I’ve always been a maker, making stuff. I like to know how things are made. I had a pony cinch that came apart the day after I bought it. After examining the situation, I figured out how it was made…the rest is history…

I came across some cinch making classes and took a weekend trip to learn the specific techniques and terminology I was looking for. That was in early 2020 and I’ve been tying cinches ever since. In the beginning, everything I made was for Blondie, my beloved unicorn. She was a large bodied Quarter Horse, spayed, palomino, thus the name. She was my present when I decided to be done having children and I expected her to be my horse for a very long time. I even thought that she might be my last horse. She unexpectedly died and I was devastated. In late 2022, I decided to take my love of making to the next level and naming my business after her seemed a fitting tribute.

I am many things. An oil field wife, mother to 4, rancher, gardener, heavy equipment operator, truck driver, 911 dispatcher and corrections officer, substitute teacher, a 4H superintendent, and an equine enthusiast. The list could go on. A perpetual busy body. I always have a project going, or two, or three.

Idle hands are the devils playthings, right?

My love of making and horses collided in an unexpected way. Cinches seem a basic need for riding but I realized they are so much more. They are a functional necessity of every saddle but they are wearable art. Their job is simple, yet design can be complex. Function and fit are, of course, the main objective, but color combinations, patterns, and hardware all make something so simple so unique.

Many of the Western Heritage Trades such as saddle making, leather working, and silversmithing are reemerging and I am excited to be a part of that.