Western Pleasure Saddle

Way back in May I posted some in progress shots of a western pleasure saddle.  Well, it's done!


I had a lot of fun with this saddle.  The carving is more detailed than any other saddle to date, and the silver is a new pattern.  So..more pictures!








This saddle was intended to be part of my personal collection, but unfortunately tuition hit a little hard this semester.  I'll be putting it up for sale to help out with the cost of school.  I don't show, anyway, so a personal collection is a little useless. It's on MH$P and can be found here. Update - It's sold! Good luck to the new owner!

In a general model horse sense, for those wanting a good shot in OF and CM/AR performance classes with as little tack as possible, I strongly recommend a Working Girl and a G4 Driving Horse.  They can trade tack very nicely, and despite some chunky legs the driving horse can be a very nice performance prospect.

8 comments:

  1. I really like the carving and silver. I've been thinking about buying a G4 driving horse for a while, I should just do it.

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  2. It's actually tooled?! O_____O
    Your WGis such a lovely horse - shame about the nose rubs! :( That resin always looks to me like such a nice 'horsy horse' if you know what I mean. Not too showy!

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  3. Well, carved ;) It's not as hard as it sounds, I promise! Working Girl is SUCH a trooper. She's almost constantly in use for fitting and I'm afraid I'm not very kind to her. Whisky (that's the poor dear's name) has a standing date with her painter for repairs. I just need to find a time when she's not being used! I agree with your assessment of the mold: she looks like a horse that's happy as long as she has a job, and she doesn't much care what it is - she'll do it, and do it with style.

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  4. I wish I could've gotten a working girl... I love that mold. I also have a picture of me at a show in May and "my" horse, Beau, is in the EXACT position she is. I think it's neat.
    If you don't mind, what tool are you using to tool?

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  5. That's a lovely set. Do you buy your bridle buckles or make them?.
    The G4 driving horse was one of my favourites of the new moulds. I'm lucky enough to have a WG and driving horse but I never get round to painting any of my resins, so she's still nekkid and probably will remain so for a long time!

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  6. Whoa! I was wondering how a saddle would look on Working Girl...and now I know! Very nice!
    Have you ever made a western parade saddle?
    ~Julie
    [DragonWing]

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  7. I've made one parade saddle to date, Julie, but I have one or two lined up when I get my regular work space set up again. There should be a photo of the saddle on the G1 Quarter Horse in my western tack gallery, if you head over to the website (link on the right side of the blog).

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  8. Wow definitely the best pleasure saddle I've seen in this scale. You constantly amaze!!

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