Headstall and Romal Reins

[HorsehairBraider]

Someone had asked if I would post more work, so blame that person for this post!

I've been working on a couple sets of romal reins, a headstall and a curbstrap. Here they are on a horse:

And before you ask, yeah, I made that saddle and the little string girth too. The headstall is braided of horsehair and thread... and there are a couple of sterling silver ferrules:

The curb strap, leather and thread with horsehair accent in the knot:

And finally the two sets of romal reins:

And a detail of the knots on the reins:

The reins are braided of: one set is horsehair and thread, with a horsehair accent in the knots; the other set is leather (yes, I really cut and skived leather down that small!) with thread knots. Both sets have sterling silver ferrules.

These pieces are being shipped off to the new owner, who will show them at the Nationals in Lexington, KY in just a few weeks. This is not the first year my work has been shown at Nationals, but this year there will be a *lot* of my work there so I am quite pleased.

[Crystal]

Those are just amazing! I can't even begin to imagine the patience you must have to work in such tiny detail. Very nice work.

Crystal

[rgerbitz]

Thank you HHB, I do love looking at what you have done... Show some more!!

Rob

[entiendo]

Holy cow, you must have Superman's eyes!! Oh my goodness those are tiny, and of course beautiful.