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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Wrango Hackamore featured in the December 2007 issue of Western Horseman, page 137....

Our design is made with a latigo or optional leather headstall, ultra blu poly wrapped noseband, poly fiadore and spun poly double braid rein.
For training a colt who has been started in a halter, to have a sturdy hackamore to use in between snaffle bit sessions, as a loping hackamore or riding hackamore and can still be used as a halter.
The noseband is not as heavy or stiff as a rawhide bosal. The headstall is adjustable; another wrap can be taken with the rein to make the noseband smaller. The rein pictured in Western Horseman is 17' long solid braid, much like the ones used on most lead ropes, however ours are firmer and a full 5/8 diameter. It is tied on the noseband to make an 8' split rein. There are several options in reins, the standard rein is a 1/2 double braid poly with a spun casing. It is softer and grippier than a regular bouble braid and has a very good weight.
These average about $125.00. Optional poly 22 foot mecates are more. NOTE: If you need a training hackamore that is traditional in the progression from a heavy three quarter size down to smaller size and weight, you may want to invest in a rawhide bosal and horsehair rein.

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FOR SALE...2000 Keifer Grandprix 2 horse Bumper pull, walkthru dressing room, 5 new tires, excelent condition.

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The Set Tapadero, The Remuda, Holo Holo Paniolo
Purchase all three in the series for $54.00, shipping USPS standard $5.50. Add Vaquero for $14.95 and we will ship FREE standard USPS!

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The introductory DVD.... VAQUERO as seen on NBC TV in DVD format. This is the documentary that launched The Vaquero Series..... $14.95.

Tapadero
With their slick-fork saddles and silver spade bits, the Californio Vaqueros still trail cattle through the golden California hills. Meet the men and women who work the ranches and carry the tradition forward — stalwarts like Ernie Morris, the descendants of expert horsemen Bill and Tom Dorrance, and the young folks who are reviving the vaquero traditions. From the hackamore, to the two-rein, to straight up in the bridle, see how they make a horse as fluid as silk. Learn their secrets to braiding the rawhide reata and throwing the figure eight. These videos are filled with great cowboy music, Ian Tyson, Dave Stamey, Christina Ortega and Mike Beck! Approximately 82 minutes. $18.95

The Remuda
In a remote Nevada cow camp, they jingle in the remuda. There’s a chill in the air, and steam rises up off the horses’ backs. The jigger boss’s rope whistles through the air, expertly landing on target. A buckaroo picks up a horse, halters and leads him to the corral. It’s a ritual that seems almost choreographed, but to a buckaroo, it’s just part of another day, an outgrowth of a tradition that goes back 300 years, to the original Californio Vaqueros. This is the story of how it began in Alta California, moved into the Great Basin country of Nevada and Oregon, and shaped one of the world’s greatest horse cultures. In The Remuda, you’ll get a first-hand look at what this buckaroo life is all about, even get a front row seat at the Jordan Valley Big Loop Rodeo, where they rope wild horses with a twenty foot loop. And when the buckaroos come down California’s Tejon Ranch for an old- fashioned roping contest, you’ll get a vivid reminder of where it all began. The documentary is underscored by the original music of Ian Tyson, Dave Stamey, Mike Beck and Pedro Marquez. Approximately 90 minutes. $18.95

NEW Holo Holo Paniolo
Holo holo in Hawaiian means to get around. And that’s what the filmmakers do, holo holo you to many of the ranches across 5 islands The Hawaiian cowboys inherited a rich history, originating with the vaqueros of Alta California, when it was still part of Mexico. The vaqueros were held in such high regard that in 1833, King Kamehameha sent for three of them to teach his people how to rope and ride and catch the wild cattle. This task was not for the faint of heart. The wild cattle that inhabited the volcanic slopes of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, were chased down (sometimes in the dead of night), roped and tied to trees. The next morning, the paniolo would untie the snorting bull, snub him to his saddle horn and “lead him” down the mountain. Needless to say, it demanded great horsemanship and uncommon bravery. This courage under fire is the birthright of the paniolo and prevails to this day. Highlighting the story is the music. From the vaqueros’ Spanish guitars, the paniolo created the slack key guitar style. The melodic, silky strains are interwoven throughout this enriching, sometimes amusing, and very engaging film. Over 90 minutes, $18.95

NEW DAVE STAMEY CD Old Friends order now for $18.00, includes shipping and any taxes!!

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Thank you for looking at our site, and welcome to the home page of Flagler & Wrango's Kansas Saddlery, Tuffy Flagler and Shannon Wrango, owners and makers.
Building Tradition for Today's New West is our guiding philosophy in everything we create and sell.
Our first consideration is crafting and selling the finest American made horse gear and cowboy equipment available at competitive prices. We whole heartily support American craftsmen and artisans and will not compromise when quality is the issue.
We also choose to offer quality above quantity and strive to stock as much handmade one-of-a kind items as possible.
Our commission and custom work are made of the very best part of a hide, creative original designs and details impossible to mass reproduce! We do not use clickers or dies or burnishing machines, everything is done completely by hand. We are the Americans in AMERICAN MADE cowboy gear!
You can expect to find items that are not found anywhere else, quality above compare- fit and workmanship guaranteed.

Shannon Wrango designed, maintains and is responsible for this site. If there are problems or comments, please let me know!! PLEASE give this site time to load! Our pages our graphic heavy, I decided to show the picture in one click, versus view-thumbnail-click, etc. (I never remember how many back buttons I need to go before I get back to where I started)!!!

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Our shop is located at 423 W High street, Leon, Kansas. We are open to the public by appointment only, call 316.745.0043 to schedule. The majority of our retail items can be found in the Kansas Saddlery booth at dozens of local and national western events. PLEASE check our show schedule below.....
To purchase any of our quality merchandise, (1) you may order from this site by email or call 316.745.0043 (2) call to schedule an appointment visit our shop or (3) catch Shannon at one of her many trade shows.
We are known for the finest quality custom chaps and chinks made in America today, currently we are focusing on catching up on custom orders and will only take a limited number of new orders. A wait time our fine handmade gear is expected, but in our case well worth it, you are getting the best!

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DEC 27, 2007-JAN 2, 2008 Mike Johnson's World's Richest Calf Roping and Tulsa Holiday Winter Circuit AQHA show, Tulsa Fairgrounds, Tulsa, OK.....405.743.0869 Tulsa Holiday Winter Circuit

2008 Trade Show Schedule....2008 Trade Show Schedule............

JAN 29- FEB 2 Great Basin Cowboy Trappings & Gear Show and sale, Home Art Bldg, Fairgrounds, Elko NV. This show held during the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Elko, NV Western Folk Life Center Tuffy and Shannon will have our retail booth plus tying cinchas during the show!! Bring your old cinch rings and we can retie a cinch while your looking over the custom leather entries! Call Capriolas 775.738.5816 for entry info and more info.

FEB 14-17 Spirit of the West Cowboy Gathering, Ellensburg, WA.....888.925.2204 Cowboy Gathering

Feb 28-MAR 2 Cow Horse Classic, Winnemucca, NV.....775.625.1302 Cow Horse Classic

MAR 6-9 Utah Horse Expo, South Jordan, UT.....801.776.0420 Utah Horse Council

MAR 14-16 Denver Rocky Mountain Horse Expo, WRCA Ranch Rodeo, Denver National Western Complex, Denver, CO.... 303.292.4981 Denver Horse Expo

APR 25-27 Minnesota Horse Expo, MN State Fairgrounds, St. Paul, MN MN Horse Expo
One of the largest Horse events in the U.S. Chris Cox is the featured clinician.

MAY 8-11 Western Heritage Classic Ranch Rodeo(WRCA), Taylor Co Fairgrounds, Abilene, TX.....325.677.4376 Western Heritage Classic

MAY 30-JUNE 1 Vail Valley Rocky Mountain Horse Expo and WRCA Ranch Rodeo, Eagle County Fairgrounds, Eagle, CO Vail Horse Expo WRCA

JUN 6-8 Cowboy Roundup USA, Fairgrounds, Amarillo, TX Cowboy Roundup USA

JUN 27-28 Colorado Championship Ranch Rodeo(WRCA), Lincoln County Fairgrounds, Hugo, CO.....719.743.2286 Colorado Championship Ranch Rodeo

JUL 6-7 Ride for the Brand Ranch Rodeo(WRCA), Norris-Penrose Event Center, Colorado Springs, CO.....719.635.7776 Working Ranch Cowboys Assoc

JUL 9-12 Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo(PRCA), Norris-Penrose Event Center, Colorado Springs, CO Colorado Springs Rodeo

JUL 26-27 Oklahoma Route 66 National Day of the Cowboy, Bristow City Park, Bristow, OK Coalition of Christian Cowboys

AUG 17-24 National Stock Horse Snaffle Bit Futurity(NSHA), Mid State Fairgrounds, Paso Robles, CA NSHA

SEP 2-7 Harney Co Fair, Rodeo, and Racemeet, Burns, OR Harney County

SEP 23-OCT 5 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity(NRCHA), Reno, NVNRCHA

OCT 3-5 Piney Woods Cowboy Gathering-Hosted by Michael Martin Murphy, Cass County Rodeo Grounds, Linden, TX (North East Texas) .....903.756.7774 Piney Woods Cowboy Gathering

OCT 10-12 Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium, Ruidoso, NM.....505.378.4142 Lincoln Co Cowboy Symposium

OCT 24-26 Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering, Ft Worth, TX.....817.625.1025 Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering

NOV 5-9 WRCA World Championship Ranch Rodeo, Amarillo, TX .....806.374.9722 Working Ranch Cowboys Assoc

NOV 20-23Western Music Assoc (WMA) Will Rogers Awards show and Convention, Albuquerque, NM. WMA

Dec 5-7 Monterey Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival, Monterey Conference Center, Monterey, CA Monterey Cowboy

NEED SOMETHING Hauled??? If you need something transported from Kansas to one of our trade show destinations, or need something brought back here, we would consider hauling it for you!! Call 316.745.0043 to discuss travel arrangements.

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What you will find on our other pages... BUY Silk cowboy scarves (wildrags),BUY cowboy CDs and our most popular items on our BUY NOW page, plus more great gifts!

Go to our Chaps and Chinks page to see pictures of our custom work.

Visit our Saddles page to see custom cowboy saddles, we offer Bobby Burns, John Willemsma and Andy Stevens custom saddles and from time to time used custom saddles...

Email Kansas Saddlery or call 1.316.745.0043 to order or more info.

Check our Gear and Gifts page for quality, one-of-a-kind horse gear and unique cowboy gift ideas. We stock unique and authentic western and cowboy gifts & music, horsemanship books, sterling silver jewelry, 100% silk wild rags, 100% wool blankets, HorseAroundTack tied halters, Martin Black rawhide bosals and hair mecates, and lots of different gift products.

For any questions or comments, email or give us a call! 316.745.0043.

On the MONTANA BUCKAROO page you will find D J Quinn's ranch ropes, rawhide hondas and of course the best stache wax you can buy!!
His contact information is posted at the top of the page...

A cause we hold dear and believe in is the National Day of the Cowboy, you may visit the official site at National Day of the Cowboy where you can purchase collectors posters and more!
2007 National Day of the Cowboy date is July 21.

Randy Huston, national spokesman for NDOTC and Shannon at the AWA awards show.

We have gift certificates for custom orders, we accept VISA/MC, American Express, checks and green paper money!

Call 1.316.745.0043 to order or more info.

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OUR FAMILY

Drifter is my 16.3, 1350 lb tri-color paint caballo. Not to sure about his breeding, found him in a pasture, turns out he's a 4 year old in a 12 year old body! He is trained as a working stock bridle horse, and pretty quick for a big boy.

Crickett is our grand old dame, you know how grouchy Siamese can get! She has about 50,000 trade show miles on her...the grey baby is Batman, grown and as we found him, you can guess why we named him Batman!

Chappo was our shop cat, now he's the barn cat, and yes another stray!

Below is the crew that came with the new house we bought, tried to make 'em barn cats, but noooo, they decided they wanted to be porch cats! All of our critters are strays or rescues, gelded, spayed or neutered, too fat and loved on a lot!!!

Smudge Mom a tortoise shell calico, but better resembles a black cat who got tangled up in a can of paint! Her babies are all very different except Smudge Too, an exact replica of her mom in every way! Shy is the lone boy, he's been cursed with too much hair!

Stray manx kitty from Utah, Miss Utah Carrol! She's spunky, has learned to fetch and rides on my shoulder!

SOME OF OUR FRIENDS...

Shannon, Juanita Balding (Balding Bits and Spurs) son Chester, Lisa, RW and Danner Hampton at the AWA awards show in Ft. Worth.

Brenn Hill and Shannon at Ft Worth with his WillRogers award!

Shannon, and the girls from up North and Australia, at the WRCA WCRR!!

Great cowboy singer and songwriter Luke Reed and Shannon.....

RW Hampton in his booth at the Dean Smith Celebrity Rodeo in Abilene. We sold lots of CDs and wildrags!! Go to our Cowboy Gear and Gifts page to see a list of all the music we carry in stock...

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A salute to all of our fallen comrades, September 11th, 2001 and February 1st, 2003 will forever be turning points for all of us...hold your friends and family close, be vigilant, get to know your neighbor, shop locally, take good care of your pets and never forget we are a compassionate nation.

WE SUPPORT OUR TROOPS-we keep all of you in the military and our veterans, in our daily thoughts and prayers...we are very proud of you.

Our sunsets will really be something, now that she and Charlie Russell can collaborate. Sally Cookie Mom Smith, August 5th 2005.
For all of you who want to support Sally Smith and add to your collection very precious western art, Kansas Saddlery will keep Joelle's art silk wildrags in stock, go to our BUY NOW page to see them and please visit Joelle's site on our Links page to purchase prints.....

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