by Saddles | Oct 9, 2018 | Saddle Blog
….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 silver D rings & fittings. In addition, it has knee blocks on velcro, longer flaps than standard, deeper rear gussets, wider front leg gussets, reinforced point pockets and additional felt lining to the panel.
Ideal Gazelle “Designed to Order”
Secondly. we have an Ideal Event Standard Seat, 17″ in London Tan with pale blue piping, including the stirrup leather keeper. This saddle has a comfort seat, narrower twist and slightly deeper seat than standard and is fitted with point & balance straps.
Ideal Event Standard Seat “Designed to Order”
by Saddles | Oct 9, 2018 | Saddle Blog
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.
15″ Ramsay with suede seat, hide covered flaps and no knee roll
by Saddles | Oct 1, 2018 | Saddle Blog
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″ Suzannah with 16 1/2″ panels.
Ideal Suzannah 16 1/2″ with 16″ panels
Ideal Suzannah with standard panels
Ideal Suzannah 16 1/2″ with 16″ panels
Ideal Suzannah with standard panels
by Saddles | Aug 7, 2018 | Saddle Blog
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 “Offer”saddles, we can fit them for you or send them to you as they are.
by Saddles | Jul 6, 2018 | Saddle Blog
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 our buisness. Australia was a key country, Ramsay show saddles being in demand. Japan was in the list again, as was Sweden. New countries for us were Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. Returning customers were a notable and to us, very rewarding feature. The range of type of horse, as ever, is wide…….from ponies to an 18hh Irish Draft, taking in warmbloods, TBs, cobs and some interesting (Percheron x Spanish) crosses along the way.
As ever, the Suzannah dressage saddle, including the Monoflap, is high on the popularity list, as is the Roella but overall this has been more of jumping and GP time! Top of the pops is the wonderful Gazelle, one being made for the aforementioned 18h ID but the Nyala, Impala, Grandee and X-ceed featured also. For the very wide, the new FWB came in to its own although the H&C range held its place as a regular answer for the wide. Another feature this year have been requests for saddles to be made with extra short panels. More about this soon!
