Tack, Props and Miniatures by Nichelle
Racing saddles were some of the first pieces I made when I got into tack making. They weren't that great, but I was happy enough with them.I can't believe it's taken me around twenty years to make another one! (has it really been that long?!) I built this set to fit my Cigar model: In … Continue reading Finished Racing Saddle
For the last couple of weeks I've been working on creating a racing saddle. I've collected dozens of reference photos of racing saddles, and all of them seem to be different. Different sizes, different materials, different colors... My pattern is kind of a blend of things I've seen. I'm using red kangaroo leather, and the … Continue reading Racing Saddle Progress
Several years ago I made miniature versions of American Pharoah's Triple Crown blanket: It only made sense to make Justify his. In full size, this is a mesh cooler produced by Fenwick Farms. My version is made from cotton as I wasn't sure how to add the image on a different material. But I added … Continue reading Justify’s Blanket
Besides a bunch of ribbon halters... ... and random pieces from Rio Rondo kits: ... there are a few more pieces of old tack that I forgot about until I started organizing it all. The most interesting are a couple of racing saddles. The first, materials aside, isn't too awful. It did have stirrups at … Continue reading Misc Old Tack
I hope you all (in the US, anyway) have had a good 4th of July! I somehow ended up with the day off, which I've spent sewing and avoiding people, mostly. Last month American Pharoah was the first horse in 37 years to win the Triple Crown. I don't follow horse racing too closely (I'm … Continue reading Triple Crown Blanket
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