The 35rd annual Vaquero Gala, Show & Sale, celebrating Western lifestyle and horsemanship in the community, is set for Friday, Nov. 8-Sunday, Nov. 10. The event, which honors the culture and equine ...

SANTA YNEZ, Calif. - A rare collection of saddles is now on display at the newly reopened Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum. The saddles date back to the mid-1800's and have a rich history, not just ...

A new comprehensive exhibit, themed "The Evolution of the California Stock Saddle," is on display at the Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum and will open to the public Saturday, April 8, from 4 to 6 ...

The vaquero is California’s own homegrown version of the cowboy, and the horse-riding, riata-tossing, saddle-making cattleman of yesteryear came into his own along the Central Coast, working massive ...

Charles ‘Tyke’ Minetti receives the 1972 Santa Barbara County Fair Champion Stock Horse Award – a hand-tooled saddle. (Photo courtesy of Tyke Minetti) The board of directors of the Santa Ynez Valley ...

A new twist on the tradition of demonstrating vaquero roping skills brought out big crowds to an area off Faraday Street in Santa Ynez on Saturday, Nov. 12. Pat and Deb Puckett and Bruce Sandifer, ...

On a recent Saturday afternoon, a dozen men saddled horses, brushed their manes and picked out their hooves. The men's spurs clinked as they led their mounts down a dusty lane that bisects some very ...

In the rolling hills of Chapman Valley, just out of Geraldton in Western Australia, a group of horses and their riders have been put through their paces. Loading... They were learning a different ...