Sizing & Customs

Sizing and Customs

Sizing:

Headstall sizes are as follows unless otherwise stated on the individual sales.

Large Draft size: 46" - 56"
Draft cross/small draft size: 40" - 48"
Standard Horse Size (m/l): 34" - 42"
Small Horse Size (s/m): 31" - 39"

We strongly recommend measuring your horse's current headstall, bit to bit, so the size will fit perfectly! If your horse can fit in the smaller size, we suggest going with that one, so the strap ends don't cover so much of the beautiful cheek pieces.

Customs:

I open and close custom orders depending on my workload, and am happy to design a piece for you when I'm open!

Everything made in my shop is designed and crafted by me alone. I can do a wide range of colors and styles, so bring your ideas and we'll work together to bring your vision to life!

Draft customs are built to your horse's specifications from scratch. The price will vary depending on the design and style chosen.

Colors ~ I mainly use Fiebing's Pro Dye and offer the following variety of colors: chocolate, dark brown (dark oil), mahogany, medium oil, light oil, and black. I can also do specialty dyed leather colors of red, blue, turquoise, green, pink, black cherry, and a dark purple. For painted designs on the leather, colors are almost limitless!

Designs ~ I design and craft each item myself. I can recreate a style you might see on my page, or design something completely unique for your horse! Styles, conchos, spots and buckles will vary and change with availability.

New Inventory:

I am constantly working between custom orders to create new, beautiful pieces to make available. I add them to my website they're finished, so my inventory will frequently change, with new styles, designs and colors!

Horse Tack ~ Measuring Guide

Measuring From a Current Headstall

Bit to bit (Red): If you have a current, fitting headstall, measure from the end of the leather at the bit, up around behind the ears, and back down to the end of the leather at the bit on the other side.

Browband (Purple): Measure your current browband from where it ends at the leather fold, over the forehead, to the leather fold on the other side to where the browband ends after passing all other leather straps.

Throat Latch (not marked) Measure from the buckle all the way around to the hole you use on your horse.

Measuring Without a Headstall

Bit to bit (red): Measure from one corner of the mouth, over behind the ears and back down to the other corner of the mouth. With this method, subtract 2 inches on each side for the bit, so a total of 4 inches less than the actual measurement (take away more for bits with longer purchases).

Browband (purple): Measure from the other side of where the bit to bit line would fall, go over the forehead and back to the same spot on the other side.

Throat latch (green): Measure around the horse's neck (like a necklace) from right behind the ears around and back to the starting point.

Measuring for a Breast Collar

Chest Straps (blue): Measure from the center of your horse's chest up to where the breast collar attaches to your saddle.

Center Strap (orange): Measure from the center of your horse's chest down between the front legs to where the strap attaches to the girth.

Belts and Measuring Guide

Premium Quality Leather

Southern Nutmeg Leather uses only the finest, full-grain leather for all its products. This ensures that each item is not only beautiful but also durable and long-lasting.

Measuring for Fit:

I take great pride in my work and pay attention to every detail to create beautiful and functional leather goods. The above picture shows how to measure for a custom belt to fit you perfectly!