I got a new saddle for Christmas.  A fabulous gift!!!  Cheap, yes.  (O.K. if you know me, you know that “cheap” to me is a badge of honor, not something that I think is demeaning, lol) It fits my horse WONDERFULLY!  No more slippage when I mount from the ground.  He’s taking up hills without trying to trot, just puts his head down and works! 

And it feels like it was made for me- my leg hangs just right, the seat is the perfect size and it’s cushy like a couch. 

It came with a new, matching breast collar…  I love it, but it’s a typical western breast collar that doesn’t fall in line with Nez’ shoulder.  So I get online and look for a wither strap so that I can get it to fit like my old endurance style breast collar.  Which does not match my new tack and I may be a redneck, but I am a redneck GIRL, so I still like to match!

Do you know what those suckers cost?!  Like at least 60 bucks.  Plus waiting around for shipping.  No thanks, I’ll just raid my office, lol.  1 strip of nice soft, thick nylon strapping- check.  2 conway buckles- check.  Trigger snap- check.  Big nail and a lighter- check. 

I now have a beautiful, soft nylon wither strap that looks great and makes the breast collar fit exactly like I want it too.  So I figure I just gave myself a $60 coupon, lol.

I was feeling a redneck girl’s kind of high on that little piece of home made equipment so I decided to make a few other goodies.  Saved myself another $24 with a few pieces of 1/4 inch felt and velcro, by the way.

My next project will be changing out the conchos on my saddle to stars (so they match my bridle, of course!) I think while I’m doing it, I’ll add some D rings that I have so that I can tie things on.  Woo hoo! 

So my question is this- what is the most redneck thing that you’ve done (that worked out WELL).  No, I don’t want to know about the trash burried on the back 40, the burned out car that you “salvaged” to drive when you were in high school or your cousin and his drunken horseback ride that ended in someone getting shot with a bb gun in the eye. 

If you have some cool tips/tricks that I can pass on in my next newsletter, I’ll send you a $5 gift certificate as my thank you! 

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