Resupgirl
Well-Known Member
My mare has grown again and my Wintec Pro is not fitting well even with changing the gullets.
I spoke to my normal saddle fitter who is very good but only really deals in new leather saddles and he suggested that I speak to another from a large shop up the road that hold secondhand saddles.
I explained that I wanted a leather saddle or my Wintec looked at. I also said if he did not have any leather saddles I would get some for him to fit. I got 3 saddles from saddles direct if needing altering expected to pay the going rate.
When I rang up to check what he was going to bring out all he had written next to my name was synthetic!
So I would pay a £30 call out charge for nothing as he did not have anything to bring. I also asked him to bring some of the new thorogood leather saddles but no, that was not there either.
Anyhow I checked that they had exactly what I wanted him to bring then 10 minutes later a girl to called me to say that the saddles I had got from saddles direct was going to cost me an additional £25 per saddle to check as it was not a saddle fitting but a saddle check! thats without riding in them!
So before he had actually put a saddle on my horses back regardless of whether it fits or not I am paying £125 plus £40 for delivery of the saddles from saddles direct so if none of them fit I am £165 out of pocket!
What was worse he got a young girl to call me back who I just didn't have the heart to give a hard time its not her fault.
Am I being unreasonable in telling them where to go or is that the going rate these days for a 2nd hand saddle. If he had one that would fit my horse then I would happily buy it off him I do not want another Wintec as I have 2 already! I really wanted to name and shame but I wont.
Such a mess I am so fed up. If I am wrong I am willing to try to understand why it cost sooooo much! I cannot justify buying a new saddle for a 4 yr old wb. Comments good and bad appreciated I am just trying to understand.
I spoke to my normal saddle fitter who is very good but only really deals in new leather saddles and he suggested that I speak to another from a large shop up the road that hold secondhand saddles.
I explained that I wanted a leather saddle or my Wintec looked at. I also said if he did not have any leather saddles I would get some for him to fit. I got 3 saddles from saddles direct if needing altering expected to pay the going rate.
When I rang up to check what he was going to bring out all he had written next to my name was synthetic!
So I would pay a £30 call out charge for nothing as he did not have anything to bring. I also asked him to bring some of the new thorogood leather saddles but no, that was not there either.
Anyhow I checked that they had exactly what I wanted him to bring then 10 minutes later a girl to called me to say that the saddles I had got from saddles direct was going to cost me an additional £25 per saddle to check as it was not a saddle fitting but a saddle check! thats without riding in them!
So before he had actually put a saddle on my horses back regardless of whether it fits or not I am paying £125 plus £40 for delivery of the saddles from saddles direct so if none of them fit I am £165 out of pocket!
What was worse he got a young girl to call me back who I just didn't have the heart to give a hard time its not her fault.
Am I being unreasonable in telling them where to go or is that the going rate these days for a 2nd hand saddle. If he had one that would fit my horse then I would happily buy it off him I do not want another Wintec as I have 2 already! I really wanted to name and shame but I wont.
Such a mess I am so fed up. If I am wrong I am willing to try to understand why it cost sooooo much! I cannot justify buying a new saddle for a 4 yr old wb. Comments good and bad appreciated I am just trying to understand.
