Recent content by cremedemonthe

Had one at a city farm in London I used to do repairs for where they actually took tiles off the roof to gain entry past all the door security and cleared the tack room.

There was one at Crabbet Park livery yard years ago. It was ok as lined but it had a padlock with a metal guard over the padlock. One night about 2am a certain group of people drove right past the hotel next door and the stud next door and fired up a petrol angle grinder, cut the metal guard off...

What ever girth straps you decide to use, make sure they are on different webs so if one web breaks you still have the other to keep the saddle on.

My OH has bought a coloured cob, making her a bridle at the moment with purple lining as she's in to purple. I cannot find a saddle to fit either so that's next on the list, make one to fit

What exactly were they accusing you of! I would loved to have been there to see it! I need to catch up with you soon so will Pm you on messenger :)

But saddlers do fit saddles Sbloom and this is the problem which I have tried to explain so many times on here. I fit and flock saddles, been doing it 38 years and I do all saddlery manufacture, repairs and fitting including lorinery. Saddle fitters, bridle fitters and bit fitters are a...

There seems to be some misunderstanding about the saddlery trade . A TRUE saddler will be trained to design, make and fit/flock all saddlery whether it's a saddle, bridle, a roller, a headcollar a bit, a pair of spurs or a rug the whole lot. Some people who have then gone on to just make...

As an old school saddler who includes saddle fitting now and again in that title I can agree on this. I mainly do second opinion fittings these days as I have arthritis in my hands and can't do the all day saddle fitting and flocking on site I used to. I was literally doing several a day on site...

You mean clawbacks I think. I was very aware of these when looking for property with land heres the definition clawback on land refers to an agreement where a seller receives additional payments if the buyer obtains planning permission to develop the property or implements such permission. These...

I'm in a few preppers groups on facebook, makes interesting reading and if we were to survive some sort of attack the main problem as food and essentials started to run out would be other people. I'm on a smallholding and can grow my own food, have horse power and can make certain tools and...

Another under active thyroid here, 100mcg dose every day, had it about 15 years

I agree with SBloom, to me as an old school saddler wooden trees are my preference. Fitted far more wooden treed saddles successfully over the last 38 years than I have plastic treed saddles. Like others have suggested, get a Saddler or a saddle fitter to guide you and fit it for you. Oz

Please don't put oil on your saddle. We use to used VERY strong tea (no milkl)! to stain the leather down , then apply a good leather conditioner to seal it. If you have the time, make some of my leather conditioner and apply it, I can send you the instructions if you want. PM me. Oz

If you have any Gorse bushes you can get access to, cut off the thorniest ones you can find and shove them down the hole. It's nasty stuff, a natural barbed wire and rats hate it.

Do you mean Bletchingley? When I was living up in Bletchingley and was out on site at various yards doing saddlery work I have seen farriers hitting ponies with hammers in the ribs to get them to release their leg. Some are heavy handed.