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Handcrafted In Downtown Paris, KY and at Quillin.com<br />
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Starting our 45 year on Main Street

Ralph Quillin founded his leather business more than four decades ago, out of a corner of his house. By Ralph’s telling, he stumbled into the leather trade. After deciding to leave college, Ralph said, he got a job making custom leather sandals.

Why Your Custom Halter Is Worth the Wait<br />
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There's a reason Quillin Leather & Tack has been the thoroughbred industry's most trusted source for custom halters since 1982. It's not speed — it's the 16 craftsmen at our shop on Main Street in Paris, Kentucky, each one working century-old Campbell stitcher machines with the kind of practiced skill that only comes from years at the bench. When you order a custom halter from us, you're not placing a warehouse pick-and-ship order. You're commissioning something made specifically for your horse

Mass-produced leather goods flood the market because they're cheap to make. Thin leather that'll crack within a season. Plated hardware that looks fine in the catalog but corrodes in six months of Kentucky weather. Machine-automated stitching that's fast but fails under stress

Handcrafted Kentucky leather nameplate belts with optional custom solid brass plates. Premium bridle leather, solid brass hardware. Made in USA on Main Street in Paris, Kentucky,