How And Where To Get Horse Tack Patterns?

[DianeWood]

Where could i get headstall and breast collar patterns such as one ear and browband headstalls. Barrel racer and scalloped breastcollars.

Thanks Diane

[camano ridge]

Take a look at Cowboycamp Saddlery they have patterns for headstalls and breast collars. http://www.cowcampsaddlery.com/howtodvdsandpattern.htm

Edited January 31, 2014 by camano ridge

[SLudlow]

There are also a large number of electronic google books on harness-making from the turn of the century. Several of them are quite fantastic.

[DianeWood]

What about making my own patterns would anyone know how i would go about making them? Like scalloped breastcollar and headstall pieces for example for when i cut my leather? Do you make plastic patterns or what exactly do you go by?

[camano ridge]

Are you talking about drawing your own patterns? If so use a pencil so you can adjust lines as needed and draw them on poster board, cut the poster board out and use that for laying your cutting lines out on the leather. There are many materials you can use, I just find for that size project poster board is cheap and easily obtained.

[ranchmom77]

I've got the ones from Cow Camp Saddlery (fantastic BTW).. he has a scallop headstall in that pack. For my scallop breast collars I just took one of my old ones and traced it on a piece of poster board like mentioned above. Works great!