Hermès saddle and bridle?

[NotInTheKnow]

To the owners of Hermès saddles and bridles:

How would you honestly rate it?

And how was the whole buying process and experience like from start to finish?

Thanks in advance!

 

[abbijay]

I would be gobsmacked if anyone who is buying a Hermes saddle and bridle is hanging out on h&H forum .

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

I would be gobsmacked if anyone who is buying a Hermes saddle and bridle is hanging out on h&H forum .

I'm genuinely scared to look at the price the scarves and handbags are expensive enough.

 

[ester]

I would be gobsmacked if anyone who is buying a Hermes saddle and bridle is hanging out on h&H forum .

Don’t know what you’re suggesting

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

One of the jumping models starts at about £6,500 up to just over £8,000

No prices on the website and the article I found might have been old.

 

[thatsnotmyname]

One of the jumping models starts at about £6,500 up to just over £8,000

No prices on the website and the article I found might have been old.

I saw on a video online
Unpacking a dressage saddle, £14k

 

[little_critter]

And are they any cop as saddles? Or are you just paying for an average saddle with an expensive label on it?

 

[humblepie]

Looked at them at Royal Windsor a few years back just because they were there and I didn’t like the colour of the saddles. Those they had were very light tan. Couldn’t get over the price of the hoof pick let alone the saddles.

 

[abbijay]

And are they any cop as saddles? Or are you just paying for an average saddle with an expensive label on it?

I'm not sure what i'd expect a £14k saddle to be capable of that a £4k saddle doesn't already do. (I couldn't bring myself to spend £2k on a saddle, let a lone £14k!!!)
Integral heater to warm my bum and my pony's back? Voice activated aids? comes with a minion to clean it after every ride?

 

[Mrs. Jingle]

And are they any cop as saddles? Or are you just paying for an average saddle with an expensive label on it?

I misread that to say 'cob' saddles! My immediate thought was, don't be ridiculous why would anyone buying in that price bracket actually have a cob. Cob owners please don't lynch me, in my defense I do have and have had many lovely cobs, and would probably still favour the type even with a lottery win.

 

[CanteringCarrot]

I mean, here it does cost $6-8k+ to get a nice/somewhat higher end new saddle nowadays. My budget is $5.5k for a nice used saddle, so things have gone up for sure. Seems to be less so in the UK and EU.


I haven't seen any of their tack in person within the last 5 years or so. I think you sort of pay for a name and "novelty" of sorts. They don't look pleasant for the horse.

Here are some used ones that are quite affordable to give some examples (US site):

Hermes | Highline Tack

www.highlinetack.com

 

[little_critter]

Crikey - some of those Hermes jumping saddles on the Highline site look like those really old, saddles that you couldn't shift for £50 because the flocking is rock solid and it's been sitting in a barn for 20 years.

 

[criso]

My question would be are there any top riders who use them? If they were so much better then I would expect to see that.

 

[CanteringCarrot]

Crikey - some of those Hermes jumping saddles on the Highline site look like those really old, saddles that you couldn't shift for £50 because the flocking is rock solid and it's been sitting in a barn for 20 years.

Yeah, I feel like they're...antiquated. Narrow gullet and channel, flat panels, and just...not an impressive design.

 

[JGC]

I vaguely knew someone who had one years ago (probably 15) and the leather was very thin and the saddle was allegedly very uncomfortable, but might have changed a lot since then.

 

[sbloom]

Barely seen here. I would ask on COTH and https://www.facebook.com/groups/717249021648535, I would imagine that, like French saddles in general (not all but most) they will have short points, narrow twist and thin panel. None of these add up to any real horse (short points for low withers, narrow twists for higher withers and narrower backs, and thin panels for none of them, without more support under).

 

[dorsetladette]

I took the company credit card to buy some materials. My boss said 'don't buy grain for your horses with that, but you can buy a saddle if you like'

I sent him a link to the Hermes website - he retracted his comment

 

[onemoretime]

I took the company credit card to buy some materials. My boss said 'don't buy grain for your horses with that, but you can buy a saddle if you like'

I sent him a link to the Hermes website - he retracted his comment

And the credit card I expect lol

 

[blitznbobs]

They are very old fashioned and heavy and not padded much - also very narrow … I wouldnt buy one tbh.

 

[ecb89]

Who actually buys them? People with more money than sense?

 

[sbloom]

Who actually buys them? People with more money than sense?

Hunter-jumpers in the US who also tick that box.

 

[Cortez]

I have seen a few (some in the States, one in France), never sat in one. This was many years ago, so yes, they were old fashioned in style. Beautifully made though, and exquisite leather. I think perhaps Hermés expertise is better employed in making handbags.

 

[NotInTheKnow]

Barely seen here. I would ask on COTH and https://www.facebook.com/groups/717249021648535, I would imagine that, like French saddles in general (not all but most) they will have short points, narrow twist and thin panel. None of these add up to any real horse (short points for low withers, narrow twists for higher withers and narrower backs, and thin panels for none of them, without more support under).

Thank you this is very helpful

 

[NotInTheKnow]

My question would be are there any top riders who use them? If they were so much better then I would expect to see that.

Jessica von Bredow-Werndl in Paris

She didn’t just use it, she helped design it.

More info here https://robbreport.com/lifestyle/sp...ouge-saddle-saut-hermes-paris-1234822232/amp/

 

[CanteringCarrot]

Jessica von Bredow-Werndl in Paris

She didn’t just use it, she helped design it.

More info here https://robbreport.com/lifestyle/sp...ouge-saddle-saut-hermes-paris-1234822232/amp/

Interesting! I was trying to figure out which saddle she was riding in, out of pure curiosity, during the Olympics.

There's been a bit of "controversy" surrounding her horses back muscles, or lack thereof, by certain "experts" on FB recently.

 

[Gloi]

I'm not sure what i'd expect a £14k saddle to be capable of that a £4k saddle doesn't already do. (I couldn't bring myself to spend £2k on a saddle, let a lone £14k!!!)
Integral heater to warm my bum and my pony's back? Voice activated aids? comes with a minion to clean it after every ride?

Force field to keep the rain off ride and horse and to catch the rider should they part company.

 

[NotInTheKnow]

Since no owner or actual user is yet to attest the merits (or lack of) of Hermes’ saddle, could I invite those who genuinely want to give their unprejudiced view of the methodology and technical aspects of Hermes’ saddlery making as reported in this article link below? If this article is even enough to give you an idea or just utter fluff and puff piece?

The Brander

“25 hours of workmanship go into one Hermès saddle. Three months after placing an order, the customer can ride off on it. Should changes be necessary months later – no problem. And if a customer returns years or even decades later with a broken saddle, it will be fixed.”

As my username suggests being not in the know, i genuinely want to also know is the above pretty standard amongst other saddlery brands?

 

[SaddlePsych'D]

Interesting! I was trying to figure out which saddle she was riding in, out of pure curiosity, during the Olympics.

There's been a bit of "controversy" surrounding her horses back muscles, or lack thereof, by certain "experts" on FB recently.

Just to give others a bit of context to this.

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Edited as seems my first link stopped working for me:

https://www.facebook.com/EquitopiaCenter/posts/pfbid02SdeYdsQ1zJTo6m67QY43qP4s2BaD46Ps5SnzbPfbkePDXuaBLQCoj3MAc9BBFzh9l

 

[stangs]

Just to give others a bit of context to this.

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Ah yes the good old "academics who study this for a living, and physios who work on this for a living, require the muscle to be palpated before diagnosing atrophy, but I the FB dressage connoisseur am able to diagnose atrophy from any photo angle." Typically followed by "I'm not a professional rider but look at how my [low withered, considerably higher body fat percentage] horse has no dent there."

 

[SaddlePsych'D]

Ah yes the good old "academics who study this for a living, and physios who work on this for a living, require the muscle to be palpated before diagnosing atrophy, but I the FB dressage connoisseur am able to diagnose atrophy from any photo angle." Typically followed by "I'm not a professional rider but look at how my [low withered, considerably higher body fat percentage] horse has no dent there."

I'm not in either of those camps and I'm not pretending I know much of anything about topline. I'm just sharing a source to give a bit of context. There are other sources. People can read it and make up their minds about the content and its source.