Hi, I’m Claire from Cedar Saddlery.
I became interested in Saddlery when I was a teenager . I had my own horses, and could not imagine doing a job that did not involve horses in some way.
So, when I was fifteen I started to spend most of my Saturdays and school holidays at a workshop , learning from a harness maker. Their work was fascinating and I quickly decided that this was the job for me!
A year or so later I found myself at Cordwainers Technical College in London, on a Rural Saddlery Course.
I left college in 1991 with a Certificate in Rural Saddlery, Harness Making and Bridle Work.
I ran my own small business for a few years, until I met and married my husband. We have two children and the Saddlery was replaced by childcare for a while!
In March 2007 we decided to start the business again and Cedar Saddlery was the result.