We are family owned and one of the oldest, continuously run saddle shops in the United States.  With over 125 years of saddle building and leather crafting, Read's has continued the long tradition of handmade custom saddles, repair, tack and leatherwork. J.G.Read Saddlery also manufactures handmade canvas products to include, tipis, cowboy bedrolls, tarps, panniers, saddlebags and knife sheaths, purses, bags and much more. 

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JG Read learned saddle making at the age of 17 while working for Cornish and Walton in the 1870's. In 1883 he bought the firm and renamed it JG Read Harness & Saddlery.  In 1884 his brother joined him and together they purchased another firm called Cheyenne Harness & Saddlery of Ogden.  In 1898, a third brother, Oscar, joined them and they formed JG Read & Bros Co.  The retail portion of JG Read & Bros Co. sold in the mid 1900's and the saddle shop was purchased by several of it's long time employees. It operated as Read's Leather and Canvas Shop for 53 years until 2026 when operations changed hands to another Read's saddlemaker,  and the name changed to J.G. Read Saddlery. 

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Our work is one of a kind.  You can see the history in our stiches and our Made in the USA pieces. It is forever our goal at J.G.Read Saddlery, to keep the legacy of the West, Utah, saddle making and leather crafting alive and to share it with generations to come.  

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