Here is the other tack box that my father made me. Like the first one, it was constructed by recycling an aluminum siding sample case.
It's really an unusual shape and much wider than the other. And that makes it harder to use.
I have used it (as you can tell by the show tags hanging inside), but I rarely show performance and so it usually remains at home and in the closet of my hobby room.
It has the capacity to hold twelve saddles and has bridle/halter hooks in between the saddle pegs. (The other only holds eight.)
The right side is for hanging long items such as lead ropes and longe lines.
While the left side has twenty-four hooks for bridles and halters.
Some day I will part with it, maybe even donate it to a show so it can be used for a raffle, prize, or other giveaway. But for now, there is too strong a connection to my father. Every time I open either tack box, I see him in my mind's eye, doing something to support my horsey habit.
Thanks, Dad.
How fortunate you are to've had a horsey father. Mine was not in the least horsey; however, he was every bit as supportive, to the point of building a corral on our 2 acres. And I love your tack boxes, esp. the holding hooks!
ReplyDeleteI think it says a lot about a person when they do things like yours did.
DeleteI also love your tack box. It looks like something my Dad would have made for me, if I had had the foresight to ask him for one.
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