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By Nick Pernokas
Ten years ago I was in western Montana, chasing down interviews for magazine articles. My subject for that day had stood me up at the last minute. It was a long way from Great Falls Read more
In what sounds like an old joke, two guys walked into an El Paso bar one night. One had a boot business and the other had a 1953 Cadillac Hearse. But our story actually starts long Read more
Family bootmaking business has roots in Lubbock, Texas, and Juárez, Mexico.
By Lynn Ascrizzi
“It’s difficult to find bootmakers, or ‘zappateros,’ as we call them. They are disappearing.” — Iram Cobos
Since his early teenage years, Ruben Cobos Read more
The bronc rider heard the whistle and stopped spurring. He waited for the pickup men to catch up with him and handed the rein off to one of them. As he grabbed the pickup man’s waist Read more
By Edward Loya
Growing up during the Urban Cowboy movie craze in the early 1980s, Mike Vaughn wore cowboy boots and, when he turned 14, he started bull riding at local rodeos. As Mike explained it, “Everybody wore boots Read more
