Saddle prototype

[Moorefieldc]

The low height profile is real nice and looks light weight. I've tried putting the double chest traps on my old Northwest Packgoat Suppy saddles. The front strap always ends up under the arm pit. There are attachement points but I think the angle is wrong for me. Yours look like a good.

So far it's lighter than the marc warnke saddle. I'm working on a 3rd version design that'll be slightly bulkier but have easier to use section that the straps hook to. My front strap is only like that because of the weird chest shape of my great Dane I used to model it. By the end of the year I'll have 3 or 4 different models including a mini version for goats like mini alpines on my website I'm working on.

[Missy]

The low height profile is real nice and looks light weight. I've tried putting the double chest traps on my old Northwest Packgoat Suppy saddles. The front strap always ends up under the arm pit. There are attachement points but I think the angle is wrong for me. Yours look like a good.

So far it's lighter than the marc warnke saddle. I'm working on a 3rd version design that'll be slightly bulkier but have easier to use section that the straps hook to. My front strap is only like that because of the weird chest shape of my great Dane I used to model it. By the end of the year I'll have 3 or 4 different models including a mini version for goats like mini alpines on my website I'm working on.

Those sound very interesting, especially the one for a smaller goat as I am looking for a smaller saddle for my Alpine doe! Please share a link to your website once you have it up!

[Nanno]

I see you're using a Warnke yoke. I bought one last year to put on one of my Sopris saddles, but I didn't like having to adjust two different straps independently on each side. That's 4 adjustment points. I cut the straps off and resewed them, using just one of the straps on each side with a single slider. The one thing I did wrong was I threaded the strap through both parts of the parachute buckle. It self-adjusts a little bit as the goat walks, but it doesn't slide as freely as I'd like and I've had to manually re-adjust it. I plan to resew this with the strap only threaded through one of the slots on the parachute buckle so it can slide freely, allowing the yoke to self-adjust and move with the goat's shoulder as he walks. 
   

[Moorefieldc]

I see you're using a Warnke yoke. I bought one last year to put on one of my Sopris saddles, but I didn't like having to adjust two different straps independently on each side. That's 4 adjustment points. I cut the straps off and resewed them, using just one of the straps on each side with a single slider. The one thing I did wrong was I threaded the strap through both parts of the parachute buckle. It self-adjusts a little bit as the goat walks, but it doesn't slide as freely as I'd like and I've had to manually re-adjust it. I plan to resew this with the strap only threaded through one of the slots on the parachute buckle so it can slide freely, allowing the yoke to self-adjust and move with the goat's shoulder as he walks. 

That sounds way better! All of the rigging is from the warnke saddle since I based my design sorta like his so it made it easier. But! I have a sewing machine that should be able to handle this stuff and ordered some straps and thread to make my own but not so subtle with the colors since I'm not really hunting with my goats.

   

[Nanno]

I didn't buy any webbing for this particular modification because the straps that came with the yoke were long enough to double over. I ended up with two extra webbing straps after the project. My regular "household" sewing machine was more than hefty enough to handle this project. I like your colorful webbing!

[Moorefieldc]

I didn't buy any webbing for this particular modification because the straps that came with the yoke were long enough to double over. I ended up with two extra webbing straps after the project. My regular "household" sewing machine was more than hefty enough to handle this project. I like your colorful webbing!

I'm gonna be making all my rigging from now on so I needed something to handle all the extra layers. I got a cheap handcrank leather sewing machine off of Amazon that should be able to handle it all. Thanks! I'm excited to see the vibrant colors on my goats. Even though my big male still has a about a year to grow before his saddle will fit 
   

[Moorefieldc]

Mocking up my new britchen hopefully I'll be able to crank out all of my rigging this weekend. My new cross buck leg design will be here tomorrow also!    

[Moorefieldc]

Newest crossbuck legs came in

   

[Charlie Horse]

Send Cut Send to the rescue!

[Moorefieldc]

Send Cut Send to the rescue!

Yup! I could machine out the basic design but they are saving the day with all the weird shapes I can't do