Saddle fitters

[Extreme247]

Hi all,

What seems to be the going rate for saddlers these days ? Ive been quoted £60 per person for coming to a yard to do 6 of us. Plus what ever the saddle requires on top. Does this sound right ? Any recommendation for saddlers in Bedfordshire would be appreciated

 

[poiuytrewq]

I last paid £110 That was call out £10 I think shared with a local yard, £40 for a new gullet bar so yes, must have been £60 for the fitting/advising.

 

[smolmaus]

Mine charges £75-ish but that is for a 1.5 hour fitting slot, she will charge less if you just need a check/ are a regular customer. I wouldn't be happy to pay that money for a 10 min check over but if you're getting a static fitting and a ridden check for several saddles, that takes time to do properly.

 

[SpeedyPony]

£60 is what I've been paying for the last few years- plus milage/any flocking etc.

 

[sbloom]

Hi all,

What seems to be the going rate for saddlers these days ? Ive been quoted £60 per person for coming to a yard to do 6 of us. Plus what ever the saddle requires on top. Does this sound right ? Any recommendation for saddlers in Bedfordshire would be appreciated

What does the £60 cover? Otherwise it's really hard to comment. I charge mileage (half hour travel intervals to keep it simpler than fiddly mileage) plus a consult for each horse/owner. Mileage can be shared between people on the same yard, the consult is individual with second and subsequent horses £10 cheaper. I will always argue that the right saddle fitter is the one who will see you ride, take enough time to get the whole picture of what's going on, be able to try different things. If you have a slightly tricky situation or want a particular service then you'll likely pay more mileage to a further away fitter.

The most well off saddle fitters are usually cheap-to-you, local, but spend 30 mins, sometimes just the 10 as mentioned above, with you for a saddle check and maybe an hour for a new saddle fitting.

I have a full price list online which you can search for and although I've added remote charges, and must add them to the website, the prices remain the same, to give you a guide.