Big Sioux Saddlery offers a complete range of saddle, tack, and harness repairs. Whether it's new sheepskin on your saddle, or putting the pieces back together after a runaway, you can be confident that you get the same excellence in workmanship and materials that we use with our custom goods.

Quality repair work does not just happen: It takes years of working with leather and an extensive knowledge of horse equipment. Over twenty years of doing leatherwork provides us with a thorough understanding of this versatile natural material. Our experience in training saddle and harness horses gives us the background so important in knowing which parts are high stress areas and which are merely cosmetic. At Big Sioux Saddlery, we put that experience and knowledge to work for you.

Experience is needed to know what type of leather to use. There are many different tannages and finishes of leather, all intended for a particular purpose. We stock a wide variety of leather so we are able to use the correct type for each repair. Using a certain type or finish of leather incorrectly can significantly shorten the life of the article.

We will never compromise quality and safety for economy. It is imperative that the correct area of the hide itself be used for each application. There are strong, weak, stretchy, firm, solid, and fibrous areas within every hide. To use the wrong cut for the job may be more costly than necessary, or more importantly, be a compromise of safety.

At Big Sioux Saddlery, quality and value are important, but we also pride ourselves in our integrity. We try our best with each and every customer to give an accurate estimate of the work to be done. If it appears the cost of the repair will exceed the value of the item, then that's what we tell the customer. It may cost us a job, but we believe the business that operates with integrity is the one customers will return to.