Miles City Saddlery
October 3, 2008 by Saddle Sense
Filed under Resources
Miles City Saddlery in Miles City, Montana is a legendary saddle shop. It’s roots go all the way back to the 1890′s and the eastern Montana cattle boom which saw millions of cattle driven up the Texas Trail to the pristine ranges of Montana. Miles City was at the center of that action.
In the mid 1890′s Charles E. Coggshall bought a half-interest in Al Frustnow’s Saddle Shop. By 1899, their partnership was over, but Coggshall created his own C.E. Coggshall Saddlery, the predecessor to Miles City Saddlery. Coggshall developed his saddlery into a major producer of saddles with a robust mail order business.
Miles City Saddlery is still an operating and vibrant saddlery and western tack store. They are still producing their own saddles that bear the brand “Miles City Saddlery, Makers of the Original Coggshall Saddles.”
If you ever find yourself in eastern Montana (the annual Miles City Bucking Sale is reason enough), make sure to stop by. In addition to being a great tack store, Miles City Saddlery has a wonderful collection of antique saddles and cowboy gear on display.
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