Eric Thomas Saddles

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So in my quest for a close contact dressage saddle, I have borrowed an Eric Thomas one from my saddler.

It is not a make I have come across before - apparently they are made in the same factory as the Pessoa saddles.

Does anyone have one? Know anything about them? Do they wear well? Any horror stories?

I think my budget is going to be £800ish, once I have sold my Albion Selecta and my 2 year old Ideal dressage saddle as I'm not expecting to get more than about £400 for either of them! The good thing about the ET one is my saddler will PX the albion against it. I'd love a second hand Butet, but they are out of my price range, and whilst I'd love to sit in a load of CC saddles and then search for one second hand, I've done a search and even second hand it seems you are generally looking at £1K upwards for a CC dressage saddle.

Any other thoughts/suggestions gratefully received....
 
I had one for a while - a hannover, not the single flap model

The leather wore well and even in heavy rain looked fine (and didn't leach into my jods either!)

I sold mine in the end and it went to Canada via eBay as the make is better known outside of the UK. (I don't do dressage)

Materials were nice and wide gullet, nothing bad to report other than the second hand value - but sell international on eBay and not a problem!
 
Thanks Jen. Let's face it, most saddles have a horrific resale value - much like cars - if you buy from new, so I can live with it not holding its value. After all, I spent £1300 on the Ideal 2 years ago, it looks like new still, and I don't expect to get more than £400 for it :(
 
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