Sleepy Creek Tack

18/03/2026

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17/03/2026

Great post! The most popular pads out there are the solid felted pads, most horses get along with them okay, but I think their biggest down fall is their lack of ability to conform to and move with the horse.

Pulled wool pads are PLUSH and can easy compress and spring back up. They are not static. It's a feature no other style of saddle blanket or pad has.

17/03/2026

I had some customers reach out to me saying they were unable to order through my website. Got things fixed! All prices include shipping, at check out you should see a "Free Shipping" option. Just click that and you're good to go.

Thank you very much to those who reached out and let me know there was a problem. Truly appreciate ya'll.

16/03/2026

12/03/2026

These two cinches are part of a bride’s wedding gift from her father, to go with a custom built saddle. They were due a day early than I expected, so I got home and finished the turquoise twist in about 2.5hrs.

I ran out of daylight to take pictures of both side by side like I wanted, but I was able to deliver them in time. What a great dad and a thoughtful gift!

24/02/2026

How many times have you hosed down your filthy saddle after a day in the mud, let her sun dry and slapped some Neatsfoot on it?

If you have, you still take better care of your gear than most.

If you want to take really good care of your gear, scrubbing with saddle soap and washing, then oiling will expand the life of your gear and bring out the life and quality of any tooling on your saddle.

Consider picking up some Ray Hole’s or Skidmore’s and dropping neatsfoot. The compounded variety has petroleum and mineral oils that will degrade leather over time. What’s marketed as pure neatsfoot oil probably isn’t and for nearly the same price you can get really good made-for-saddles conditioner that don’t have questionable ingredients or leave a tacky residue behind.

This is a customer’s saddle I’m cleaning. I’ll post pictures tomorrow in the sun of the dirty vs clean sides so you can see what a difference a little scrubbing makes.

PS Yes I will get the dirty suds out of those lifts and stem. Good tooling makes for hard cleaning!

22/01/2026

If you really loved her...you'd buy her a fur hat to keep her warm when you drag her along on all those ranching chores.

Hand knitted, fur trimmed hats. Come in all colors of yarn. Your choice of raccoon or red fox. Ask for a pom pom! $85 shipped.

https://www.sleepycreektack.com/

13/01/2026

My leather working journey started at 15 when I taught myself how to tan hides. I helped out at a local butchershop and decided to take home some raw deer hides one night. After about a year of trial and error, I was consistently turning out soft, well tanned hides.

I set my first trap line at 16, and then taught myself how to sew and make fur garments, tanning bulk orders of hides, the dryer commandeered into a hide tumbler. Thanks, Dad. Sorry about the rust.

Although, I no longer tan, it has been the springboard for so much of my life. I can draw through line from that teenage passion to where I stand now. It kept money in my pocket and my hands occupied.

I use to buy all my salt from a restaurant supply store, usually 25-50lbs at a time. I used to answer honestly when the cashier or the person in line behind me would ask what I needed all that salt for. When the honest answer "For curing hides" only spurred more questions, I changed tactics. Anytime somebody asked me what all that salt was for, I told them "For making icecream."

Well, it's been sweet.

12/01/2026

All the pony pads I’ve made so far. Never would have guessed they’d be so popular!

The base for pulled wool pads is a latch hook rug canvas and I found a $3 holiday rug kit at a thrift store a few months ago that was only a 24 x 24” and figured I’d whip up a pad real quick.

Compared to the 10-12 hr marathon that is a 32 x 32” these are a breeze. Clocking in around 6-8 hrs.

11/01/2026

This is the finished custom pony sized (24 x 24”) pulled wool pad I had raffled off. The winner requested hearts. 2” thick and about 6lbs.

I’ve got one more pulled wool pad to finish out this month for the very patient Mckenzie Engelhaupt and then I’m going to make a few to sell.

08/01/2026

Some sneaky AI art I saw today at Michael's. This painting looks pretty dang good. Reminds me of the valley at the Little Jennie ranch I worked at. You even have real paintbrush strokes on the foreground. Then you look closer...

Upon closer inspection, it's definitely an AI generated print. As you can see, this is Sleipnir's five legged cousin.

For shame! Michaels Stores it's very disappointing to see you use AI and sell it. Why aren't you supporting real artists instead of computers? Gross!

18/11/2025

I had a ton of interest in my pony sized 24 x 24 pulled wool pad, which sold within an hour of posting! I have time to make one more in time for Christmas and thought I'd do a raffle style.

Slots are $15 each. Will end the raffle on 11/30 at noon and pick a winner. If slots are not filled by then, I will refund everyone since it takes me a week or two to finish a pad and I want to make 100% sure it ships out in time for the holidays.

Pulled wool pad will come with a free hand painted thank you card that you can personalize!

You can Venmo me -Squires23 or Cashapp me $Squiressk
1. Melinda Ciricillo
2. Symonne Neidhardt
3. Summer Priest
4. Steph Preston
5. Kim Allen
6. Steph Preston
7. Stefanie Ottenbacher
8. Mckenzie Engelhaupt
9. Kim Allen
10. Cody Kalberloh