Recent content by ktsaddler

i used to work for a chap who sold equipe bridles and as pretty and soft as they are the sizing is often well out to english sizes and the leather is actually quite poor, they stretch quite quickly with use. They would not be a bridle i'd buy.

I suggest having your saddle checked again. By your last comments of it lifts badly at the back in trot but by using a thicker numnah it improves seems to imply your saddle is too wide and does not correspond with the use of a back riser. If you look on the master saddlers website you will get...

You can get bargins on ebey but you can also get severly bitten. You r better off buying a saddle that you can see and touch to check that everything is as stated and its decent quality etc. Remember to factor into your buy price if you r going to get it fitted by a saddler, as your bargin on...

to Donkeymad, love your little glow worm ditty, never heard that before but did find it amusing. so much so i've sent it to friends via text

I'm a qualified saddler and fitter in the NW and i love serge panels, i've had all my saddles made to come with them. The other replys are correct with the Black Country reviews and saddle co ones. You need to look for a saddle with front gussets, they'll give you the support you need to keep...