saddlemakers

Horse seat artisans

Saddlemakers are craftspeople who design and construct saddles for horses and other riding animals.

The trade requires skills in leatherworking, stitching, and fitting saddles to both horse and rider.

The town's saddlemakers once supplied ranches across the territory.

The term is sometimes spelled as two words: saddle makers.

products

bridle

Equine control harness

  • reinsBit-attached steering straps
  • stirrupsSaddle-hung foot supports
  • girthMeasurement around something

cinch · breastplate · martingale · saddlebags · holster · pommel · cantle · fenders · skirts · seat

craft

leatherwork

Crafting with treated hides

  • stitchingJoining with needle, thread
  • toolingIndustrial machinery preparation
  • awlPointed piercing implement

rivets · skiving · burnishing · lacing · hand-sewn · beeswax · needles · carving · stamping · dyeing

materials

leather

Tanned animal skin

sheepskin · suede · latigo · vegetable-tanned · thread · linen · nylon · brass · steel · wood

traditions

Western

Of Euro-American civilization

dressage · McClellan · Argentinian · gaucho · Mongolian · Moorish · Mexican · charro · cavalry · sidesaddle

equestrian

horseback

Atop a steed

withers · back · conformation · balance · comfort · billets · panels · flocking · adjustment · veterinary

Opposites
equestrian trade specialization

saddlemakersfarriers

Equine hoof care specialists

blacksmiths · grooms · horseshoers · veterinarians · cobblers

Family

saddlemaker

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G