Rude...But Interested....How Much Did You Spend On Your Saddle?

Blimey, my ideal event vsd that is currently being made to measure for Spring seems quite cheap at £800.
Have never bought a new saddle before, always had 2nd hand (and would again) only I couldn't get anything wide enough for my part bred elephant!
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I have a Saddle Company Verona Cob saddle for Patches. With leathers and girth it was £600.

My daugher has a Farrington's Working hunter pony saddle for Tweenie. That was £675 on it's own. I only paid £650 for Tweenie!
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Have had a Black Country Event saddle paid £850,3 mths later horse changed shape and i got £500 for it.:o Now have a Black Country Working Hunter paid £850.Am selling it and getting a decent jumping saddle and a cheaper DR one,so i can be greedy and have both!
 
£130 for an awful 2nd hand one.
it was ancient, uncomfortable and cause my horse pain..which we did not know.
something i learned when i bought/had my new one fitted is that the older saddles[25+] have a very narrow channel down the middle...it's amazing what a difference this makes to maddies performance...
i now have a gfs pro event, £450 2nd hand...but perfect now..
would love to get a dressage saddle at some point in the future too...i can dream
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£1500 on a WOW and I'm about to buy the dressage flaps at about £450. My mare changes shape a lot and the saddle can be easily adjusted for her. I'm an older rider and find it very comfortable for creaking bones, we SJ and do dressage.
 
Hi,
I part x`d my saddle recently for an Ideal Grandee jumping saddle. This is the only one that fitted her. I paid cash and with my saddle, the new saddle was priced at £800. The last one I had was a Bates Caprilli for £650 and my other horse had an Ideal Event saddle for £800.
 
Just bought a Jeffries Elite Close Contact for £1099 and its lovely. Sooo comfy and smart too.
My one before that was a Dressage saddle that was too good to miss even though I didn't need it. £130 second hand in great condition, english leather. Wont come in wrong as a spare for that price
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I bought a KN for Viento. My fave all time saddle.

I was lucky enough to pay £550.00 for a hardly used one on Ebay. New they cost around £1300. Its lovely.
 
I paid under £100 for a Wintec 500, about 10 years ago(New but I was in the trade)

Now I have a 2nd hand Torsion Treeless with leathers , girth and merino pad which cost £500.
 
Wintec GP with Cair £289 -00
Wintec dressage with cair £300-
ML Dressage Saddle £210
Martin Wilkinson dressage saddle £210
Albion dressage saddle (old style with suede knee rolls and seat) £350
Made to measure GP £650
Thorowgood Griffin Extra Wide £135
Ideal Jessica Dressage £500
Albion SLK Dressage £900
Sue Carson Harmony Standard Dressage £1850
Ideal Jess Event £395
Kieffer Malmo £600

I think thats all of them?

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Pony Saddle £30!
 
£900 for new MTM farringtons working hunter saddle for the fat blob, thats including the master saddler coming up 4 times to ensure it fit like a glove.

Saddle for the mad arab came with him but probably cost a pretty penny.

WHP saddle for the SHP cost £250 2nd hand at a horse market, plus £20 for the saddlers call out to check it fit properly.

£150 for a tiny show saddle for my 12.2. it was 2nd hand from a friend. fits well enough that i havent bothered getting the saddler up to him cos he only gets ridden about 4 times a year!

Oh, and just paid £400 for a 2nd hand show saddle for the new TB, that includes master saddlers visit and the adjustment needed to the saddle.
 
£700 for a made to measure Origin GP
£300 for a practially brand new Origin GP which lckily fits my other horse
£100 for a wintec dressage saddle thats done the rounds on the forum- I bought it off Weezy, she bought it off HH and I *think* she bought it off Jak.......
 
For Monty I bought a new Kes GP saddle for £390 (had 40% off in local saddlery) I had a Kes for D in the past and seeing as it was the only cheaper one (tried a brand new pessoa, fitted perfectly but was £1000 and considering he will change shape, I could'nt afford it
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For D I have a Isabell Werth Dressage saddle which I love
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Need stickability on him and definately have it with an isabell
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I paid about £950 for an Ideal H&C GP saddle and it is the best saddle I've ever had - so comfy and a great fit. I also have a Thorowgood Warmblood saddle but I don't need it any longer (hint).
 
Albion SLK Ultima Narrow: £1900 (roughly, i cant remember mightve been a bit less). For dressage about a year and a half ago.

Ideal Jessica Dressage: £900 about 6 months ago

Henri De Revel Event Saddle: £300 for jumping (off ebay, complete bargain as its brand new!!)
 
I have two saddles, one for each horse.

Hannah's is an Albion SLK Ultima which was £1,795

Grace's is an Albion SLK which was £1,495

Both are insured through my horse insurance with the number recorded through their system
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