Hunter bridle

Here is a newly completed Hunter bridle in a light brown/tan colour. It will be for sale through MH$P :)
It features a raised noseband and browband, laced reins, and an extra strap attached to the noseband, which is common on jumper bridles. The extra strap can also be removed so the bridle can be used in hunter classes.

I just had to try this out

Yep, that is my new Breyer Totilas who I named SMS Isotoop. His white halter looked a bit plain on him, so I emboired his name on it. Took me a few tries (the first times I kept messing up either the ribbon or the letters! grrr), but it's getting there :) 

I will try this technique again on other halters, see how it turns out. 

Sneak peeks

My desk is swamped by unfinished projects, and with some new orders coming in, I felt the need to finish some stuff before starting on anything new. 

So here are some sneak peeks of what I have been working on the past few weeks :)

First up is this hunter/jumper bridle. It still needs the bit, crownpiece and throatlatch, and the laced reins. I am quite pleased with the way the raised noseband came out. 

This racing bridle has been in the works for a few months now (oops!), and it's still not finished. It was an experiment with red leather, and I think it came out pretty good. I'm still figuring out how to do the reins...

Please excuse the terrible photos. Will have to take better ones when these bridles are finished!

Some Bling for the New Guy

There are moments when I really don't feel like making tack (*cough* the last 3 months *cough*). But today was not one of those days, because my beautiful new Standing Ovation resin arrived! He was painted by the late Kathy McKenzie, and was offered to me by a fellow hobbyist for a very cheap price (he had a broken eartip and some paint damages). I fixed him up, and he is finally show ready :D

And of course he immediately needed a show halter, so I made him one

Doesn't he look handsome in red? I think he does ;)