2020: My Review Of This Strange Year

2020: My Review Of This Strange Year

As we near the end of 2020, I see in the distance, a promise of a New Year. Grateful I am sitting quietly in my living room, alongside my husband, two children, three dogs and two cats. (Yes, we really do have THAT many pets LOL). We are grateful at…
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Becoming a QEST Scholar

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…
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My Journey So Far

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…
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National Saddlery Competition 2020

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…
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Discontinued Stock

Discontinued Stock

Two weeks into January and I wanted to bring your attention to my one of a kind discontinued stock sale. This is not something I will be doing on a regular basis but with the recent changes, as explained in my previous blog, I have some stock that I have…
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