Beautiful things come in small packages. Ty Skiver, known for his championship saddles, is crafting a limited edition series of miniature saddles to commemorate the 100^th Pendleton Round-Up. The first in the series of this miniature will be sold at auction during the Let ’er Buck Ball Dec. 31 at Hamley’s. Saddles numbered 2-25 will be sold for $5,000 dollars. Round-Up’s share of the proceeds for the saddle will be donated to the rodeo’s centennial celebration the second full week of September.

Skiver has incorporated designs that hearken back to saddles crafted by Don King of Sheridan, Wyo.

“He invented the Sheridan style of carving in the 1950s and 1960s,” Skiver, who began his career of making saddles in Wyoming, said. “His work has awesome craftsmanship. He was the Duff Severe in my area and he made some tools for me.”

Severe also served as an inspiration in the design of the miniatures.

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PENDLETON — World-famous sculptor Austin Barton has been commissioned to create the bronze bucking horse made famous by the Pendleton Round-Up logo for the Centennial Plaza project. The artist is also creating a limited edition series of 100 28-inch replicas of the statue for sale to Western art collectors and fans of the Round-Up.

The sculptor was raised in the Snake River and Wallowa Valley of Eastern Oregon, giving him an intimate knowledge of the Western way of life. His pieces are sold in galleries across the United States and his bronzes are in many private and corporate collections.

“I’ve admired Austin’s work for years,” Round-Up Director Tim Hawkins, who is chairman of the centennial committee, said. “When I approached him for a potential commission he was both flattered and excited. I didn’t think we would be able to afford an artist of Austin’s reputation, but he told me ‘I don’t charge for being famous.’”

Hawkins said that as Barton began work on the bronze he confided it may be the most significant piece he’s ever created.

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Steer Wrestling – Go Round 2

1 389 Casey Martin 5.2

2 68 Luke Branquinho 5.6

3 562 Wade Sumpter 5.7

4 83 Billy Bugenig 5.9

5 62 Mark Boultinghouse 6.5

6 312 Brad Johnson 6.7

6 323 K.C. Jones 6.7

8 184 Cole Edge 7.2

9 520 Trevor Scott 7.9

9 433 Sean Mulligan 7.9

11 450 Justin Pearce 8.1

12 413 Jason Miller 8.4

13 119 Nolan Conway 8.5

14 354 Gabe Ledoux 9.2

15 120 Rian Conway 9.4

16 523 Ryan Shaw 9.9

17 476 Matt Reeves 14.6

18 251 Seth Hadlock 15.0

19 75 Seth Brockman 15.3

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