Season 4 in my saddle

[Billy H]

Coming up on 4 hard years riding this saddle I made for myself. Holding up very well

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! Billy

Edited December 27, 2017 by Billy H

[Willie0]

Your horse is adorable, saddle looks very nice.

[Horsemint]

That looks great. Do you have any photos of it 4 years ago?

[Big Sioux Saddlery]

Looks like you got a good fit on that horse.  Crossbred horse??  Colored like a Belgian or Haflinger and way too much bone for any saddle horses being bred today.

[Billy H]

Good eye Big Souix --

Haflinger that actually has withers.   He is my 4 leg Jeep in the mountains 15.2 hands. 

[cowboycolonel]

Looks like about 13.2 m-- must be the angle.

 

Saddle appears to be for trail use only.  Really good looking.

Edited December 27, 2017 by cowboycolonel

[Billy H]

Cowboy colonel not sure what you cowboy off of, but this saddle has been working pretty well for me.

13.2 hands? I might be dragging my heels

 Thank you for looking   Billy

Edited December 28, 2017 by Billy H

[Horsemint]

18 hours ago, Billy H said:

Good eye Big Souix --

Haflinger that actually has withers.   He is my 4 leg Jeep in the mountains 15.2 hands. 

I love it. Did you use beaver tail for the bucking rolls?

[cowboycolonel]

Naturally I use one of my own make, but I can't keep it near as good looking as yours, although I clean it about once a week and condition it at least once a month.  

The picture of you mounted puts a totally different perspective on the horse.  In fact, when I looked at the original picture, I wondered whether your feet dragged. I'll bet when he sets back on a rope, the steer knows he's sat back on!

So are we looking at four years ago (black and white) vs now (color)?  Comparative photography, or two different current photos?

[Goldshot Ron]

Ok Billy,

No one asked, but I noticed the swell cover comes down and is part of your rigging plate.  Is this correct?  If so,  does this also go back under the seat jockey and forms the flat plate rigging?  This all looks very clean, just unconventional.

Ron