Hello,

Could anyone please enlighten me how the heck does one tie a latigo to the saddle when there are only two holes, rather than the more usual 3?

I found a great website showing you how to do it with 3 holes:
http://www.western-saddle-guide.com/attach-a-latigo.html

Duly took off old latigo, taking no notice how it was tied, got out new latigo and to my horror found I need a tying method that only needs 2 holes.

Ooops.

Yours in grateful anticipation.....

Post edited by: elkay, at: 2008/07/04 22:06

Hello Elkay,
How about punching another hole in your latigo, & making it a 3 hole.... if you re really stuck,

Mornin!
Funnily enough the same solution did occur to me when I was standing the patio door mulling over things in my head (as you do) when let the dogs out for a wee at 5am this morning!


Only hesitation being how easy is it to seal the edges of a hole punched in nylon without setting the thing on fire!

Hi Again,
Yes I see your point, I was thinking that it was a leather one!!!
OOh do be carefull,
You can buy a little heat gun from a boat chandlers, we got one as my husband makes the rope halters, & its used to seal the ends, but by the time you have gone to all that trouble, you will have proberly worked out how to tie it!!!!!!!!!

Hi Elkay, Try using an old metal knitting needle and heating it up. It will seal the hole as you push it through. Get it nice and hot though. Knitting needle will be no good afterwards lol

Jill

Are the holes above each other or side by side?
If above double over the leather string and feed both ends throuhg the upper holes. Feed back through the lower holes and then up through that loop you left, pulling tight. Any how a leather latigo is better than nylon as it has give in it. Nylon is usually fitted to a new saddle for product liability reasons. You can easily see when it is beyond use where as leather you have to inspect more closely.

I was riding with an old cowboy last year when his latigo broke - I asked him how long he had used it and he replied "30 years - how often should they be replace? I answered - "every 29 years"