Triple Stitched Halter

[TomE]

Triple stitched halter for Romeo, a PRE gelding.  Hermann Oak bridle leather, brass hardware, and a rolled throatlatch.  Happy birthday to his owner, Haley, my right hand gal at Maefield Farm.

[Scoutmom103]

Beautiful

 

[Gezzer]

Classy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GatoGordo]

Beautiful as is all your work, but I have a question. The opening of the swivel snap is facing inward. Doesn't that present an opportunity to harm the horse?

[TomE]

2 hours ago, Scoutmom103 said:

Beautiful

 

Thanks!

51 minutes ago, Gezzer said:

Classy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I appreciate it!

44 minutes ago, GatoGordo said:

Beautiful as is all your work, but I have a question. The opening of the swivel snap is facing inward. Doesn't that present an opportunity to harm the horse?

Thank you kindly!  The direction of the halter snap is debatable.  In my experience, the outward facing snap will catch on hay nets and on woven wire fencing.  We don't normally turn out horses with halters on, but we do use a few grazing muzzles with break away halters (leather crown piece on a nylon halter) for ponies.  These inexpensive halters have an outward facing snap.  I had a pony leave their broken break away halter clipped to the fence today (she was scratching an itch no doubt), and I just finished making a new crown piece for tomorrow's turn out.   So, I think the outward facing halter snaps can be dangerous.  A properly sized throatlatch is roomy, allowing 4 fingers to be inserted between the horse's jaw and the throatlatch.  The snap should rarely touch the horse.

Edited June 27, 2023 by TomE

[GatoGordo]

1 hour ago, TomE said:

Thank you kindly!  The direction of the halter snap is debatable.  In my experience, the outward facing snap will catch on hay nets and on woven wire fencing.  We don't normally turn out horses with halters on, but we do use a few grazing muzzles with break away halters (leather crown piece on a nylon halter) for ponies.  These inexpensive halters have an outward facing snap.  I had a pony leave their broken break away halter clipped to the fence today (she was scratching an itch no doubt), and I just finished making a new crown piece for tomorrow's turn out.   So, I think the outward facing halter snaps can be dangerous.  A properly sized throatlatch is roomy, allowing 4 fingers to be inserted between the horse's jaw and the throatlatch.  The snap should rarely touch the horse.

Thank you for the explanation.

[Goldshot Ron]

Tom,

Beautiful work, as always.  

[kgg]

On 6/26/2023 at 9:25 PM, TomE said:

Hermann Oak bridle leather, brass hardware, and a rolled throatlatch.

Shock'n pretty.

kgg

[JLSleather]

NICE

[AlZilla]

That is some really nice looking work. It must be quite satisfying.

I *think* I recall you saying you hand stitched. I'm curious how long it takes to make one of these and wondering if you cut the straps as needed, have a bunch of lengths precut or maybe just order lengths of strap.  Also curious if you're working with pre dyed leather or dyeing it as needed.

Lots of questions, I know ...

Thanks