Custom Leather Shop Opens in Broadus

Coyote Valley Saddle Shop opened recently in the old clinic building, located across the street to the west of the Post Office in Broadus.

Shop owner Cory Seamann has worked in the custom leather business for ten years, and recently moved to Powder River County from Nebraska, in order to be closer to his child, who lives in Miles City. "I always liked this country. I used to pass through here and someone always took time to chat when I stopped at Alderman's for fuel," he said during a recent interview.

Seamann specializes in handmade quality gear for the working cowboy, and during a visit to the shop earlier this week, The Examiner observed Cory working on a variety of projects, including chaps, headstalls, chinks, saddles, and even leather sandals. "I've built about everything," Corey noted.

Custom orders are his specialty, and Cory differs from some other makers in the way he designs the pattern for a project. "I draw up a pattern, and measure everything to fit the person," he said. "That way, the customer gets a product that fits perfectly."

Cory started out in the leather trade by attending a boot and saddle making school in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. He then spent some time cowboying and working leather, before going full time to making custom leather work, opening his own shop in Nebraska, before moving to Broadus.

Cory said many of the orders at Coyote Valley Saddle Shop are come in online, through the shop's Facebook and Instagram pages. Custom orders are currently running around two months behind, but Cory is looking to catch up now that the Broadus shop is up and running, and plans to reduce the wait to a month or less.

While discussing the possibility of a custom saddle scabbard, Cory noted: "I'll build it however you would like, we're only limited by your imagination."

Coyote Valley Saddle Shop is open from 8 AM to 6 PM, and if the shop's not open, Cory is available by phone at 308-214-0054.