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FREEDMAN HARNESS SINCE 1802
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№ 001 · Since 1802

224 years. Six generations. The same saddle stitch.

Freedman Harness has cut, stitched and finished leather in the same family since 1802, now run by David Freedman, the sixth generation, from workshops in Toronto and Midway, Kentucky.

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A leatherworker's hand tools laid across a cut hide on the bench: edge beveler, awls, waxed linen thread and a half-moon skiving knife.
The tools on the bench. Freedman's own photograph.
№ 002

The record

David Freedman is the sixth generation in a trade his family has practiced since 1802. He joined the business in 1982 and apprenticed nine years under his father Sam. In 1984 the workshop added belts and handbags, supplying some of the biggest names in retail fashion. That is the shape of the company today: harness and saddlery built the way it always was, sold alongside leather goods and apparel held to the same standard.

1802In the trade since
6thGeneration on the bench today
2Countries: Canada and the United States
David Freedman holding a finished saddle in the Toronto workshop, with the bench team stitching and fitting hardware at their stations behind him.
№ 003

What the workshop makes

Harness and saddlery first, because that is the trade the family has kept since 1802. Bags, belts, gloves and ready-to-wear followed, held to the same standard.

Horse furnishing

Harness, saddlery, bridlework, halters and training equipment, plus the tools to keep them: care and maintenance, sold from the same shop since the beginning.

A pair of nickel stirrup irons stamped with the Freedman F, from the shop's current hardware line. A horse fitted with a Freedman bridle, saddle and pad, standing in a stable aisle.
  1. From the current catalogue
  2. Ultra XD Saddle$3,795
  3. Karben Amity Helmet$200

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Bags, belts and apparel

Handbags, belts, riding gloves and ready-to-wear, held to the same standard as the harness. The family has supplied leather goods to some of the biggest names in retail fashion since 1984.

The Trooper, a cognac leather shoulder bag by Freedman's, back view showing hand-stitched edges and gold hardware. A white leather show glove worn on a wrist holding a riding rein, saddle-stitched fourchettes visible on the back of the hand.
  1. From the current catalogue
  2. Tous les Jours Gloves$30
  3. Signature Cubic T-Shirt$40
  4. Luxe Sweatshirt$79
  5. Performance Jods$149
“Where feel becomes communication.”
Freedman Harness

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№ 004

Addresses on record

Toronto, OntarioHeadquarters · 153 Bridgeland Ave
Mon–Thu 8am–5pm
Fri 8am–4pm
Midway, Kentucky206 N. Gratz St.
Mon–Sat
9am–5pm
Lee's Summit, MissouriBennett's Tack, authorized agent · 4008 SW Ward Rd
Daily
8am–3pm
№ 005

The catalogue moved online. The workbench did not move at all.

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