Recent content by Beltane

I need to put some on tomorrow hopefully if i have the knowhow!

Didn't mean to do that!! Anyway, replacing the linen and starting to reflock the pads back up into position and restitching to the saddle seat. I am going to take a template of the missing pocket from the stitching line and make one from old saddle leather to match it into the leather of the...

This weekend I plan to start replacing the old linen on the horse side of the saddle and stitching a whole new panek

My side saddle is progressing. Pretty much at the speed I expected due to being busy running a course for the next two weeks in my 'day job' and things getting busier with the start of the saddlery spring rush. My side saddle is fully unflocked and separated into two parts obviously prior to the...

Thanks for the interest. Strange as it may seem to the doubters I have actually planned what I will be doing and how I will be accomplishing my project.

hi, Seat is shite. Huge holes. Thanks for onterws

Mint green.....purple..... ???? I'll take photos of the selection of colours....

Price is not my main consideration. Quality is. And as I have chosen to use a specialist Scottish tannery then I have choice of colour built into the price. Even pink if I wanted!!!

Hi, Another decision to make ladies. Now that I'm using Doeskin I can have it dyed to whatever colour I want. I see most of the Doeskins are the bog standard tobacco colour that you buy from the main leather supplier. As mine is bespoke I was thinking of a dark Havana the same colour as the...

Please let me know how Captain Chris is. We have followed his races as my son is named Christopher. X

Thinking about it from a riders point of view I think the less slippage the better. I'll post measurements and photos at the weekend when I'm back. There is a lovely panel at the front that was all squashed up that I've removed already and will, after a bit of repair, be able to replace. It's...

It's got makers panel of Dublin

Hi, thank you for all your replies. I am leaning towards doe skin just now with a leather trim and have sourced Scottish doe skin from hides which are collected from the gamedealers around Scotland who produce venison using culled deer from the various estates. All skins are traceable and...

Hi, I am presently restoring an English leather side saddle back to its original glory. I had intended to replace the damaged leather seat back to its original state with a new leather seat but I have viewed several which are now fitted with doe-skin seats. In the opinion of those who...