Saddle Blog
An Individual Spec off to the USA!
This one is a Suzannah Monoflap on a Suzannah Low Head tree. Made up in Buffalo and Makela, it has serge lining on the panels, royal blue piping, Tonishia style blocks and shallower rear gussets. Designed to Order makes all this possible....and more in many cases!!!
Two new saddle offers posted!
Firstly, an Ideal Impala 1450 Jump saddle, 17" W in Sala and secondly, an Ideal Lynx Pro Monoflap Deluxe, 17 1/2" MW in Black, a lovely combination of the Lynx Pro Monoflap and the Lynx Pro Deluxe with Buffalo skirt & flaps and Suave seat & pads.
Ideal out of lockdown AND we specialise in fitting “remotely”!
Great news! Ideal are out of lockdown, albeit initially with reduced staff. So, if you need a saddle, it now can be made!....AND the waiting time is no longer than normal.....Ideal have quoted us 4/5 weeks. Most importantly, we specialise in fitting "remotely" as we...
NEW from Ideal. Saddles with changeable gullets
This new range, Technical & Traditional (T & T), comprises a dressage saddle, a mono flap XC/Jump, a twin flap jump and a GP. Ideal bring their quality and technical/engineering expertise to adjustable saddle design. It's all in the name! Ideal are ideal...
New Special Offers Posted!
Yes, I've just posted five new special offers: 16 1/2" XW Ideal Impala with Gazelle flaps & blocks in Military. 17" Ideal Suzannah MW in a very dark, Dark Havannah! 17 1/2" Ideal H & C Wide Seat XW Show Cut in Military. 17 1/2" Ideal FWB XXW on a hooped tree...
“Little tiny Ramsay for our little hunter pony”
Nicola from Australia sent us these lovely photos of "our little tiny Ramsay you guys made for our little hunter pony". It was tiny (!), 14" and made to a specific specification. Don't they look a picture!
Ideal Ramsay on an H & C Tree
Having recently posted a "Saddle Story" from Tasmania with some lovely photos of two ponies who had Ramsays built on an H & C tree, I thought a few more words on the merits of this saddle/tree combination would be helpful! To look at, you can't tell the difference...
Two very individual specs!
....made for customers in UK! Just a couple of examples of what can be done! Firstly an Ideal Gazelle for a big man and a big horse. This is a 19", deepest seat version of this comfortable & secure saddle in black and finished with white piping & stitching and...
Ramsay ready to go!
Just posted a lovely Ramsay, 15" W in Sala on our "Offers" page. Brand new, this Ramsay has hide covered flaps, suede seat, no knee rolls and is the deepest seat version of this classic show saddle.
Saddles with Short Panels
A notable theme this year have been requests for shorter panels than standard. A decision to be taken with care(!) but it can be done! Here is a good example. It is a 16 1/2" Suzannah made with 16" panels. For comparison, included are photos of a standard 16 1/2"...
Three new saddle offers posted!
Yes, I've just posted three new saddles on our "Offers" page Saddle Offers They are..... Ideal Finesse Show Saddle 17 1/2" W in 2 tone black & military, Ideal Nyala Jump/GP 17 1/2" MW in sala and Ideal Suzannah Dressage Saddle 16 1/2" MW in black. As with all our...
2018….so far!
Well, I have to admit to having been a bit remiss in my posts so far this year! Having told myself off, let me bring you up to date! The UK has been our biggest source of customers so far this year, although "the rest of the world" has still accounted for over 50% of...
Two new saddle offers posted!
Two new saddles available now! A Monkey Jump pony jump GP (15 1/2″) and a show cut FWB for the very wide (17″)
Tall, long legged & riding very short!
If you are and do, for jumping and cross country then you might be interested to see this saddle. It was made for a young man in Ireland who is tall, very long in the leg and who likes to ride very short across country. This is a Walsall Riding Integra Monoflap made...
Made in Britain
The August issue of Equestrian Trade News included a feature on Made in Britain and met some "major players" with reasons to celebrate being British. One of them was Ideal! ETN gave a brief history of the company which I summarise here. Founded in 1986, Ideal today...
Black & White!
Black saddles with white piping and/or white stitching have been quite a thing this summer! This saddle, an Ozelle and made for a Spanish horse in France is in black Buffaloe with suede seat and pads with white stitching..... and this saddle, a H&C Wide Seat Jessica,...
The Ideal Ozelle – a dressage saddle for wide horses but with a narrow twist for the rider! Truly an innovation!
In an earlier post I mentioned this new saddle from Ideal, the Ozelle. It is truly an innovation and to our knowledge has never been done before. This saddle is for wide horses but at the same time gives a narrow twist for the rider! This saddle is for the flatter,...
A Suzannah ready to go!
We have one 17 1/2" MW Black Suzannah Dressage Saddle, brand new, ready now and just listed in our special offers. No need to wait for it to be made!!!!
The “Amy Saddle”!
This lovely saddle recently winged its way to USA! It was made for our customer, Amy and we just had to call it the "Amy saddle"! Amy sent us a photo of a saddle she had seen and asked if we could create a similar effect on a Suzannah. It is difficult to convey how...
Jumping Saddle Special Offers!
We've just put four lovely jumping saddles on Special Offer: a Barclay Liberte Monoflap XC saddle (Barclay is essentially what was Barnsby. Ideal took over the patterns but not the name), two Ideal X-ceeds, one with patent blue detailing and a Walsall Riding Integra...
