Experience

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  Bud's Horseshoeing Equipment

  • Jackson Hole, WY

  • Founder

    • 1992 - 2011
    • Jackson Hole, WY

    A concept Bud had envisioned during his years as a horseman and farrier — utilizing compound leverage in a farrier tool — became a reality in 1993. Bud invented and patented a hoof nipper, promptly dubbed the “Bud Nipper.” The hoof nipper became Bud’s “late” life passion as he built his small business into a website sales business known as Bud’s Horseshoeing Equipment, a business still operating through his children and grandchildren.

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  Riding Stable

  • Farson, WY

  • Operator

    • 1975 - 1992
    • Farson, WY

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  Stagecoach Bar

  • Wilson, WY

  • Producer, Wilson Rodeo

    • 1970 - 1975
    • Wilson, WY

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  Teton Village

  • Teton County, WY

  • Ski Lift Operator

    • 1970 - 1975
    • Teton County, WY

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  The Wort Hotel

  • Jackson, WY

  • Bouncer

    • 1970 - 1975
    • Jackson, WY

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  Jackson Hole Stables

  • Jackson Hole, WY

  • Horseshoeing, Farrier

    • 1960 - 1975
    • Jackson Hole, WY

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  Turpin Meadow Ranch

  • Moran, WY

  • Hunting Guide

    • 1960 - 1975
    • Moran, WY

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  US Forest Service

  • Jackson Wyoming

  • Logging, Trail Cutting

    • 1957 - 1975
    • Jackson Wyoming

    Cutting and logging timber in the mountain ranges surrounding Jackson Hole. Bud’s time spent in the timber eventually led him to a job cutting trails in the remote wilderness for the U.S. Forest Service.

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  Anchor Ranch

  • Teton village, wyoming

  • Dude Wrangler

    • 1957 - 1975
    • Teton village, wyoming

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  Rose Roping Club

  • Bassett Nebraska

  • Rodeo, Roping, Bulldogging, Horse Training, Horse Competition

    • 1950 - 1957
    • Bassett Nebraska

    Organized the “Rose Roping Club” turning attention to the more conservative rodeo events such as roping and bulldogging. He honed his skills as a horseman, always competing on one horse while keeping an eye out for the next project horse. One of his most prized accomplishments was a young quarter horse named Dugan that he owned, trained, competed on and later sold to a talented young bulldogger who took him on to become the Nebraska State Bulldogging Champion.

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  Ran Own Ranch

  • Bassett, Nebraska

  • Owner Operator

    • 1945 - 1957
    • Bassett, Nebraska

    Hard work.

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  Several Rural Nebraska Ranches

  • Bassett Nebraska

  • Ranch Hand

    • 1936 - 1945
    • Bassett Nebraska

    At age 14, Bud took off on his own, working as a ranch hand on neighboring ranches, breaking their young horses and developing a lifelong passion for rodeo.