Will spring ever arrive??

Hello everyone - hope the holidays treated you well :)

I am eagerly awaiting spring and warmer weather. I will be curious to see if my work with the Noavel has withstood the long vacation. I made great progress with it on my 4 year old and was able to get her feet trimmed without much fuss at all. Her biggest issue was being in an unfamiliar place - she had the lookie-loos which distracted her from the business at hand but she actually behaved quite well as far as a stranger picking up and working on her feet. I'm very proud of her progress!

On another note: I still have some headstalls in stock and available for immediate shipment. Email if you would like pictures. I have reduced prices to $45 each plus $10 priority mail shipping. This is about 50% off my usual custom pricing and these are still one of a kind items. I also have a few sets available - one in black leather with light grey, peach and coral and one in cherrywood leather with natural, red hologram and fire hologram - this is a really pretty attention getting set that would look fabulous in the rodeo arena as well as on the trail!

I have a few other projects in the works and I will post about them soon! Until next time - May you always have the sun on your face and the wind at your back :)

Experimenting with the Noavel

One of my 4 year olds had never had her feet handled before I got her and if you even touched her legs she'd blow up or bolt. I have had her for 2 years now and she is over the leg phobia so I decided it's time to work on picking up her feet. In the past this had been a fight and made our few farrier visits into a nightmare. I have recently purchased a Rick Wheat Noavel headstall system. It was recommended to me by my neighbor who has been to several of Ricks clinics/demos. After watching the accompanying DVD I decided to try it with this mare. I worked with her 2 days ago for about 1/2 hour to get her used to it then it was on to her feet. At first she behaved as usual - if she did pick her foot up she yanked it immediately away and backed up. After about another 20 minutes I was sttill having a little bit of trouble getting her to pick up her feet but when she did she was relaxed and stood quietly - what a difference!
Then yesterday I spent about another 45 minutes with her and she got consistently better about picking her feet up when I asked and staying calm and relaxed. The Noavel is designed to put no pressure on the horse but if you need to correct them you give them a bump with it and then pressure is immediately released (unless you actually pull on it). I noticed right away that my mare started looking for the 'right' answer to what I was asking of her. If you have a horse that disrespects you in any way while being handled you should look into the Noavel. Check out their website and if you have Dish Network they have a 30 minute tv show on channel 9411 W-Sun - the schedule and times are listed on the site.

I have talked to a few people who are using the Noavel none of whom have any of the same issues with their horses but they were all able to use the system and now they and their horses are safer and happier and are spending more quality time together. It's a useful tool for anyone who enjoys horses.

Ok the impromptu infomercial is over now back to our regularly broadcasted blog lol :)

Website update

Well the links page on the website is finally up and running! I still have to add a Photo Gallery and eventually I will also post customer comments. On my old site I had a comments page but all that information was lost when my computer crashed. I have a new one now but will need to build up a new customer base as that was lost as well. I also used to do an email newsletter but with the availability to follow here, on Twitter and on Facebook anyone who wants to can get updates as often or seldom as you want. Follow me, add as friend, fan me or just check in once in awhile to see what's new!

update

Ok I've finally gotten some of the new links to work although Twitter is still giving me a hard time about setting up a new account for Braid On Leather. I still need to do an "In Stock Items" page however those are posted on my facebook page with pictures and prices so with a few extra clicks you can still see what I have available :)

Twitter

I am trying to join Braid On Leather to Twitter but it keeps sending me to a blank page after I submit my info grrrrrrr

Welcome to my Blog :)

Welcome to my blog for Braid On Leather, home of custom horse tack and Mayatex custom saddle blankets. Here I will be posting updates for in stock customs available as well as personal stuff and whatever else happens to move me at the time. I will also post sale info, contests, events that I'll be attending and other horse related info so check back often :)