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Want to learn how to handcraft a saddle?

Study on the only full-time saddlery course in Europe at Capel Manor College

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ASADDLE IS CURVY, comfortabl­e and, for riders, its function is to make us all feel secure. It consists of a seat, a pommel and a cantle, and many other parts besides, but how do you make one, and who actually crafts them? Could this be a career for you?

Capel Manor College, London’s environmen­tal college, offers the only full-time saddlery course in Europe where you can learn traditiona­l skills making handcrafte­d saddles, as well as bridles, harnesses and other leather accessorie­s. The prestigiou­s Worshipful Company of Cordwainer­s’ Diploma in Saddle, Harness and Bridle Making starts this September at the college’s Enfield Campus. The two-year course will introduce you to the traditiona­l and modern production methods of the saddlery industry. If you have artistic flair, good business sense and are interested in horses and riding, then this will be the ideal course for you. Capel Manor College students go on to work in a wide range of careers, including making, selling, restoring and repairing saddles, bridles, harnesses and leather goods. Others find work in the leather or fashion industries designing and creating leather goods, costumes and accessorie­s.

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