Tack, Props and Miniatures by Nichelle
This weekend I finished a hunter bridle, made to fit the Cantering Welsh Pony. For a "tack maker" I really don't make that much tack. 😅 I'm trying to correct this, but progress is slow. I think I'm getting better at bridles? I've started so many English bridles but this is the first I've finished … Continue reading Pony Bridle
Is it weird that I find skiving leather almost therapeutic? I used to hate it. This weekend has left me kind of down... partly from my own "you suck, stop trying" demons (don't compare yourself to others, don't do it IT'S A TRAP) and partly from bigger hobby problems. I love this hobby but sometimes … Continue reading Thoughts While Skiving
Yay it's finished! And I don't completely hate it! And unlike my sad dressage saddle, it even got a girth! Of course I can't take credit for the pattern - that belongs to KeriOkie. But I altered and did some things differently, and if I make another one there are a couple more things I … Continue reading Finished Saddle Spam
Recently I was inspired to try making another English saddle. I don't build saddles very often... I've mentioned before that I find them intimidating, but at the same time it's something I want to do more often and want to get better at, and like so many other things I'm into, I won't get better … Continue reading Adventures in Saddle Making
It's been another saddle pad and halter sort of week. The herd has also grown... uh, a bit, (some were tag-alongs) and several of them needed special saddle pads, because I guess that's a thing now in addition to halters and blankets. First, this navy swallowtail styled one. This is a mini version of full-sized … Continue reading Even more saddlepads
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