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Custom cinch fitting

1/17/2015

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For a custom fitted cinch: 
  1. Saddle your horse as usual.
  2.  Make sure your cinch is adjusted with D-rings in the center of his girth floor. 
  3. Take a photo as described below, and send it to EMAIL, or send as a Facebook message . The photo should be a side view of your horse saddled after a short warm up ride with the  cinch still tight. Put the stirrup over the saddle seat and take a direct side view photo including the cinch/girth, latigo (or billets) and saddle. If the photographer is a tall person, please make sure the camera is at same height as mid-line of the horse's body.  This photo needs to be taken after a warm up ride, because the saddle will settle into the best position on the horse's back.
  4. Have a tape measure handy. As soon as you take the picture, un-cinch your horse and measure the overall length of your current cinch (to outside edge of end buckles) with a tape measure. Many cinches stretch, or have mis-marked sizing. Measure as quickly as possible so there's less time for cinch to rebound. 


With this photo and length measurement, i can help you determine the width and style that would be best for your horse/saddle combination, and which buckles will work on the style chosen. The majority of the time, a particular saddle will use the same width cinch on many horses because of the riggin placement. 
 
Then we can begin the order process. 

Thanks! 
Leslie
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Buckle options for wider cinches

9/7/2014

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A unique buckle option is the USA made cast Bork Bronze Visalia or Heart Buckles.
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The Visalia style buckle as shown, is available in two widths. Here is a 100% Mohair, 21 strand (5.25") cinch with Visalia style Bork Bronze Buckles.

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The Bork Bronze Heart Buckle is used for extra wide cinches.This 27 strand with Bork Brass Heart buckles n dees. This 100% Mohair cinch is 6.5 inches wide with Bork Bronze Buckles n Dee-rings, for a nice palomino barrel horse with a long sloping shoulder and a 7/8 rigged saddle.

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Cinch Making Details

4/21/2014

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Cinch Making is the tying and weaving of cinches, a Traditional Cowboy Art of handmade quality gear that is both both functional and comfortable for your equine partner.  Copper Canyon Cinches are each hand made, tied and woven with high quality 100% American mohair from the Angora goat.  

Cinch hardware choices consist of of stainless steel, brass, or bronze buckles and rings.  The bronze buckles are custom made by Bork and Sons at their foundry in Washington state, using a manganese bronze alloy that offers great strength and resists corrosion.  In the true essence of our Western Tradition of hand-made gear,  I proudly offer American-made hardware whenever possible. 

I often have cinches in stock from 28" to 36" lengths, but they don't last long!  You may choose from cinches already made up, or order a custom cinch designed and tied to your desire. 


Your Copper Canyon Cinch is a one-of-a-kind due to the variety of cinch styles with varying widths, based on your saddle's riggin, number of strands used in single or double layers, choice of various buckle options, colors and designs. My goal is to produce a unique piece of "wearable art" that will please the rider aesthetically and functionally.  

Custom dyed Mohair will be offered at a higher cost due to the process involved, and i will be offering Alpaca fiber cord due to exquisitely soft feel. ~Leslie

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