Saddles Worldwide Blog
Long Time No Blog!
Hello everyone, I have been very remiss in not keeping up with my blog! My lame excuse is that we have been very busy looking after customers in the UK, Isle of Man, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, The Netherlands, Norway, South Africa and more. Truly Worldwide!...
Slipping back….badly!
K**** from Nottinghamshire rang us on her way back from a show. Her coloured horse is “all shoulder” and very flat backed and her new saddle which had been fitted and made for her (not by us) had slipped back so badly and rolled about so much that she fell off. She...
Enjoying himself!
Lauren from Worcestershire is thinking about an Ideal Gazelle for her six year old, 16.1 hh Warmblood. The saddle is purely for show jumping. They compete atm at around 1.05 but are hoping to move up through the classes over the summer. She needs bigger knee/thigh...
Dressage saddles for the very wide!
Our topic for today is inspired by an enquiry from Mandy from Lancashire, England who is “desperately searching” for the right dressage saddle for her very wide Irish Draught Mare. “Everything seems to shoot up her neck or lift at the back”. She was thinking of an...
Ian is featured in Chiltern & Thames Rider Magazine
The following is from an article in Chiltern & Thames Rider Magazine. Download the original article here. When Sue Mitchell, editor of Chiltern & Thames Rider Magazine decided to get a dressage saddle for her eight year old mare, Special Print, she thought...
Sway Back
Heidi is a 17 year old Thoroughbred and is a dressage schoolmaster or should I say mistress, for her new owner, Heather in Victoria, Australia. A Suzannah Dressage saddle is on order for Heidi. The key issue fitting this saddle for Heather & Heidi is Heidi’s sway...