Cowboys & Indians

RICH CHARLSON

It was 1985. A hailstorm had just destroyed the crops of Montana farmer Rich Charlson. But life goes on, and, as they say, “when one door closes…”

When his local AQHA horse futurity needed a sign for Stallion Alley, Charlson created one of redwood, engraving it freehand with a router. His craftsmanship was a hit. “People kinda liked it, and I started

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