My Road to Becoming a Professional Leather Artist

A Pair of Custom Made Show Stirrups Larry Paul Meese Made for a Client

In 2016, my cousin asked me if I could embellish a new pair of stirrups he had recently purchased. His old ones, which he used for parades and special occasions, were well-worn and needed replacement. Mind you, I had not done any leather work or metal work or worked with stirrups at that time, other than making some horse tack for my own needs.