I’m sure the majority of people have heard the saying ‘measure twice, cut once’. It’s a very good practice to go by with model horses. Experimenting and figuring out how exactly you make something before actually attempting to do it is a way to not only not waste supplies but to also to experiment, maybe with something you like that’ll you’ll keep.

I’ve never made a figure eight noseband before, but the next commission warrants one. So I decided to do a practice one first to know how to do it. It’s better to have the ‘dummy’ one to not work out than to put a ton of work into the official one and have it be messed up.
Anyways, it came out exactly how I wanted it to!

Try try again!
I’ve been fighting with making an english saddle. I got to the point to where I didn’t want to waste any more supplies or crush my ego.
So I made a bridle for my Phoenix. I sliced my lace to be much thinner than usual. I’m not sure if I will continue this practice with other bridles. I feel like it’s so flimsy. But I *pretty much* finished a project(just needs keepers) and I feel like my ego’s back!

This is what I have been working on the past couple of days.

It’s my first ever commission! Since it is my first and I want to make it look nice, the bridle has been fighting me tooth and nail the whole time.
Here are the laced reins, which I just realized are going the wrong way. Oh bridle, we’re so close to being done, yet we’re still so far. :)