SKIRT RING: I have taken many diff erent saddles and added a ring through the skirt. All you need is a concho and a Chi- cago screw back, with the bolt long enough to go through the thickness of the skirt and leather, and a piece of strong but not super thick leather, fl at nylon webbing or biothane. Use a hand drill to punch a hole in the thick skirt leather on the saddle. Place the D-ring on the leather fob, and fold it over so it is on each side of the skirt where you want a ring. T en hold it together on the saddle with the concho or Chicago screw.


SKIRT SPONGE RING: Here is a ring I at- tached on the skirt behind my leg so I can hang a sponge to cool my horse off during hot rides.


SKIRT STRING: If you do not have a pret y concho and other supplies to add an extra ring where you want one, you can just punch or drill the hole and tie a loop of cord or a strong Zip tie to make a place you can tie down a pack or at ach items. Many fi nd it hard to punch holes in their saddle, but I am one to prefer function. And aſt er that fi rst hole, it gets much easier.


ZIPPER STRING: If you have a pack with two zippers on the opening, tie a piece of string or elastic between them. T en when you go to zip them shut, just grab that loop and pull, and it will zip both together easier than trying to grab the end of a zipper on an oſt en moving horse.


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