About Us

Kinky Monkey has been bourne out of the passion for leather!

Former flat jockey Claire Bryan from Cradley, near Malvern, began her career in 1997 riding more than 30 winners, first as an amateur and then as an apprentice, until she retired from racing in 2003. She moved on to take saddler, book keeping and accountancy qualifications, with the help of JETS training grants and advice. 

“I had initially worked on making dog collars and lead reins and making saddler repairs but then a friend asked me to make a pair of wrist cuffs and things went from there..."