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11/05/2026

, , and here live in action to give you the most magnificent fall vibes. And of course thank you Mother Nature and the state of Virginia for your collaboration. 🍁

11/03/2026

So true. Poppy has described Nikki perfectly! We are so lucky to work with her.

Was I was trying to take a photo of a beautiful browband. Instead, I caught a photo of a beautiful woman, an inspiration.

Nikki Newcombe is a serious force in the world of saddlery. Passionate, driven, and always full of amazing ideas… this girl Gets Stuff Done. On a MEGA scale.

A massively positive advocate for the world of British saddlery, she has brought Jeffries Saddlery back to life, along with Harry Dabbs Saddle Makers… all whilst running Bliss of London. And shining a light onto our wonderfully quirky industry.

Whilst we’re seeing more and more women entering the saddle fitting industry (she’s also a Qualified Saddle Fitter!), the world of saddlery itself, and particularly saddle manufacturing, is still very much male dominated. Which makes it even more brilliant to see her absolutely smashing it.

She’s not just building businesses. She’s championing British craftsmanship, protecting traditional skills, creating opportunities and helping to secure a future for an industry that so many of us love.

And she does it with an infectious enthusiasm, an incredible work ethic and a seemingly endless supply of ideas. She’s one of those people who doesn’t just talk about what could be done. She goes out and bloody well DOES IT. And manages to keep smiling about it.

We spend a lot of time talking about the challenges facing British saddlery. It’s important that we also celebrate the people who are actually doing something about them.

And Nikki is absolutely one of those people.

A brilliant businesswoman, a passionate advocate for our trade, and a fantastic example of what women can achieve in an industry that hasn’t always made room for them.

I think she’s bloody inspirational. And we should shout about the positive people in our lives. So here you go… a shout out. ❤️

Anyway… nice browband, too. 😂

BLISS OF LONDON - Saddle makers of distinction
Jeffries Saddlery
Harry Dabbs Saddle Makers
Nikki Newcombe

11/02/2026

BlackSheep Saddlery is so proud to be a part of the recovery efforts for Ada Haensel at Speaking of Horses after their devastating barn fire and loss of therapy horse Teddy this fall. We were able to help Ada replace her own jump and dressage saddles and fittings and will be donating some further fitting time to help re-outfit the therapy herd too once saddles are collected. We are happy to facilitate donations of good used saddles and tack and can deliver them to SOH in the coming weeks. ❤️🐎🫶🏻

11/01/2026

BlackSheep’s weekend volunteering at the Virginia Horse Trials! ❤️🍂🍁🐎🐩🦮

Unbeatable views

Dog training time

Office organizing!

Ellie’s favorite…making copies ❤️❤️❤️

Cabin porch views

Cow training (j/k they got into formation on their own)

Even better than making copies! XC day!

Learned a new skill! Live scoring showjumping!

Boyd wins. Surprise!

Poodle watching showjumping

10/31/2026

10/29/2026

From Cville to Blacksburg to Roanoke to Lexington today, BlackSheep has been busy! Catch us at the Fall Virginia Horse Trials until Sunday where we will be Jog Stewarding, volunteer organizing, Scribing, XC timing and XC jump judging and checking on clients! We could still use a few more volunteers esp on Saturday so if you have sometime please contact us or eventingvolunteers.com

10/27/2026

We could post 100 photos of her riding but THIS award given to our client and friend is truly so special. Lydia is the quintessential example of not only sportsmanship, but also horsemanship. We are proud to know her and be a small part of her horse care team! ❤️🐎

10/26/2026

Sophie and Seven hunt in their Loxley Jump saddle with a custom tree made for his back. He is a very special horse and he tells us when he is happy in his body! ❤️🐎

10/25/2026

Frank Scabopolis reporting for duty

10/25/2026

One of our favorite pairs, Pamela and Soprano, looking so dapper at the opening hunt for Bedford County Hunt. Pam rides in the aptly named Loxley Foxhunter. Made for lots of hours in the saddle! Soprano is a Cleveland Bay and if he would get into the back of the Suburu, we would take him right home ❤️🐎

Address

Scottsville Road
Charlottesville, VA
22902

Website

http://www.blacksheepsaddlery.com/

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