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Saddle check with Debbie Hooben / Cape Cod, MA

    I met Shantee in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Virginia, 2009

 

 

 

 


Ava Vettenburg   Master English Saddler

I was born and raised in Hungary, Europe. After receiving my training  since 1979, I became certified as a Master English Saddler in 1985. Mr. Ferenc Laszlo and Mr. Laszlo Kiss Master Saddlers taught me for years and helped me to become better.  Then I studied the American, English, German, Italian, Swiss ways of Saddle Making. I had my workshop in Florida for 7 years, then I have worked for years in Virginia with Tad Coffin, the Olympic Gold Medalist Three-Day-Eventer, Saddle Designer. It was a good experience:  building saddles and testing saddle trees in a way no one else does in the  world.   

I am an American Citizen and  have an established business in the USA, serving customers nationwide.  I speak english, german and hungarian.  I now reside in a beautiful small town Swansea, Massachusetts, close to the Narragansett Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

It has been a long journey to this moment. Along the way I met great people, which made it a worthwhile experience:

Mrs. Kati Varallyai,  Leather Craftsman   Budapest, Hungary, 1979

Mr. Ferenc Laszlo† Master Saddler    Hungary 1983

Mr. Laszlo Kiss Master Saddler, Hungary 1983

Mr. Tamas Molnar, Rider, Trainer, Designer,  Kaposvar, Hungary 1985

Mr. Bert de Nemethy† Hungary 1986, Orkenytabor Riding Academy,  United States Equestrian Team COACH         

Mr. Csaba Szemere† Trainer, Hungary 1986, Orkenytabor Riding Academy, 

Mr. Gabor Monspart† Rider, Trainer,  Orkenytabor Riding Academy, Hungary

Mr. Jozsef Platthy† Olympic Bronze Medalist 1936 Show Jumping, Orkenytabor Riding Academy, Hungary

Mr. Matyas Hargitay†  Rider, Trainer,  National Riding Club, Budapest, Hungary

Mr. Bela Toth† Rider  Trainer, Orkenytabor Riding Academy, Hungary 

Mr. Gyula Machanszky† Rider, Trainer,  Orkenytabor Riding Academy,  Hungary

Mr. Charles Pinnell - Custom Leather, 
 Crozet, VA

Mr. Kevin Caporaletti, Saddler, Middleburg, VA

Mr. Michael Stokes  Master Saddler, Appomatox, VA 

Mr. Martin Schaudt, Rider, Trainer, Germany, Olympic Team Bronze Medalist 1996 Dressage

Mr. Tad Coffin, Individual and Team Olympic Gold Medalist 1976 Three-Day-Event,  Saddle Designer; Ruckersville, VA 

Ava Vettenburg Master Saddler

      Ph (434) 989-1722

Email: avavettenburg@gmail.com 

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