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There are some great Western Vault members with beautiful western hats to complete your look this winter. Check out what Leddy's, Boot Baby Ranch, Living Western, & Pinto Ranch have to offer your family!

MLLeddysM.L. Leddy's 

Over 125 Years of Experience in Hats

 

M. L. Leddy's may be known for their custom boots, but they have much more to offer! Leddy's has a generous selection of felt hats in stock ranging in price from $200-$2500. They offer custom fitting and hand shaping to create a personal experience for each individual customer. At Leddy's, nothing but the best will do! All of their hats are hand picked hat bodies made to their specifications and designs.

 

M.L. Leddy's

Leddy's also has a beautiful line of hand tooled and alligator hat bands with sterling silver conchos, buckle sets, gold adornments, and precious stones available to dress up your hat. Although they stock a great product, they do realize that they may not have precisely what you're seeking. For that reason, Leddy's is pleased to work with their customers to specially design hats and hatbands to their specifications. Within the Leddy's group, they collectively boast over 125 years worth of hat creasing experience, ensuring that your hat purchase will not leave you dissatisfied!

 

M.L. Leddy's
Fort Worth, Texas
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BootBabyRanchBoot Baby Ranch

Where Little Buckaroos Can Get "Duded" Up 

 

Tom Mix Style Hat Just like the kids that wear them, western hats come in all shapes and sizes. Tall crown, short crown, big brim, short brim, Gus crease, cattleman crease, brick top crease, or no crease at all. Just the shape of the hat can define a personality or a trade. Cowboys and those who love cowboy life enjoy wearing a hat to "top" off the look of an outfit. Not only does a hat function as shade to protect against the bright sun, but it gives the wearer a sense of confidence that no other accessory can do. Hats are made from a variety of materials that are worn according to the seasons, just like we consider other clothing to be worn during the appropriate seasons.  

 

Felt hats come in all colors, and black is especially popular. Someone considering a felt hat will find them in all sorts of price ranges, too, depending on the quality of the felt. For the hotter seasons, straws and palm leaf hats can be found providing shade on many heads, small and tall. 

 

Children's Hats from Boot Baby Ranch  

 

With the western industry pushing forward to crossover into a variety of styles, hats are available on most main streets, in feed stores, hardware stores, convenience stores, flea markets, and online. For parents, it is a right of passage to buy the first hat that their little cowpoke will be donning, even if it's just for a picture. Boot Baby Ranch will begin carrying straw and felt hats this holiday season! You can shop TheWesternVault.com, and be sure to find them on FaceBook for the latest arrivals at Boot Baby Ranch, along with special contests and tidbits from the ranch!

 

Boot Baby Ranch 
Boot Baby Ranch
Coleman, Texas
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LivingWesternLiving Western

More Than a Website- It's a Lifestyle

 

LivingWestern.com is more than a website. It is  life style. They are answering the needs of a new generation that is always trying to be out of the box. The products that Living Western carries represent them, and they want to share this with every cowboy out there. For a limited time for the holidays, Living Western is offering an extreme special 40% discount! View a selection of their inventory on The Western Vault

 

Living WesternBullhide is the leading brand at Living Western. Borrowing on the experience acquired from their father "George" Cury, a master hatter and artisan, his sons Samir and Jorge carry on the fine tradition  of quality  hat  making. Today,  they  incorporate  all  the fine techniques that the founder started back in 1949. Not a single step or process is skipped in bringing to the world a premium hat and leather jackets with old western charm.

 

Today,  Bullhide, Run a Muck,  Westcliffe  and  Ruidoso  labels, as well as Montecarlo  and  Bullhide's  premium brands, incorporate all the western flavor  and  flair  of  the  old  west. Only  the  finest  materials are used.  Bullhide has been recognized as a leader in the western fashion industry because of their innovative and stylish designs. If it is backed by the Bullhide label, you know that you are getting a fine piece of Americana.

 

Living Western Living Western
Weston, Florida

PintoRanchPinto Ranch

Your Source for Serratelli

 

Keeping with Pinto Ranch's tradition of choosing only high quality Western designers and craftsmen it's no surprise Pinto Ranch carries Serratelli hats.  Based out of New Jersey, Serratelli is family owned and has been in business for over 100 years. Serratelli has been making felts and supplying hat bodies to major hat companies for many years. They are able to take their hat from fur to finish.  

 

 Pinto Ranch Serratelli

 

One of the reasons Serratelli is able to produce such fine quality hats is because they carefully formulate and control the fur blends which in turn produces top quality hats.  Pinto Ranch carries several Serratelli beaver and fur blend hats.  Our hat-shaping experts regularly shape and steam hats for our customers free of charge.  Visit Pinto Ranch for the finest hats around!

 

Pinto Ranch
Houston, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Las Vegas, Nevada

TexasMusicChartTexas Music Chart

Your Guide to Texas and Red Dirt Music

 

The Texas Music Chart has three new entries this week from the Midnight River Choir, Jon Wolfe and the Brian Burke Band! Meanwhile, there is very little change at the top with Jason Boland & the Stragglers still holding on to #1 with their single "Mary Ellen's Greenhouse" and Brandon Rhyder's "In the Country" remaining at #2.

 

Cody Canada & the Departed's single "Skyline Radio" jumped up the chart five spaces from #15 to #10 this week while Wade Bowen's "Saturday Night" had a 188 spin increase to move him from #23 to #16.

 

There were a couple other songs that had significant increases in their radio plays this week including:

  • Jon Wolfe "I Don't Dance" 101 spins
  • Aaron Watson "Fast Cars Slow Kisses" 74 spins
  • Ryan Beaver "Hate" 68 spins
Click here to see who else made the chart this week!

 

Texas Music Chart

Texas Music Chart
Houston, Texas

NewInventoryNew Inventory 

 

Corral Boots from South Texas Tack
Corral Boots with Lizard Inlay
South Texas Tack
$210
Classic Rockmount Shirt
Classic Rockmount Shirt
Boot Baby Ranch
$49

NewsSalesEventsNews, Sales, & Events

OUR OWN GALA NETTLES RELEASES HER NEWEST BOOK- SMART LITTLE LENA, THE GRAND SLAM YEARS!

Smart Little Lena, the Grand Slam Years, a 235-page coffee table edition featuring the show years of the great stallion Smart Little Lena and those intertwined in his life, will debut November 15, just in time for Christmas. Written by well-known author and columnist Gala Nettles, the book has numerous never-before-seen photographs and stories guaranteed to make you smile, and perhaps, even shed a tear.
 
Smart Little Lena, the Grand Slam YearsSmart Little Lena was the first stallion to win the coveted National Cutting Horse Association Triple Crown. He then later added another exceptional championship to that list, making it a grand slam for the Quarter Horse stallion. His quick draw movements sucked many a cow into a trap and always brought screaming crowds to their feet.
 
While these riveting performances made him a champion, it was his riotous personality that made him appealing. The great stallion chased butterflies, played with Gismo, a Jack Russell Terrier, spooked like a weenie at surprises,  and if  he could catch his rider unaware, might toss in a little bucking for entertainment.
 
In honor of this coffee table edition's debut, all orders of Smart Little Lena, the Grand Slam Years placed before November 10 receive free shipping! And, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the NCHA Futurity, Gala offers a priceless 3-for-1 package for history buffs and those interested in learning the art of cutting. She and Bill Freeman, trainer of Smart Little Lena, partnered several years ago on the book Bill Freeman: Training the Horse and Rider- the best cutting instructional book on the market. She later wrote Fame & Glory, the First Decade of NCHA Futurities, a gold mine of equine history about the birth of the Futurity and how it struggled to become a first-class event. Coupled with Smart Little Lena, the Grand Slam Years, these 3 books are available through December 31- or until the limited supply runs out- for a remarkable price of $89.95 plus shipping!
 
Nettles Country  
 
Smart Little Lena, The Grand Slam Years is the 17th book for Gala. Besides also pinning columns and articles for numerous magazines, she is married to cutting horse trainer and Hall of Famer Ronnie Nettles, and lives daily amid the rich field in which Smart Little Lena succeeded. To order your books call 936-348-6541 or 800-729-2234. Don't forget to request that your copies be autographed! 
 
Nettles Country  
Nettles Country
Madisonville, Texas
 
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STOCK UP FOR WINTER SALE AT D&D!

Check it out! Outerwear for the entire family, including your favorite four-legged friends is 20% OFF!  Also, tops & jeans for the entire family are Buy 1, Get 1 Half Off!
 
D&D November Winter Sale

The Stock up for Winter Sale is good November 7th-12th. Check it out at the store in Seguin or online!  

 

D&D Farm and Ranch
Seguin, Texas

 

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In This Issue

 

M.L. Leddy's- Over 125 Years of Experience in Hats

 

Boot Baby Ranch- Where Little Buckaroos Can Get "Duded" Up

 

Living Western- It's More Than a Website, It's a Lifestyle

 

Pinto Ranch- Your Source for Serratelli

 

Texas Music Chart

 

New Inventory

 

News, Sales, & Events  

  

Things to Do Comin' up Soon 

 

Weekly Coupons & Specials

  

Our Sponsors

 

Our Members 

 

WeeklyCouponsWeekly Coupons & Specials 

   

Barranada Shirt Company

  Barranada's Five Card Stud Series       

SPRING INTO FALL IN STYLE 

During the month of November, buy 2 shirts from Barranada's Five Card Stud series and get a 3rd shirt FREE!

 


OurSponsorsOur Sponsors

 

Cowgirl Museum 

 

Dave Alexander 

 

Gulf Coast 4 Star

 

RFD TV 

 

Texas Music Chart 

 

TSCRA 

 


OurMembersOur Members

   

Aaron Sanchez Sculpture 

 

Andy & Aaron Sanchez 

 

Antiques on 8 

 

The Arrangement 

 

Appaloosa Trading Company 

 

Bar W Guest Ranch 

 

Barranada Shirt Company   

 

Bear Paws Trading Post  

 Boot Baby Ranch 

 

 Carol K 

 

Cattle Kate 

 

Chuck's Woodbarn 

 

Colorado Cowgirls 

 

Courtney & Company    

Creative Branch  

 

Cowboy Outfitters 

 

D&D Farm and Ranch 

 

Dave Alexander 

 

Debi Lynn Designs 

 

Deitra Robertson Real Estate, Inc. 

 

 Desert Raven Art 

   

 Desperado Couture  

 

 Diamond 57 Cowboy Boot Purses 

 

Diamond M Ranch Designs- Plum Sassy Cowgirls  

 

Gulf Coast 4 Star Trailers 

 

H. Clay Dahlberg 

 

The Hat Store 

 

Hones Design Studio 

 

Jack Terry Fine Art  

 

James Ayers Studios 

 

Jerry Baird's Gourmet Seasonings 

 

Jewelry by Day 

 

La Coda Art 

 

La Mujer Studio 

 

Leather Braiding by John 

 

Leddy's Ranch at Sundance 

 

Libby Koch 

 

Living Western 

 

Lone Star Outlaws 

 

M.L. Leddy's 

 

Madole Spurs 

 

Midwest Buggy  

 

Neighcessories 

 

Nettles Country  

 

Out West Gifts 

 

Patricia Wolf 

 

Pinto Ranch 

 

RCC Western Stores 

 

Red Star Riggings 

 

Rendezvous West  

 

RND Rustics 

 

Silver Mountain Furniture Company 

 

South Texas Saddlery  

 

South Texas Tack 

 

Steve Devenyns Fine Art & Limited Edition Prints 

 

Tejas Custom Boots 

 

Templeton Thompson  

 

Texas Ridem 

 

 Tres Rios Silver  

 

The Western Diva  

 


We're Hiring!

The Western Vault is growing, and we need your help! We're looking for interested sales people to reach out to western businesses nationwide.

 

If you would like to join our team, email Ginger Wheless 

or give her a call at (713) 661-6300.

 

ThingsToDoSoonThings to Do Comin' up Soon

 

Here is a short list of things comin' up soon. Be sure to check out the entire event calendar on TheWesternVault.com for a complete list of great western events all over the United States!

  • August 13- November 12: AQHA Museum America's Horse in Art- Amarillo, Texas
  • November 10: Texas Stampede Charity Gala- Allen, Texas
  • November 10-12:  Tom Thumb Texas Stampede- Allen, Texas
  • November 11-13: Weaving Wild Horses- 22nd Annual Navajo Rug Show & Sale- Park City, Utah
  • November 26-26: Lucchese Trunk Show at Pinto Ranch Dallas- Dallas, Texas

"Happy trails to you, until we meet again. Happy trails to you, keep smilin' until then."

 

Mandy WootenMandy Wooten

Marketing Director

The Western Vault

713-661-6300 

mandy@thewesternvault.com

www.thewesternvault.com

Linda GalaydaLinda Galayda

Advisory Board

The Western Vault

linda@thewesternvault.com

www.thewesternvault.com

 


 
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