The Traditional Cowboy Arts Association (TCAA) is dedicated to preserving and promoting the skills of saddlemaking, bit and spur making, silversmithing, rawhide braiding and the role of these traditional crafts in the cowboy culture of the American West. The TCAA supports the work of contemporary artisans through public exhibitions and education, while its mentoring and seminar programs ensure the continuing vitality of Western craftsmanship.

Founded in 1998, the Traditional Cowboy Arts Association is a not for profit organization formed to preserve the craftsmanship of fine western gear making. It is the goal of the TCAA to establish a continuous link between the traditional gear making skills of the past and future generations of gear makers.

Through the disciplines of bit and spur making, saddle making, silversmithing, and rawhide braiding, it is the hope of the TCAA that the best made gear will always be seen as it was intended to be used, on the ranch horse and by the cowboy not just behind glass.

Scott Hardy is a Founding Member of this organization.