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Saddle Makers in Upper New England? Maine-NH?

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Just thought I'd see if there are any Saddle Makers in my area. Maybe someone interested in a little mentoring.

I'm in South central Maine. It is mostly English around here but there may be a couple other displaced individuals. . .

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Well Andrew, that's a step in the right direction! Until I gather a bit of knowledge and some tools to get started, I know where to go for harness work! The Chin strap on my hackamore is a couple inches to short for my warmblood. Until I found this website I thought I was going to have to find a suitable dog collar to use in its place. It is such a nice piece of tack (Schutz Bros.) that I hated to junk it up. It was given to us, unused by a friend.

Nice to meet You Andrew. Are you near Harrisville, NH? I get all my horse and goat fencing supplies there. (3 hour drive).

Cheers,

Dennis

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Hi there. I'm located in South Western Idaho, you can throw a rock and hit a saddlemaker in every direction. I went to saddle school thru a local saddlemaker and learned a good foundation. Since then I contacted Nancy Hoggan located in Gooding, Idaho and arranged for a day in her shop. Just this week I contacted another saddlemaker about 30 minutes from me in hopes of dropping in and picking his brain. I am amazed at the willingness of these saddlemakers to share their knowledge with just a phone call.

If possible this is the best route. I have most of the books, but hands on is the best

Theresa

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Hi Theresa,

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I can't throw a stone quite that far. I also have to work for a living (when it is available) so taking a jaunt across the country isn't practical either, unfortunately. I used to live in Mt. Home (wayyyyy back in the very early '70's) I miss it. I also lived in Lewiston, ID. which is sort of where I am from. Don't really miss that. Hopefully we have a member/saddle maker here in New England that just hasn't bumped into the post yet.

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Hi Theresa,

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I can't throw a stone quite that far. I also have to work for a living (when it is available) so taking a jaunt across the country isn't practical either, unfortunately. I used to live in Mt. Home (wayyyyy back in the very early '70's) I miss it. I also lived in Lewiston, ID. which is sort of where I am from. Don't really miss that. Hopefully we have a member/saddle maker here in New England that just hasn't bumped into the post yet.

Hi Newfman!! If you still are reading this keep me in mind if you find a western saddle maker in NE!

I live in the northeastern Ct area and would love to apprentice/sweep up to learn the hands on as well!

Jeff Roberts

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