How to Mark your Tack

Note: All Saddlery is marked at your own risk and the following are suggestions only. We only recommend person’s over 18 years of age handle these tools.

The best place to mark the unique tracking number on the equipment is somewhere not visible when using the equipment on your horse, whilst also not in an area where there is a lot of contact/wear as this will wear the number off quite quickly, for example, avoid areas where your leg may sit on your saddle when riding.

There are 4 main options when choosing which tool to use to mark the unique tracking number on your tack: Permanent Markers, Leather Punch Stamp Set, Pyrography Pen or Engraving Pen.

Some gear will have a few options for whether to write, engrave or stamp the unique tracking number. You can choose which option suits you, you may not have clear handwriting & prefer the leather stamp, or not be confident with tools, and prefer the engraving pen or permanent marker; other tack may only have one option.

Which tool to use?

Leather: Leather Punch Stamp Set or Pyrography Pen. Please note, older leather is quite hard to stamp clearly & we would recommend using the pyrography pen or engraving pen

Metal: Engraving Pen

Fabric: Permanent Marker

PVC: Engraving Pen or Permanent Marker

Equi-leather: Engraving Pen

Equi-Suede & Equi-Fabric: Pyrography Pen or Engraving Pen

Leather Punch Stamp Set

1. We would recommend using a piece of masking tape or similar, to give yourself a guide & straight line to follow when marking your leather.
2. Wet the area of leather using a sponge & clean water. Please note: some leather can leave watermarks when it has been wet. Test your leather for watermarks in an inconspicuous spot before wetting for stamps.
3. Select the letter/number from the set, place on the masking tape line with the letter/number on the bar facing you (please be aware 6 & 9 share the same bar, make sure you have the number up the correct way prior to stamping).
4. Once the letter/number is in place hit the end of the bar with a standard hammer 2 times with light-medium force.
5. Select the next letter/number & repeat step 3 & 4 for the remainder of the unique tracking number.
6. Dry any excess water, then treat with leather conditioner or oil.

Pyrography Pen

1. We recommend practicing writing with the pyrography pen prior to marking your tack. The pen is easy to use but it is bulkier than a normal pen and you also need to be careful of burns as the pen does get very hot.
2. Find a burn proof surface to set your pyrography pen on the holder provided (tile, concrete, bricks etc), plug into power & wait for the pen to heat up.
3. We would recommend using a piece of masking tape or similar, to give yourself a guide & straight line to follow when marking your tack.
4. Write the unique tracking number using very light pressure on the pen. Depending on the material you are marking, the pen can burn in very easily. We would recommend writing lightly and then repeat over if needed. You will learn how each material burns as you start using the pyrography pen more often.

Engraving Pen

1. We recommend practicing writing with the engraving pen prior to marking your tack. The pen is easy to use but it does vibrate and feel a bit different to writing with an ordinary pen/marker.
2. We would recommend using a piece of masking tape or similar, to give yourself a guide & straight line to follow when marking your tack.
3. Write the unique tracking number using light pressure on the pen. Depending on the material you are marking, more pressure may need to be applied or writing over each letter/number until the desired thickness has been achieved.

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