REPAIRS - English or Western

  
MY PHILOSOPHY:
      1.  An animal gave up its life to provide that leather.  Don't discard it, fix it.

      2.  Continuing to ride on damaged tack is unsafe.  Repair worn and damaged items pronto!   (The worst I've seen was a kids' saddle with a bale tie holding the rigging together. Don't do this!)

      3.  Keeping your tack in good repair will add to your enjoyment of riding.

      4.  Therefore, repairs are treated as important work, and are cheerfully completed.                      




An example of my repair work is this 1940's vintage Visalia Stock Saddle that came in for restoration.
Visalia saddle before repair

Here it is after the work was done.

What was done:
Complete cleaning and conditioning

Reline skirts

Replace saddle strings and leather rosettes

Polish brass, sand stirrups and replace stirrup treads.
 Visalia saddle after repair

 .Some examples of  repair prices  for Western tack:
Complete cleaning and conditioning, with turned stirrups
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   $125
Replace stirrup leathers  (price dependent on width of leathers and length type - long or short)
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   $135
Reline skirts with sheepskin ( I will not use artificial or synthetic woolskins)  price dependent on the amount of rebuilding needed inside the skirt)
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   $300
Replace horn cover, leather
 flat
   $100
Install Dees for breastcollar or martingale
 flat
   $ 60
Replace saddle strings, depending on length
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   $ 25
Replace cantle binding (leather only)  (Cheyenne roll extra)
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   $125

English tack Repair prices:

Complete cleaning and conditioning
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    $ 95
Restuffing, whether with long clipped wool, short wool, or artificial fibres
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  $250
Replace regular billets (only done in sets of 3) (Price dependent on the amount of disassembly / re-assembly required)
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   $105
Replace dressage billets (only done in sets of 2) (Price dependent on amount of disassembly / re-assembly required)
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   $105
Install dees for saddlebag
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   $125
Replace hooks in reins or bridles (each)
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  $ 15
Replace elastic on girth (double, one end)
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   $40
Replace elastic on girth (triple, one end)
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  $50
 
Prices on other repairs by request.  ALL REPAIRS MUST BE PAID IN FULL BEFORE WORK BEGINS.



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