I’ve been working with fine leather since the age of seven. My first job was cleaning saddles and keeping the tack room clean and in order. As a fun past time, I would watch and help my father braid. At that time, I didn’t realize the passion within me was growing for the endless use’s of leather. After I retired as an architect, (at age 65) I needed a hobby. In all honesty, although I loved to work with leather, I never thought it would mushroom as it has. It’s turned out, that I would be up til the wee hours working on an idea. You see, I really never shook the love for this beautiful, natural thing that I could keep building from!

I just kept working, it grew into a need for room of it’s own. (the house was flowing over). So knowing how to build, I added a workshop to my backyard. My wife has now given up the idea of that long vacation, and joined the “team” as my bookkeeper and chief advisor. Suzanne has become the best of all my worlds. She brings cold drinks and food to me if I’m too busy to come in, and she is in charge of the budget. Folks, I have been blessed!

Now to tell you a little bit about the WHATS and WHYS. My granddaughter got a teacup poodle puppy, so I made this tiny little baby blue collar and leash for it! She loved it. And my wife says, gee, John, theres got to be a need for these! Thus, the Petites, that are a very small around braid. Then I got a Newfoundland Hound. Well, I sure wasn’t going to buy a nylon outfit for her. Thus, the “Resistant”. This is a bigger and stronger braid.

Well now folks, my hobby was starting to grow out of my workshop, so my wife, being the smart one on this team, decided to open an . account, plus, being an artist, she designed a sign for the shop. It’s called “Leather Horne”. So, it took 60 years for my passion to bloom.

I have had many special requests this last year, and some are listed on .. I’m very proud of the harness that I design for a lady that wanted a natural source for her dog. So we came to agree on a price and when she came to pick it up, well that was the first time that I was ever tipped in my life. She loves it and I have made two sets of collars and leashes for her since!

I’m working on new ideas everyday, and one of those is dog beds. So far we are keeping them at the small stage. We may be listing an all leather “Patchwork Quilt” one in the near future!

So for any of you that think of an item that you may want us to list, “Bring It On”! I love new ideas and designs!

Stop into my new . store, and just do a little window shopping. We do have a 100% gaurantee for everything we make and sell! THANKS FOR LOOKING, John