Day: November 8, 2008

Chattanooga saddle maker Big Horn Inc. has closed its doors after decades of manufacturing saddles, horse riding equipment and personal leather goods. About 80 people were put out of work due to the closure. The company had operations at 1222 E. 38th St. A company spokeswoman who declined to give her name issued a statement to the Chattanooga Times Free Press Oct. 28. She indicated that recent slowdowns in the economy had hurt the business.

America’s Horse, November 5, 2008 – Moorhouse Ranch Company of Benjamin, Texas, is the winner of the 2008 AQHA/Bayer Best Remuda Award. The ranch is owned and managed by Tom Moorhouse and includes 50,000 acres of land owned or leased in King, Knox and Stonewall counties in Texas. The ranch’s remuda has 32 mares, 65 geldings and two stallions. Today’s cattle operation includes 1,200 cows and 1,000 stockers. The Moorhouse ranching tradition began in the 1800s when Edward Moorhouse raised cattle in Texas and Oklahoma’s Indian Territory. Edward’s youngest son, Togo, purchased land in the 1930s that