Anyway, the hub had to help me put it on her, because I couldn't carry it outside. It doesn't weigh that much, but with my back funked I just can't do it.
Here's the custom tooling:
And the pretty girl with her saddle on. Sort of, I don't have a cinch yet. Since I can't ride, it hasn't been a priority.
The purple suede was supposed to be a dark royal, plum color. It's obviously not. I have no idea if I can have that replaced or not. It'd probably be cheaper for me to find someone local who can replace it than it would be to ship it back. I'm going to look into it...cause that's just too purple.
After a little bit, I put the back cinch on her to help hold it on. After a little bit, I took the lead rope off to see what she'd do. No kicking, no running, no bucking, she just wandered around behind me like, "What are you doing? Aren't we gonna go?" At one point I looked back, and she'd stopped. The saddle had slipped and was practically hanging under her belly. (I didn't cinch up the rear cinch very tight, just enough to keep it mostly in place. She stood there until we got to her and took it off. She just stopped! There was no freaking out, no bucking, no nothing. Just a, "hey, you guys..." I was really impressed. Times like that I really marvel at how far she's come in such a short time.
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