Henry's saddle was built specifically for the movie saddle maker Bob Beecher, of Out West Saddlery in Pagosa Springs, CO. It was "aged" by the movie's writer, Mark Rashid, a rancher and horsemanship clinician, who rode and used the saddle nearly every day over a three year period prior to filming.
In the rear window of Henry's truck is the Scottish flag, a subtle tribute to his ancestry.
Henry's truck, a 1959 Ford F-100, and Jessies ranch truck, a 1962 Ford F-100, were purchased specifically for the filming of the movie and neither were in running or driving condition when bought. Rick Nobley, the film's mechanic, arrived on set a couple weeks early and was able to get both trucks running well enough for the actors to drive, but also usable enough that cast and crew often used them for transportation on and around the set.
Both John Diehl (Henry) and Jean Louisa Kelly (Jessie) did the vast majority of their own horseback riding during filming.
The old "line shack" that Henry lives in while working off his debt to Sam Mitchell was actually a new building. It was built over a two week period by four carpenters during the weeks leading up to production. The walls, floor and roof were all constructed separately and then assembled so the shack could be painted. It was painted with four gallons of stain made from (among other things) coffee grounds, tea and steel wool that the crew used to make the building look aged. Once stained, the shack was disassembled hauled to the filming location 60 miles away and reassembled. When filming was completed, the shack was disassembled and removed from the site.