This year I have introduced a Saddlery safety course in my workshop where clients can bring their own saddle and bridle and I will teach them how to spot problems with their tack. Roughly a 2.5 to 3 hour course £35 includes tea, coffee. & biscuits

 

Good for riding school owners for their staff to learn as well as teaching yards, they can send their students for training It is important that all riders can spot potential dangers with their tack, whether made with leather or man made fibres.

Small classes, no more than 5 students as limited for space.

Each student will receive a folder with their course work which they keep at the end of the lesson.

 

Course includes

  1. History of saddlers

  2. Leather-How it's made, a very brief instruction with accompanying diagrams

  3. What type of leather is mainly used in the trade with samples shown

  4. How to inspect and identify problems with your leather or man made materials used to make your tack, plus damaged and weak fittings, problems with stitching.

  5. How to test and check your saddle tree for breakages and/or twisting, uneven panels, girth strap condition plus loads more – this will help you when you're buying 2nd hand tack

  6. How to treat and condition your tack.

  7. Certificate of attendance for you at the end of the course.

  8. Near Newcastle Emlyn SA38

 

Course dates left for this year so far are

 

COURSE DATES

 

20th SEPTEMBER 2025 at 10 am

25th OCTOBER 2025 at 10 am

22nd NOVEMBER 2025 at 10 am

20th DECEMBER 2025 at 10 am

Email your details to go on the list.

 

We have local B & Bs for anyone wishing to attend the course from far away.

 

Riding schools if you wish to see my repair prices (repair prices are 12% discounted for equestrian businesses-minimum order applies for first job lot) email me for the list.

 

For riding schools deemed too far away for them to get the repairs to me, have you got anyone nearer to me that could bring the repairs or I could meet them in Carmarthen if that helps?

     

 

Receiving their certificates at the end of the course, they said they were very happy with the course and had learned a lot.

They were good, hard working students and fun to work with.