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The Saddle doctors experts!
With over 100 years combined experience in the saddle/equine world, quality individuals make for a quality family run business, caring deeply about their customers & passionateley involved in equine on an ongoing basis.
The Saddle Doctors family - Mike, Sue, Kate, Tammie, and Maddie.
Mike is a Master Saddler and past president of the Society of Master Saddlers.
One of the first members awarded the qualification and title of qualified and registered saddle fitter when introduced in 1995.
With well over 40 yrs experience in saddlery, Mike was involved in saddle development with several manufacturers and in development of training courses run by the SMS.
Mike has been involved in the M.S.F.C. courses and their development in Holland and is an honorary member.
Even though semi retired, Mike still has a wealth of knowledge to offer the team and continues to use his design/technical skills to further a strong knowledgable business.
Sue has been very much involved in equestrian activities since she was a child and became a BHSAI IN 1976.
She was County Road Safety officer for the BHS for several years and spent 18 years on the local Pony Club committee with 4 of them as District Commissioner.
Sue is a registered Master Saddle Fitter, she is also a lecturer and examiner in their Saddle fitting training courses as well as being on the executive committee and was President from February 2017 till September 2018.
She also has been very much involved in the MSFC courses and their development in Holland and is an honorary member.
Kate is our main saddler, she started her training in the year 2000 and is a Master Saddler and a qualified registered Saddle Fitter.
Kate has trained millennium apprentices with the worshipful company of Master Saddlers on the bench to City and Guilds level 3 and also to their Saddle fitting qualification.
From a young age and through her teens Kate was a keen member of the Pony Club, enjoyed show jumping and has competed at Hickstead. She was also a successful competitor in Pony Club Tetrathlon.
Tammie joined the business in 1998 running the retail shop CH Brown & Son in Oxford's covered market which had been in the family for 43 years but closed its doors in September 2017.
After having a family she is now training to be a Saddle Fitter as well as helping to run the day to day business.
She has completed the SMS Bridle fitting course and Saddle fitting foundation course.
In her younger years Tammie was a keen member of the Pony Club competing in all spheres but in 2005 started to concentrate on Dressage and has competed up to advanced medium level.
As part of thier links with various trade and equine bodies, Saddle Doctors Mike and Sue provide
on site training in saddle repair from Saddle Doctors H.Q. Seen here with Kate, Mike and Sue are two visiting Dutch students,
Nienke Bergsma - Rotterdam (left) and Jolanda Braam - Arkel, both receiving expert instruction in saddle repair from the Saddle Doctors.
SaddleDoctors
Over 100 years of equine, saddle and outdoor experience!
Mike Norton
Master Saddler of 42+ yrs, past president of the SMS.
Sue Norton BHSAI
SMS qualified and registered saddle fitter of 22+ yrs.
Kate Norton
Master Saddler, qualified registered saddle fitter of 17+ yrs.
Tammie Norton
Head of retail, outdoors expert, keen dressage competitor.
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Hosting 1:1 training in saddle repair
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