BLACKFOOT, Idaho -- Rodeo cowboys come from all over the country to compete at the Eastern Idaho State Fair, but many of their gloves were made locally.

Just down the street from the fairground in fact, at B Bar B Leather in Blackfoot.

Shawn Schild, the owner of B Bar B Leather, has been making gloves since 1991. But before he was a glove-maker, he was a rodeo cowboy himself. Schild rode for five years in the local amateur circuit, and another seven years as a professional. He felt first hand what a bad pair of gloves can do to a rider, and when a car crash left him unable to compete in the rodeo, he started making gloves.

"Being able to know the kind of stress the guy has on his hands and why it's so important to fix the little things, the padding and the wedges, and change in angles on the way your wrist is angled while you're riding, so that you don't tear ligaments out of your wrist or the back of your hand. It makes a big difference," said Schild.

Schild said he was most excited to go to the fair to meet the young rodeo cowboys from across the country who he's only ever spoken to on the phone.