DeWitt Palmer

DeWITT PALMER , a lifelong resident of northern Utah’s Cache Valley, developed a lasting interest in ranching during his youth. After retiring from a career in business, Palmer taught himself to braid rawhide, calling upon boyhood memories, determination, and the help of braiders throughout the West. Palmer’s finely constructed reins, headstalls, hobbles, and bossals are popular locally and outside of Utah. Palmer is affiliated with the national Rawhide Braiders’ Association and received the Utah Governor’s Folk Art Award in 1987.