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The Drover House is owned and operated by Jim Mundorf. He designs and builds all
of the longhorn products that The Drover House offers. Jim grew up on a farm in
southwest Iowa working the land and livestock. He grew up working cattle and fixing
fences always dreaming of a time and a land where there were no fences. A time
where the cattle had horns and ran wild and wondering what it must have been like to
herd those wild cattle. He had a passion for everything cowboy and his mother bought
him his prize possession, a pair of old mounted horns that she found in an antique
shop.
of the longhorn products that The Drover House offers. Jim grew up on a farm in
southwest Iowa working the land and livestock. He grew up working cattle and fixing
fences always dreaming of a time and a land where there were no fences. A time
where the cattle had horns and ran wild and wondering what it must have been like to
herd those wild cattle. He had a passion for everything cowboy and his mother bought
him his prize possession, a pair of old mounted horns that she found in an antique
shop.
As Jim grew older the boyhood
passion faded a little. After high
school he lived in Wyoming for a
short time. Then moved back to
Iowa, attended a couple of colleges
and working a number of part time
jobs. Each summer he would make
trips west, traveling through Texas,
Colorado, Wyoming and Montana.
Everywhere he lived the small pair
of horns has had a prominent place
passion faded a little. After high
school he lived in Wyoming for a
short time. Then moved back to
Iowa, attended a couple of colleges
and working a number of part time
jobs. Each summer he would make
trips west, traveling through Texas,
Colorado, Wyoming and Montana.
Everywhere he lived the small pair
of horns has had a prominent place
on the wall. Then as a senior in college, while back home on the farm, Jim got the chance to work cattle on
horseback with his brother. That day while sorting pairs on a borrowed horse and saddle, a boyhood passion
for everything Cowboy was reignited. He returned to college and read, The Log of a Cowboy, by Andy Adams
and the cattle they drove. After graduating in May he continued working part timejobs and helping out on the
farm, all while planning to start a business that combined his love for the history of the Cowboy and his talent
in woodworking. In August of the same year Jim sat down on the floor of his one bedroom basement
apartment. There, under the pair of horns he’d had since he was a boy, he worked with a pair of longhorns, a
block of wood, a hammer and a chisel. Early the next morning the horns were together and The Drover House
was started.
In 2007 after three years of working out of the shop on his parents’ farm, Jim purchased a home and
workshop with his new wife Kristin. He is continually creating, while at the same time researching the early
Cowboys and the old time longhorn craftsmen. He still travels west as often as possible. He lives close enough
to the family farm to work with cattle and horses and still dreams of a time and a land without fences, when
the cattle ran wild.
horseback with his brother. That day while sorting pairs on a borrowed horse and saddle, a boyhood passion
for everything Cowboy was reignited. He returned to college and read, The Log of a Cowboy, by Andy Adams
and the cattle they drove. After graduating in May he continued working part timejobs and helping out on the
farm, all while planning to start a business that combined his love for the history of the Cowboy and his talent
in woodworking. In August of the same year Jim sat down on the floor of his one bedroom basement
apartment. There, under the pair of horns he’d had since he was a boy, he worked with a pair of longhorns, a
block of wood, a hammer and a chisel. Early the next morning the horns were together and The Drover House
was started.
In 2007 after three years of working out of the shop on his parents’ farm, Jim purchased a home and
workshop with his new wife Kristin. He is continually creating, while at the same time researching the early
Cowboys and the old time longhorn craftsmen. He still travels west as often as possible. He lives close enough
to the family farm to work with cattle and horses and still dreams of a time and a land without fences, when
the cattle ran wild.
The horns from Jim's childhood now hang above his
desk in The Drover House office.
desk in The Drover House office.
The Drover House Artist Jim Mundorf
