Emma wanted a saddle that would celebrate New Zealand, her home. She wanted minimal tooling that would include adaptations of the Silver Fern and the native Iris, and wondered if there was a way to use colorful Paua shells.

I called on my jewelry skills and figured out a way to make conchos using the colorful shells.

The buckrolls are made from a single piece of sweated skirting leather to match the saddle. They are screwed in under the fork rather than tied across the handhole, for greater stability.

	Warren Wright wood/rawhide tree 7/8 double flat plate rigging All-leather ground seat Stainless steel hardware Hermann Oak skirting, Big Horn latigo Conchos made from Paua shells Custom leather-covered tooled wood stirrups Weight fully loaded 30 lbs
	The cantle back has Emma's company logo, for Duwell Horse Supplements in New Zealand.