The custom-made boots of this classic three-level Western store near the capitol were immortalized in a song by Jerry Jeff Walker. Run by the same family for 7 decades, this place is a bit chaotic, but it's worth poking around to see the hand-tooled saddles, belts, tack, and altogether functional cowboy gear.
Favorite Austin shop offers saddles, shoes and other ways to dress cow folk and their horses.:
In Short
The smell hits you first: leather, wax, saddle soap, wool and wood blend in a rustic Texan perfume. A sign advertises ""custom saddles and boots made here."" The counter is...