle Smith art andRocky Mountain Hat Company
Looking Northeast,Oh look, Vickie was in the room!
Must have been after 11 a.m. ;)
And now to the Northwest. Yes, I was dizzyafter my twirl around the room!
Thanks to all of you that made this weekend a success! We are looking forward to seeing you all again next year. And for those of you that were not able to be there, you sure missed out on a lot of good times. (and we didn't even have to catch a show or stay up to late to have it. Or at least I didn't, who knows what time Vickie got in!)
Friday, January 29, 2010
Having fun in Elko
Well we are on our 3rd day in Elko. And of course as always Vickie is the belle of the ball! I wish I could be a mouse in her pocket. (sometimes :) ) Here are a few pictures of the setup and venue. We also get some of the performers to stop in and say Hi! I suppose I should get moving it's about 10 minutes to open. Let's see what fun we can create today!!
Double H Saddlery packing it in
Old Frontier Clothing Co. getting 'er done
Leon Gage moving around to much to get a good picture!
Larry Bitterman of Old Frontier Clothing Co.
Actually I'm speechless with this one!
Sorry the pictures are fuzzy. People move so fast sometimes and they don't like to pose till you get a nice shot.
Double H Saddlery packing it in
Old Frontier Clothing Co. getting 'er done
Leon Gage moving around to much to get a good picture!
Larry Bitterman of Old Frontier Clothing Co.Actually I'm speechless with this one!
Sorry the pictures are fuzzy. People move so fast sometimes and they don't like to pose till you get a nice shot.
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