If anyone knows of any cair specialists in the midlands can you PM me as on phone so won't get notifications of further posts on this thread. Hope you don't mind the hijacking OP.
Lady who now runs/owns Southam saddles (a new venture) used to be a wintec/bates master saddler so has dealt in cair a lot. I know her name is Aimee, but that's all I know. She came out to us when we bought a bates saddle from Australia and fitted it for us when she did a saddle check on my wintec saddle at the same time. I have her mobile number if anyone wants it at all, drop me a message
Depends on what part of Leics you are in- she is based near the newark show ground but she came out to me on the leics-lincs border, she'd driven over from Sheepgate!
She is amazing! I had her out to fit a dressage saddle on Friday and I am so impressed by her attention to detail. She took the saddle away to have some minute changes made to it, and decided that she didn't like the girth straps and is replacing them for me at no extra cost! Saddle is being delivered for a refitting on wednesday!
She has alot of saddle stock in and sources saddles for her clients.