How to Make a Bridle Rack

Simple Bridle Racks

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  Buy pegboard and pegs to hang the bridles on. Pegboard comes in 4 by 8-foot sheets, but if you need less than that, most lumber and home stores will cut it for you.

• 2

  Locate the wall studs where you plan to hang the pegboard. Attach furring strips to the studs to create a space between the pegboard and the wall for inserting the pegs. Use an electronic stud finder to find the studs unless they are exposed.

• 3

  Center the pegboard over the furring strips and fasten it with nails or screws.

• 4

  Affix pegs into the pegboard and hang your bridles.

• 5

  Insert wall hooks into the wall studs at a convenient height for another inexpensive way to make a bridle rack.

• 6

  Use small wall hose hangers if you aren't handy, and then use a hammer and nails to fasten these on the wall to hold your bridles and halters.

Two More Bridle Racks

• 7

  Cut several horseshoes in half with a hacksaw or cutting torch. Weld each half to the rounded portion of a whole horseshoe, making a hook to hang a bridle on. Nail the horseshoes to the wall of your barn or tack room.

• 8

  Go with wood. Get a 2 by 4 or 2 by 6-inch piece of planed lumber of whatever length you need, but preferably under six feet for manageability. Use medium sandpaper to remove the rough spots and edges.

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  Insert dowels or wooden pegs. Use your electric drill to make holes a little larger in diameter than the wooden pegs or pieces of dowel but don't drill all the way through the board.

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  Glue the pegs into the holes with carpenters' wood glue. Paint the whole thing and nail it up when dry.