As a horse owner, I get annoyed every time I go tack shopping because I can never find any tack I like. I'm bored with the usual floral, basketweave, and barbed wire patterns. I like to start creating hand tooled headstalls and breastcollars with new and custom patterns, studs, and conchos. I've done some leatherwork in the past, but it's been a very long time and it was very basic, so I will be taking a few classes and watching lots of DVDS... Eventually I'd like to make the tack from scratch, but I need a lot more experience (and equipment!) before I get into that. To start out with, I thought I would pick up premade natural tack, add the design, and then finish it in whatever color was needed/requested. What do I need to look for or stay away from when looking for "blanks"?
