If you’re driving to Santa Fe…either comin’ or goin’, you oughta visit a little shop called Cowgirl Red.

Take Highway 14, the scenic byway known as the “torquoise trail”…to the town of Madrid (say “Maad-rid” if you want to sound like a local.)

Cowgirl Red keeps somewhat regular weekend hours (many of Madrid’s shopkeeps only open when they feel like it)…call ahead for an appointment during the week or you’ll end up like me, taking pictures from the gate.

Drive slow, watch out for the dogs …and be nice to the gals at the ice cream parlor, Miss Anah-K is a friend of mine.

Cowgirl Red

2865 Hwy 14 (on the Turquoise Trail)

Madrid, NM 87010 (map)
www.cowgirlred.com

(505) 474-0344

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It’s hard for me to imagine the disaster and displacement left by Hurricane Katrina. It’s hard for me to imagine such great need for things like food, water and plastic tarps…right here in America.

I’ve place a new banner ad for the American Red Crosson the right-side of my page. I’ve tested it out with own credit card.

Please, donate money. Give blood. And be kind to strangers.

Back at the Ranch is a short walk from Santa Fe’s downtown plaza. With over 800 pairs of cowboy boots on hand, Back at the Ranch sells stock sizes and takes custom orders for boots made by four very well known companies.

Nowhere else, not even in Texas, can you walk out with a pair of Rocketbusters, T.O. Stanley, Liberty or Kimmel boots on demand.

Wendy Lane has been in Santa Fe selling boots for about sixteen years now. She got her start selling vintage boots and her shop was put on the map by Tyler Beard’s Cowboy Boot Book (1992).

Wendy’s love of vintage and fancy custom boots can be seen in her personal “top-shelf” collection, on display right here in the store.

Many of the new boot designs could be called vintage inspired–but that’s mostly because they include labor intensive details like lacing, leather tooling and inlay …which become hard-to-find when large boot manufactures try to cut their production costs. What you see at Back at the Ranch are handmade cowboy boots made by smaller companies.

Want something a little bit different? 800 pairs not enough? No problem. Find your fit and then special order a color, toe style or inlay pattern of your own. Back at the Ranch does enough business to employ skilled leather carvers fulltime for their Kimmel and Private Label boots. Wow.

So, what is Wendy’s bestseller? No contest… it’s a pair made by Kimmel Boots, nicknamed the “Tyler Beard Rough-Out,” modeled after one of Tyler’s favorite pairs. With its bright red tops and brown suede toe, it’s popular with both men and women.

Keep your eyes on Back at the Ranch’s “Private Label” ankle-high boots (below)…with clean modern lines, the more colors Wendy offers, the more pairs she sells. The bright colored ostrich makes for an especially “cool” summertime look.

Back at the Ranch
209 E Marcy, Santa Fe, New Mexico USA 87501 (map)

Free parking available behind the store.

Website: www.backattheranch.com

(505) 989-8110

If you can’t make it to the store, visit the website, choose a style…then give a call and they’ll send you boots by that maker to try for your fit.

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