There, Klapper gifts Rip a beautifully hand-crafted set of spurs, the sort that the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch wagon boss hasn't seen in about 30 years. But who is this Billy Klapper? Well ...

Before he died last September, Klapper was one of the most celebrated forgers of spurs and bits in the entire world. One of his biggest fans was Taylor Sheridan, whose Four Sixes ranch is adorned ...