Black or brown ????

[Darcydoo]

Looking for another saddle but black or brown ?. Darcy is bay and both suit her. What colour do people have,or what is traditionally correct.

 

[Misog2000]

Depends what you want to do in it, I have brown on my bay, because I plan to show her next year, but she used to have black and that looked nice too.

 

[Cahill]

in olden days brown was for ridden and black only for harness.

 

[Darcydoo]

Hopefully just a bit of low level x/c ,dressage and sj. (At some point in the future far far far away) x

 

[FfionWinnie]

I like black personally.

 

[Andiamo]

if you're going out competing, I think black looks really smart...
If you get a brown saddle, you'll then be wanting a brown bridle, brown riding boots, brown brushing boots....the shopping list will never end

I think black is also easier to re-sell if you ever need to.

 

[LaurenB]

Brown all the way

 

[meandmyself]

Which do you like best?

 

[Klix]

Brown

 

[Darcydoo]

I like both,have had black and brown so already have matching bridles ! X

 

[Darcydoo]

Have seen a couple of Albions are the widths true to size ?

 

[Copperpot]

Brown I always find Albions come up generous. If my horse was MW in a other make he was a M in an Albion.

 

[only_me]

Black - black will always match black but there are lots of shades of brown!

 

[Pinkvboots]

Brown

 

[mandwhy]

I love brown but I think black looks best on most bays.

 

[Kikke]

We have two bays and one is in brown the other black. Brown for the welshie, don't show her often but if I do she needs brown. Black for the heavy, but then again haven't got much to choose with him being so big

 

[Ginger_2002]

i like brown - but agree the shopping list doesnt end!! brown everything!!

 

[Ellen Durow]

Looking for another saddle but black or brown ?. Darcy is bay and both suit her. What colour do people have,or what is traditionally correct.

Historically/traditionally brown was correct for all ridden purposes (and still is for side saddle) but not everyone stands by that these days.

However, personally (and I stress personally) I think brown looks more professional if you are competing. (I steward and write for judges in qualifying classes for major competitions.)

 

[Ellen Durow]

I think black is also easier to re-sell if you ever need to.

Actually, according to my saddler, who has a thriving second-hand trade as well as selling new, this is not the case.

 

[tiggybeans]

Brown - but if you are buying a new saddle, brown seems to be a special order so takes longer for some reason!

I don't think you need brown boots, brown everything - just a matching bridle.

 

[Nollaig Shona]

Black - black will always match black but there are lots of shades of brown!

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[mcnaughty]

Brown for showing, black for dressage - anything else is just personal pref.

As for boots and saddle matching - sorry that is not true. If you look at any of the top showing people they invariably wear black boots with brown saddles.

 

[pansymouse]

Black - black will always match black but there are lots of shades of brown!

Actually that's not true and is certainly not the case as it ages.

I'm a tradionalist and I only ever use brown tack, I think black looks tatty very quicky where ageing on brown adds character.

 

[Darcydoo]

I am the proud owner of a beautiful two tone brown Albion selecta xxx