Has anybody ever seen a commercial pattern for a farrier's apron?
Kathleen
Has anybody ever seen a commercial pattern for a farrier's apron?
Kathleen
Nope, never have, but now I'm intrigued as to what you're doing. My farrier just wears the split leather thigh-guard thing and hangs his tools behind himself while he's working. Is that what you're looking to make?
-Charlotte
Yeah, a modified version.
I play flyball with my dogs (see:
I'd pick up a used farrier's apron off of e-bay, but it really doesn't need to be quite so thick and stiff for dog racing. I have to be able to kneel, squat and crouch easily. I could probably just draft my own pattern, but I'm kind of lazy about stuff like that, and if there was a commercial pattern already available, I'd rather go that route.
Kathleen Hansen Z-Control Skid Boots Leg armor for gonzo dogs!
It sounds to me like what you need is the top part of the body armor that motocyclists and those downhill mountain bikers wear! That would be a lot more flexible than a farrier's apron, and more would provide more impact relief!
If what you really want is a farrier's apron (and it might be just be, I dunno!) I'm sure that he or another would let you trace it off. Farriers are nice that way. You could also try "wreck Eq", otherwise known as rec.equitation, where there is a local called Tom Stowall who's a well known farrier. He might point you in the right direction.
Good luck!
-Charlotte
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It occurred to me later that I meant to say rec.equestrian. I just moved to France and my brain is filled with "word soup". I hope to get these languages straightened out at some point and properly filed!
Here's Tom's webpage:
-Charlotte
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