Asterisk Horse-collars & Harness

Asterisk Horse-collars & Harness [Now retired] Asterisk Horse-collars & Harness manufactures and repairs all types of collars and harness on the pr

FLASHBACK FRIDAY:  Following on from last Friday's posts of a Single-person Camel Riding Saddle, here's a historical pho...
12/06/2026

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Following on from last Friday's posts of a Single-person Camel Riding Saddle, here's a historical photo of another Single-person Camel Riding Saddle being ridden by the Officer-in-Charge, Australian Camel Corps [a training battalion based at Menangle near Sydney] during World War 1 [photo courtesy 'The Sydney Mail', 24/1/1917].

The fourth & final photo tonight shows the Single-person Camel Riding Saddle viewed from the rear, focusing on the straw...
05/06/2026

The fourth & final photo tonight shows the Single-person Camel Riding Saddle viewed from the rear, focusing on the straw-stuffed rear panel.

Tonight's third photo of the Single-person Camel Riding Saddle (Work, unstained) focuses on the front pads & the Breastp...
05/06/2026

Tonight's third photo of the Single-person Camel Riding Saddle (Work, unstained) focuses on the front pads & the Breastplate (with separate points) [Peter Hodge, from Victoria, on board the saddle].

Another view of the Single-person Camel Riding Saddle (Work, unstained).
05/06/2026

Another view of the Single-person Camel Riding Saddle (Work, unstained).

CAMEL RIDING SADDLE:  FOUR photos tonight.  Pictured is a Single-person Camel Riding Saddle (Work, unstained; seat compl...
05/06/2026

CAMEL RIDING SADDLE: FOUR photos tonight. Pictured is a Single-person Camel Riding Saddle (Work, unstained; seat complete with chaps for distance riding; leather girth-points, independent girths & connector; firmly straw-stuffed front & rear panels, check-lined; mounted with the breastplate & stirrups) completed in the past.

The fourth & final photo for this series shows the complete set of Australian Pack Harness, with the Pack Surcingle goin...
29/05/2026

The fourth & final photo for this series shows the complete set of Australian Pack Harness, with the Pack Surcingle going around the Pack Saddle, Pack Bags & the horse, but NOT around your swag, which lays between the arches & is secured by the swag-straps on each side. Your swag should always be folded up FLAT [similar to a truck tarp], not rolled, to go onto the Pack Saddle.

The third photo of the Pack Mounts shows the Pack Backstrap/Crupper & Folded Dock, & demonstrates how these are attached...
29/05/2026

The third photo of the Pack Mounts shows the Pack Backstrap/Crupper & Folded Dock, & demonstrates how these are attached to the Pack Saddle using a pair of Meeter Straps secured around the base of the rear arches.

Tonight's second photo shows the Pack Breeching, attached to the Breeching points coming from the saddle.
29/05/2026

Tonight's second photo shows the Pack Breeching, attached to the Breeching points coming from the saddle.

AUSTRALIAN PACK MOUNTS:  FOUR photos tonight:  for the final in this Pack Harness series.  The first photo shows the Pac...
29/05/2026

AUSTRALIAN PACK MOUNTS: FOUR photos tonight: for the final in this Pack Harness series. The first photo shows the Pack Breastplate.

Tonight's third & final photo again shows the pair of traditional Australian Pack-Bags loaded onto a South Australian-st...
22/05/2026

Tonight's third & final photo again shows the pair of traditional Australian Pack-Bags loaded onto a South Australian-style Pack Saddle, with the Pack Surcingle going right around the bags, saddle & horse.

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