Via Elizabeth Benwell
The towering and immensely common determine within the equestrian and saddlery trades died on 8 November elderly 79.
All through 50 years within the trade, Peter served as president of The Society of Grasp Saddlers (SMS), chairman of the British Equestrian Industry Affiliation (BETA) and grasp of The Worshipful Corporate of Saddlers.
He used to be a a hit equestrian store, extremely professional saddler and saddle healthier, a mentor to many apprentices – and a gentleman.
Peter used to be the owner of main West Nation-based store Pointings Saddlery. Pointings used to be in the beginning founded in Monmouth Side road, Bathtub, shifting to Blathwayt Stables in Lansdown close to Bathtub the place it remained for twenty-four years.
When he closed the store on the finish of 2018, Peter arrange saddle-fitting and consultancy carrier, Peter Lewis Saddles.
Peter used to be a BETA council member for a few years and elected the industry affiliation’s chairman for 2003/4.
Amongst his notable achievements used to be to steer the improvement of the saddle-fitting route run by way of BETA and the SMS. He used to be additionally an recommend of marketing the BETA emblem – and the dependable popularity of its member companies – to equestrian customers.
“Peter used to be a ravishing guy with a limiteless wisdom of our trade,” stated Claire Williams, government director of BETA.
“He used to be a tireless supporter of BETA’s paintings. All through his chairmanship, he endeavoured to make the industry affiliation extra relatable and obtainable to the driving public. His legacy continues to nowadays.”
Peter used to be a extremely revered and long-standing member of the SMS. He sat at the government committee for a few years, initially representing the retail industry, and used to be elected president in 1988. In later years he served as The Worshipful Corporate of Saddlers’ consultant at the committee.
“Peter used to be an enormous determine within the SMS for lots of, a few years,” stated SMS CEO Hazel Morley. “He used to be a large fortify to me after I took over the position of CEO from Tony Russell, and everybody at the committee discovered his secure and reasoned recommendation of immense worth.
“Peter is somebody that you simply all the time listened to and had the maximum recognize for.”
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