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¡Hola y Bien Venidos!

Este es el lugar de los vaqueros oeste.

Howdy and welcome. This website is dedicated to the preservation of a particular form of horsemanship that came to the Americas from Spain and Portugal and evolved to become known as the Californio style of horsemanship. You can choose from the links below to go to the Sage Saddlery portion of the site and see our fine quality saddles and gear or to learn more about the Californio style. Thanks for coming in and hope you enjoy your visit. ¡Hasta luego!

Sage Saddlery - Fine custom made western saddles, horse tack and buckaroo/cowboy gear.

Sage Horsemanship - Learn about the Californio style of horsemanship.

Drop us a line if you want to know more about a custom saddle or gear possibility or about bringing Sage Horsemanship to your area by sponsoring a clinic, to discuss an article, to seek reprint permission, comment on the site, tell me of an article topic you'd like to see... or just to say howdy! sagehorseman at sagehorsemanship.com

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Horsemanship and horse related activities such as roping are inherently dangerous practices and horses are inherently unpredictable animals. The person attempting to follow any suggestion or instruction from Bob Sagely or Sage Horsemanship is to do so at their own risk and assumes full responsibility for themselves, their horse and any others in the vicinity. The success or safety for human or horse in utilizing any of the practices or strategies for horsemanship suggested or promoted on this site or by Bob Sagely or Sage Horsemanship directly or indirectly through any other media is neither implied nor guaranteed. Be smart, be careful and seek personal supervision when trying to learn new things or apply these principles or techniques.