I was thinking that next time I could make a regular knot under the noseband (now that I know the exact spot) and tie two loops on either side of that, where the lower rings of her hackamore curb are, for reins (Paso Fino curbs: www.casadosa.com/Scripts/prodList.asp )

I've been looking for years for some sort of do-it-yourself saddle project. I can find leather stores that will teach saddle making, but they cost a pretty penny, and I have a suspicion that the bulk of the class is on leather tooling, and not actually making the saddle to fit you and your horse. You'd think with all the treeless saddles out there (half of whose intros start with "I wasn't happy with my saddle so I began making one and this is the result...") there would be some guidance...