Thistleblooms Rambles

[thistlebloom]

There's more!

This is built on a Wade tree using Hermann Oak leather. Hides from American cattle, tanned in St. Louis MO.
Originally I had requested no rigging for a back cinch as I didn't anticipate dragging cows around and wanted to cut weight where possible.
He went ahead and double rigged it and even threw in the back cinch for no extra charge. He also rigged it for a crupper and britchen. I think it was a way of making up for the 3.5 month delay. But even with the extra rigging and back cinch it's only 33 lbs.

The back cinch.

My sunflower

And the inspiration for the tooled sunflower on the cantle came from the blingy headstall I bought for her a year ago.

I never get tired of looking at it. It's currently enthroned in the living room where I can gaze at it.
I will probably shed a few tears when the first scratch goes in.

 

[thistlebloom]

For @Duckfarmerpa1 .
She likes to help me garden.

 

[High Desert Cowboy]

And you will never forget that first scratch. 8 years ago Bro tried to go under a metal crosspiece of the barn while I was saddling other horses and caught the cantle, put a big scratch right on the front. You’ll tear up and curse and then won’t even think twice about the collections of scratches it collects afterwards. Beautiful Lady Wade Who made it?

 

[B&B Happy goats]

Awwww Thistlebloom...I'm so happy you love you sunflower saddle , it sure is pretty ...

 

[Mike CHS]

I know nothing about saddles but that is a piece of art work.

 

[thistlebloom]

And you will never forget that first scratch. 8 years ago Bro tried to go under a metal crosspiece of the barn while I was saddling other horses and caught the cantle, put a big scratch right on the front. You’ll tear up and curse and then won’t even think twice about the collections of scratches it collects afterwards. Beautiful Lady Wade Who made it?

Thank you, it was made by Clay Ensley of Bayview ID. C&S Saddlery.

Yeah I know that once it gets some wear love I'll get over the "new car" paranoia, and be able tor relax. I'm just not in a hurry for that first insult, LOL.

 

[B&B Happy goats]

Does it have a" new saddle smell " with the leather ?

 

[thistlebloom]

Does it have a" new saddle smell " with the leather ?

Oh yes! No sweaty horse aroma yet.

 

[High Desert Cowboy]

And it’ll creak and squeak for the first hundred miles!

 

[thistlebloom]

At least! It would be nice if it fit both horses, then I could break it in a little faster.