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From most current to the oldest works to show the progression. These are just a selection of my saddles, not all of them. Most of what I make, I sell (or trade) to finance my hobby. Click on the Picture links to view additional images. Click the Back button on your browser to get back to this page. Side Saddles - What a blast these are the make! I made all the patterns from scratch as I could not find any pattern books out there. The Western trees are not made of clay like my other Western trees. The English trees are very similar in build-up to the other English style trees. Arabian Horse Costumes - Both Native and Arena Styles are shown and there are lots of pictures. Here's pictures of the prototypes as well as additional pictures of the costumes made for the book - Native, Arena and Dancing Australian Stock Saddles - I have all of these in my Anatomy of Prototyping a Saddle Pattern section. Western Pleasure - I love playing with color and little silver decorations. Parade Saddles - The prize of any tack maker, Parade saddles. Not really my favorite saddle to make as there is so much time devoted to all that pizzazz. But I do like looking at the finished saddles. Western Working Saddles (Roper and Gaming) - A few of these patterns are in the Tooling the Roper book but quite a few of the patterns haven't made it into any books yet. I like making working saddles. There's just something fascinating about them. English Saddles - Jump, All-Purpose, Dressage and Saddleseat. Many of these were made specifically for the books. Sometimes it's nice to see color pictures. Early Prototypes and Failures - I like to show just how bad my tack can be to help inspire others who might think they just don't have the time or the skill. Tack making is a learned skill, not an inborn talent. Every tack maker has made saddles like these. My definition of failure : "I only fail when I stop trying." Really, Really Old Stuff - I found a bunch of my old Photo Show and tack pics. Some of these are from the early 1970s. Take a look and have a laugh! Tack making is a learning journey - without a final destination. I enjoy sharing my journey back in time. |