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NEW from Ideal. Saddles with changeable gullets

by | Oct 18, 2019 |

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 saddles! Their changeable gullet system is called the Ergonomic Gullet system. Ergonomic describes scientific study to improve comfort & effectiveness. QED!

Ideal T&T Adjustable Dressage Saddle

 

Ideal T&T Adjustable Monoflap XC Jump Saddle

 

Ideal T&T Adjustable Twinflap Jump Saddle

 

 

 

 

 

New Special Offers Posted!

by | Aug 29, 2019 |

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 in black with white stitching & piping.

17″ Ideal Nyala Jump/GP MW in black.

You’ll find all these saddles on our Offers page.

 

This is the Nyala…..

Ideal Ramsay on an H & C Tree

by | Feb 22, 2019 |

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 between a 100% Ramsay and one built on an H & C tree. They look the same and the differences are subtle, but significant. The Ramsay on the H & C tree offers a deeper, wider seat and unlike the pure Ramsay, can be used for prolonged periods. It is very comfortable for the horse/pony, is supportive for the rider and crucially accommodates judges!!!

Two very individual specs!

by | Oct 9, 2018 |

….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”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ramsay ready to go!

by | Oct 9, 2018 |

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

Saddles with Short Panels

by | Oct 1, 2018 |

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three new saddle offers posted!

by | Aug 7, 2018 |

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.

 

 

2018….so far!

by | Jul 6, 2018 |

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!

Two new saddle offers posted!

by | Jan 26, 2018 |

I’ve just posted two new saddles on our “Offers” page. One, a Walsall Riding Monkey Jump pony jump GP saddle (15 1/2″) and the other a show cut FWB for the very wide (17″). Both available now!….and can either be fitted or sent to you as they are.

A great pony jump GP saddle

Show cut on FWB tree

Tall, long legged & riding very short!

by | Jan 25, 2018 |

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 extra forward cut and with a bigger knee roll.

Integra Monoflap, extra forward cut

Made in Britain

by | Aug 7, 2017 |

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 employs 73 skilled craftsmen and women across two manufacturing sites. In 2007 Ideal purchased Walsall Riding, itself established in 1946. More recently Ideal purchased Beebee & Beebee, saddle tree makers since 1870. Ideal also purchased out of administration, the (Barnsby) patterns, now made under the Barclay brand, from Jabez Cliff Company. This year saw another acquisition, that of Aulton & Butler, saddle tree makers since 1955.
So, not only are Ideal one of the largest saddlery manufacturers in Walsall, they can also claim to have more tree blocks and patterns than any other company in the world!