My RioRondo Order

I placed my first order from RioRondo! I got everything I needed (if I got everything I wanted the whole website would be sold out lol)

The most obvious thing is one of their western saddle kits. I also got an extra saddle tree so I could make another after my first practice one.

 

And a western accessories kit. 

I also got some beautiful teal leather for all kinds of projects! Teal is my favorite color…(in case you can’t tell by looking at my workspace lol)

And now for all the hardware!


Lots of halter rings, three and two slotted. I was going to get gold but I forgot and now they’re of sold out! Darn it!

LOTS of clips!

Blanket buckles,

Other buckles 

Small buckles
 Big buckles, all the buckles 😂 (Most of which are from the sample sheet that I got)

Lots of cool bits; English on the right, western on the left.

On the sample sheet(Where most of the stuff came from) There were these two super tiny, two slotted halter rings. They’re too big for stablemate and too small for classic so I’m assuming that they are Schleich (1:24) scale.

The sample sheet also had a bunch of D rings!!!

I got some nameplates

And girth buckles

And I got two of these western show halter sheets.

This is my small amount of Classic scale things that came on the sample sheet

I also got two pairs of traditional stirrups!

That’s it! I am super happy to finally have realistic hardware! I already switched out some of the halter rings some of my old halters. And I made a western show halter.

Tada!!!!

I know it’s a bit too big for her… But she’s the only quarter horse I have😅




I just love it so much!!! I’m going to make another and sell one. Probably after Breyerfest because then I’ll have another Quarter horse (Athena) to try it on and keep whichever one fits them both best.






I am very proud of it😊. Thank you guys for reading! Hopefully I’ll have another post posted soon!



Comments

  1. IslandApril 25, 2024 at 7:34 PM

    Wow, that looks really good! (...I am a little bit envious not gonna lie 😅)
    I can't wait to see how the saddle turns out! Oh, and this is kinda random, but I FINALLY tried your halter squares tutorial, and it is SO HELPFUL! I love the cute little halter squares that I managed to make. They're a little bit lopsided, but as it was my first attempt, I'm pretty happy with them! Thank you so much for the tutorial!🙂

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    1. HorsesBySamanthaApril 25, 2024 at 11:16 PM

      Thank you! I’m glad you like (and understand 😅) the tutorial! Don’t worry, they get MUCH better with practice!

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  2. EquidenApril 26, 2024 at 2:34 PM

    So awesome! :D
    That show halter is impressive! So many details!

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