HorsesBySamantha

 The last few weeks have been pretty busy for me. Unfortunately, mostly non-modelhorsey busy. But I have had some time to make a few things! The first few are halters that are for sale on my  Etsy store .  A Red, White & Blue traditional halter and lead A peach???colored rope halter and lead And a summery watermelon blanket set! Then there was a first time project, this shipping halter! It was a lot of fun to make and sold as soon as I put it up for sale, so I will definitely be making more!!! Then these fitted hunter pads were made as a custom order for someone who wanted them for showing  I am very happy with how these came out, especially the fluffy one!!! Another thing I’ll have to make more of…

 This post is mainly going to be pictures of the finished saddle, because, as usual, I started taking progress photos and then got caught up in making it and stopped 😅. So… I really need to get better at that! Anyway, here are the progress photos that I took: I made the pommel first, and as you can see, it’s not great, but now I know what to fix next time. Next, I put the lower skirt together. In case you’re wondering how the billets attach, I took a picture of that part of the instructions.  After that, the stirrups!  They are pretty simple. You glue two pieces of leather together, bend them into shape while the glue dries, then hammer the nail through. (You bend the metal to the side and then cut most of it off so it stays in on the other side)  Attach them to the fenders. And this is the last in-progress picture that I took 😂. The next saddle I make will definitely be more of a step by step… ummm  I don’t want to say guide, because it definitely won’t be a tutorial… just, uh,  ste