About Us

Equus Leather is Charlie Trevor and Dawn McCormack. Charlie is the saddler and Dawn ably deals with the photography, administration and all things that make the business tick. Charlie has been producing leather and bridlework since 1995.

Our Philosophy

We are proud to keep alive the traditions of the artisan craftsman. Everything we make is 100% hand crafted by us, using the best materials to create the best products for you. Our items are designed using the skills and expertise of centuries old English traditions to give you beautiful leather goods that will last a lifetime.

We will provide you with a bespoke item - a pleasure to own, to look at, to handle.

I grew up using the leather suitcase that my Grandmother travelled around the world with and my Father to this day uses his Grandfather's cartridge belt. I aspire to produce leatherwork that has the same quality and longevity and am proud to produce goods that don't fit with the current ethos of poor quality, low price and disposability of all things.

Our Values

We have never seen eye-to-eye with the current trend of cheaply made products that have a very finite life span of the warranty period, yet still seem very expensive. In past times people took pride in making and owning goods that would last a life time, in fact would often out last the owner! How many items of furniture, bags or clothes made today last 5 years, let alone 50 years?

 

In contrast I, to this day, compete and hunt in a hunting jacket made for my Grandfather in the '40s. We want to make products that fit with the values of a now past generation of craftsmen, where over engineering and pride in product were the prime consideration and profit was a natural result of producing a top quality product.

 

Our Materials

We only use the best materials in the products that we make. We use:

  • Sedgwick first selection bridle leather
  • Brass or Stainless Steel fittings only
  • All items are hand stitched using waxed linen thread
  • All edges are bevelled, burnished, dyed and polished to ensure beauty and tactility and to help prevent the edges from fraying over time.
  • We do not subcontract or buy in any finished goods, everything we made of leather is handmade and finished by us.

Our Guarantee to You

If on receipt of your goods you are not delighted with them, or you do not feel they live up to our promises or philosophy, please just return them in an unmarked condition and we will gladly return your money and we will work with you to find out what the problem with your item was and if we could have done anything differently to prevent the problem arising. We pride ourselves on the quality of our products, and any feedback from our customers is listened to and incorporated in future work.

Charlie and Dawn