[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

I'd like to get some more rings to hook things too, but I'm not sure where to take it. The shop I go to for my western saddle, they don't do any English, and I can just imagine the comments I'd get if I took it to them:).

I think i many have a little bag I can hook to the two in the back.

I've seen those pads with the pockets on the sides, that would be great to keep my map in at a CTR.

My biggest problem will be carrying a halter and lead rope. We have too. And I hate leaving all that on the horse. It makes for so much crap on their heads. I've always tied it to the back of my western.

I could get one of those hatler/bridle combos, and a real long heavey set of reins that doubles as a rope....

Becky

[HairOfTheDog]

I wrap the lead rope around and around Bay's halter, as small and tidy as I can make it, and clip that to the rings on my saddle using the lead rope snap. You can also clip it to the front rings. I've found a pic that sortof shows it, though both halter and lead rope are black and hard to see. The ~good~ thing about taking a thousand pictures is that ~one~ of them might show something you need to show later :~D

The rings can come later... The added rings on mine were done by a guy who does really good work, taking it apart and putting it back together. Anyone you take it to won't have done many of these before, but if you can show him an aussie saddle that has them all the way around, he will at least know what to aim for.