tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post20428124078537504..comments2023-11-24T16:01:41.349-08:00Comments on Tacky Tack of the Day: Love it or hate it?scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-18405730481949126052009-08-01T00:02:54.439-07:002009-08-01T00:02:54.439-07:00erm, the 2nd one.. it looks like the rigging might...erm, the 2nd one.. it looks like the rigging might just fall out. not a safe saddle by any stretch of the imagination.<br /><br />the 1st one looks well made, but is much much too busy for me. too much to look at i think.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14517933203489028389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-13204232185644209352009-07-25T10:37:24.029-07:002009-07-25T10:37:24.029-07:00I kinda like the first one. Makes me think of a c...I kinda like the first one. Makes me think of a classy palamino in a parade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-69023438250936724722009-07-21T22:58:22.292-07:002009-07-21T22:58:22.292-07:00Definitely like the first one. My students have o...Definitely like the first one. My students have one similar to it, only it doesn't have the black trim along the edges and the rawhide roll on the back is white. It does have the black seat, though. It's a Circle Y barrel saddle and is lightweight and very comfy.<br /><br />Second one: YEEEEAAAAH. If you had some weird AppyArabFriesianClydeQuarterWalking cross that's a palochampagneblanketspotsvarnish that looks like God had leftover horse parts and decided to put them all together and see what he'd get, it might work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-88906052121657184132009-07-21T14:22:48.957-07:002009-07-21T14:22:48.957-07:00I like the firs one, would like it more if it were...I like the firs one, would like it more if it were something other than a barrel saddle, but still, overall A+ for looks.<br /><br />Saddle (if you can call it that) #2. Looks like a major fail on several levels.<br /><br /><br />Tacky- I found you a treasure trove in ONE website! I will pass it along...Cut-N-Jumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603347619547454296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-20625955681885083372009-07-21T10:48:17.974-07:002009-07-21T10:48:17.974-07:00The first one is fine. Not really objectional but...The first one is fine. Not really objectional but not especially attractive either. The second one however is ugh-lee. The yellow,brown and black do not work.DigitSishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246772757178265419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-28910228898530533072009-07-21T09:09:05.920-07:002009-07-21T09:09:05.920-07:00I agree with you on both saddles. The first would...I agree with you on both saddles. The first would look great on a buckskin, IMO. The second one? Three colors is a bit overboard, and the leather looks rather cheap.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748411506311098403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-25657677924501294952009-07-21T09:00:22.084-07:002009-07-21T09:00:22.084-07:00I don't own a horse, but do leatherworking and...I don't own a horse, but do leatherworking and have never outgrown the pre-teen-girl/horse thing, so I enjoy the blog. Anyhoo, I like the first saddle, it looks like something I wish I could make. :) Not overboard on the tooling and bling. <br /><br />The second one . . . ewwwww! I think that the horrible yellow parts may be the "Nature-Tand" drek that Tandy/Leather Factory brought back a couple years ago, which I haven't seen anything made from that doesn't scream Groooovy 60's dude. I think there may be a bit of bad photography/lighting there, too, making the yellow worse. Or maybe I just *want* the lower fenders to be dark brown, not black. Anyway, they're too much dark, should have switched and made the upper fenders dark and the lower ones light if they were going to go for that color combination, IMO. <br /><br />And while I'm at it, WTF is up with saddle makers using the ugly carp from Tandy/LF like the faux-ostrich and the nature-tand? I get wholesale prices, which are better than their "club" prices, and I still get better prices on better leather from other suppliers.Lonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03749932988404110630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-11895747820823840892009-07-21T07:05:42.675-07:002009-07-21T07:05:42.675-07:00I would use the first saddle, that is a nice looki...I would use the first saddle, that is a nice looking saddle. The second made me loose my breakfast. hahatexasnascarcowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00931502283648967024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-38303932061216400792009-07-21T06:45:28.828-07:002009-07-21T06:45:28.828-07:00Ironically I own the saddle that is shown first. W...Ironically I own the saddle that is shown first. Well not the exact one she got the picture form but one juts like it lol, if that makes sense. And anyway yes they are studs not rhinestones and it is a very well made saddle, very comfy and gets compliments everytime i run my horse. I however was not a fan of the black stirrups and so switched them out for a pair of alumminum stirrups. The saddle when new is a lighter oil which does look odd, but as with all leathers, the more use it gets, the darker it gets. Mine has been used and broken in to the point it is a niced medium color, like a dark honey color, looks really nice now<br /><br />the second saddle looks like something they had an apprentice saddle maker craft to see if he'd be any good at making saddles... I bet he failedTurn-n-burn82https://www.blogger.com/profile/04230921405002119068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-16219395822414192732009-07-21T06:37:46.950-07:002009-07-21T06:37:46.950-07:00I agree the first saddle isn't awful. Not wha...I agree the first saddle isn't awful. Not what I would buy but not awful. Second saddle does look like they said to them selves "Well we have all these extra pieces lets put them together someone will buy it". Honestly if people want a cheap saddle get a synthetic or go to a used tack store.Weaseldancrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609414028856077182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-69232391953465418832009-07-21T06:20:50.873-07:002009-07-21T06:20:50.873-07:00I think the first one is nice. It is not to bling-...I think the first one is nice. It is not to bling-y if that is a word, and the two-tone is done in a tasteful way. I agree it would look better if it was done in a darker leather, but I don't like light colored leather on saddles as a whole. Maybe it is just because I am an english rider, but I feel like the light leather looks unfinished.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10384804296897376033noreply@blogger.com