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About Celtic Western Saddles It all started when my wife said - "I'VE A GREAT WESTERN SADDLE BUT WHO CAN REPAIR IT" We have been involved with western saddles and western riding since the early seventies when Linda (my wife) wanted a more relaxed and interesting style of riding. Having bought our first western saddle she set about trying to learn as much as possible about the art of western riding and was surprised to find the amount of interest in the U.K We attended shows, clinics, took livery at a training school in the south - to whom we are eternally grateful. Over the years we have had many western saddles - all being imported from the U.S.A or countries further afield - some have stood the test of time whilst some have fallen by the wayside due to poor materials, questionable workmanship or just prematurely worn out. We enquired across the country to find someone who could repair western saddles (torn/worn skirt linings, stitching or rigging broken, cracked tree's etc) but to our dismay we could find nobody providing such a service and sending saddles back to America was horrendously expensive. So the seeds were sown and I became fascinated with the world of western saddlery, the artwork, how leather could be moulded and crafted into intricate patterns along with being the most functional of materials. After having studied the subject for many years and learnt from some of Americas master Saddlemakers I started to repair my wifes saddles and those of fellow riders she met in western riding circles We returned to our roots in Wales and opened our leather workshop on the isle of Anglesey and continued to expand our knowledge of the world of leather workmanship - my wife retained her fascination with western riding and still came home with the same message - nobody seems to cater for western saddlery in this country This prompted the decision to offer the solutions to our own problems to the western riding fraternity in the U.K who now find themselves in the same position we had experienced over the years - saddles gathering dust in the tack room - I'VE A GREAT WESTERN SADDLE BUT NO ONE CAN REPAIR IT Our aim is to provide traditional quality workmanship in making, repairing, restoring or customizing western saddles - our quality ensures reliable, robust products which ensure the riders safety but provides value for money. By starting in a small way it has given us great satisfaction to able to solve the problems of quite a number of customers and we now feel that we are ready to offer our services to a wider customer base - we trust we can be the answer to your problem and that this web site gives you an insight into the services we can provide