ELAINE Waters is a qualified bridle-maker specialising in bespoke celtic and baroque designs, with every stitch made by hand. You can visit her Etsy shop for a range of celtic, baroque and standard design bridles and browbands.

Stud browbands are hand-made to order using only the best quality 9oz English bridle leather and are hand-stitched using waxed linen thread.

Leather is available in black, brown or tan. Stitching is available in black, brown, red, blue, white, green, yellow and pink.

Concho browband

The Concho browband (pictured above) costs €35 plus postage, and can be made to any measurement but standard sizes are 14.5” (pony), 15.5” (cob), 16.5” (full), 17.5” (Xfull). Concho in antiqued stainless steel with screwback attachment entirely concealed within the browband (so no metal against the horse). Designs include Kells dragon, Spirals, Heart, or Shamrock.

Painted browband

Painted browband designs include the Celtic Horse or Celtic Knot design, these browbands are hand-tooled and hand-painted using waterproof acrylic leather paint and are also €35 plus postage.

Three-point breastplate

The elasticated three-point Hunting Breastplate costs €120 plus postage (martingale attachment +€25). The breastplate is hand-stitched using the best quality 3.5mm English bridle leather and brass or stainless steel fittings. Optional hand-stitched shamrock design are available at no extra charge.

Web: uiscesaddlery.com

Tel: 0876920378