Country Life: Ancient saddlery guild draws young Waikato woman across the world

Riding a "funny shaped" horse as a teen has led a young Kiwi woman to the other side of the world to learn the ancient craft of saddlery. Twenty-year-old Sophia Stratford is into her second year on a course steeped in history after raising funds including selling her beloved horse. The idea to study... read full story

"I found it really difficult to get a saddle for him and get it fitted, and one that fitted both of us and I just thought it would be so much easier if I could do it myself."