Halfmoon & Hide
Hand crafted English leather goods to compliment your home & lifestyle.
About Halfmoon & Hide…
Welcome to Halfmoon and Hide, named after the saddlers halfmoon knife and obviously the English hides I use.
I started my journey at Cordwainers College which was located in Hackney, London in 1990 doing a 2 year saddlery & leather goods course.
Leaving there I worked for various Master Saddlers part time. Harley Equestrian, Northants, Mangan & Webb saddlers, Stow-on-the -Wold and Ken Langford, Abingdon as well as building my own little client base.
I moved down to Devon in 2020 and Hoopers Equestrian was created. As a now Master Saddler myself and a Qualified saddle fitter I’m out on the road Monday to Thursday seeing clients, checking and adjusting their saddles.
Friday – Sunday I’m in the workshop either doing the equestrian repairs, making for Halfmoon or at a show. So it’s pretty full on at the moment.
Having the skills to create beautiful hand sewn English leather goods that could be passed to children & grandchildren is something I’m very proud to have and its an absolute pleasure to be able to bring a little touch of luxury to your home and lifestyle.
