Saddle colour

[celia]

My sisters new pony is arriving next week (very exciting!

) and we'll be getting her a new saddle but I have no idea what colour to go for! Normally I'd go for brown but the pony's black so now I'm wondering whether black tack would look smarter? I really cannot decide and don't know many properly black horses otherwise I'd be seeing what looked good on them! She has a brown saddle at the moment with a black bridle and both look ok. Sorry if I'm rambling a bit - just wanted opinions really - which would you go for?

 

[CastleMouse]

I think black would look a lot better, brown may look a bit out of place

 

[piaffe]

would never dream of having brown tack, at all!!

 

[Lynz25]

My first pony was black and black saddles definately looked smarter.

 

[Lucy_Ally]

I have comitted the cardinal sin and have brown tack on a black horse!

But I much prefer brown tack as it isn't dyed as much and so doesn't rub off on light joddies, plus I just prefer brown tack to look at.

 

[CastleMouse]

For showing, brown tack is the most correct coloured tack to wear, even on a black horse

 

[madgirl]

black!!

 

[peapod]

I have a black pony, with black tack. Yes, for showing it's more "traditional" to have brown - but I think on most black ponies it looks better to have black to match!

 

[Helena88]

black always. no matter what the colour.

 

[amzy]

Black on a black pony.

 

[celia]

Thanks for all the replies! Think we'll be going for black!

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Black, unless your planning to show, then technically should be brown.

 

[welshiewhiskers]

I would say the same as the above! black would look better but brown is correct if you want to show!

 

[Tia]

Sorry I could never bring myself to buying black tack ever, regardless of the colour of the horse. I voted brown.


Here's one of my black horses with brown tack on:

 

[dieseldog]

In the olden days.....

Black tack was seen as inferior leather and only used for harnesses and Brown was considered better and used for riding tack. So traditionally it should be brown.

 

[jinglejoys]

And there's me bloomin awkward with a green one!

 

[PapaFrita]

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In the olden days.....

Black tack was seen as inferior leather and only used for harnesses and Brown was considered better and used for riding tack. So traditionally it should be brown.

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Other way round here!! Black tack is smart because the gauchos use brown/rawhide tack