Blogs about Training by The Lady Saddler

QEST Scholarship Review #1

Becoming A Scholar If you have been following my journey, you will know that back in November 2020 I was awarded a Scholarship with the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST). I wrote a blog about Becoming a QEST Scholar here. You may want to read it before reading this update.…

Becoming a QEST Scholar

Becoming a QEST scholar is something that I have dreamt about since first seeing a leaflet about them at the Saddlery Training Centre in 2016. In July of this year, I applied (again - 2nd time) to the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, known simply as QEST. I had to keep…

Gaining The ‘SMS Qualified’ Status

Ever since I started my journey back in 2015, my desire has always been to become a Master Saddler. Not just any Master Saddler; one that makes a difference and contributes to the future of saddlery and leatherwork. Since then my goal has been to gain as much knowledge, experience…

My Journey So Far

I have been very lucky to gain new followers recently and so I thought it was time to update you all on my journey so far. 2015 If we roll back to five years ago, I was 35 years old and losing the will to live in a corporate job…

National Saddlery Competition 2020

The annual National Saddlery Competition 2020 took place at Saddlers' Hall in London on Monday (3rd Feb). I only entered the one class with my 17.5" GP Saddle that I made for my Level 3 saddle making qualification assessment last year. Amazingly, I WON my category and received a premium…