how I got into collecting schleich horses

When I was little every birthday or christmas as a present I would go on a pony trail or one lesson when I was nine at one of my christmas presents was a set of ponies that came in packaging that looked like a stable.( these were the larger ponies I posted about a couple of days ago ) then when I was 12 I got a victorian style dollhouse (I still love history ) so I decided that the ponies I had would make good one twelfth carriage horses but they needed a better stables. I was searching the internet for barns or stables when I came across a schleich stable, two horses two foals ,a rider, a bunch of tack and jumps all for only£10. I really liked them so I decided to get some more .

Haul and western saddle

Today I was shopping in the town near my grandmas house (I am on holiday) and I went into a toy shop to get a book for my little brother. I couldn’t find the book but there was a massive stand full of schleich horses and horse sets. I bout the round pen the med kit the mucking out set three mares one stallion and i also got some small print fabric

The other thing I did today was make the main bit of the western saddle all I have left to do is the stirrup leathers,stirrups,girth,and some finishing touches.

MY WESTERN SADDLE

SNOW ANGEL MODELING THE WESTERN SADDLE

other ponies/ western saddle

I have been wanting to make a western saddle for a while now but I didn’t have a good pattern. but this morning I found my old model horses which I had in storage (their about twice the size of schleich horses) and guess what… they had western saddles so I made a pattern by making a pattern in the larger size then cutting it down. I will try to keep you up to date but if you want a good tutorial check out daisy stalls on youtube.