Here’s the saddle. It still needs stirrups and a girth, but the body looks okay. It is far from perfect, but I think it’s do able for March 1st.
Also made a saddle pad.
Next is the bridle!
English Saddle
The English Saddle
There comes a time in a tack maker’s life when they must move on. My first english model horse tack how-to book was the Kerioke English Saddle How-to book. Since my meager beginnings, practice has helped me learn about basic saddle making. While the kerioke book makes saddle making simple and straightforward, I wanted it to be different. And my own.
Last night I started making a new pattern.
I looked at numerous blogs, and pictures to see the different techniques of how other people assembled their saddles.
Sophie Lightfoot on Braymere Custom Saddlery’s For English Saddlemaking
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Today I began assembling the saddle. I’m not sure how it will turn out, but I’m crossing my fingers that it’ll be showable for March 1!
The Completed Set
The saddle set is done. It was finished today with the breast collar.
All assembled and tacked on to my Roxy.
Photo overload.
Snow-pocalypse
Today the Snow-pocalypse hit Harrisburg. The snow fell fast and hard, and we ended up with over a foot of snow. Plus a day off school, which is always awesome.
I spent the day (after helping to shovel the snow) finishing the saddle and bridle. The breast collar is the next part!
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