Tekna Saddles from £179!!!

you've all tempted me too odd to count the money in my piggy bank for a rainy day. Would love to see any pics of your horses modeling their new saddles!

Have you found them comfy n easy to ride in and clean? And have you had yours checked for fit by a saddler? and are you using half pads with them? Thank you (:
 
i really like mine!!



dizzyblonde - i always use a halfpad....dressage or jumping. :)

My mare is evil in saddles/girths she dosent like.... but the tekna she was fine with :)
 
have just order bruce the unicorn the GP for his new role as happy hacker :)

i know they suit him as tried the dressage model on him in the summer, so was happy to fork out for a GP at that price!

will be using a half pad in the winter, but probably without in the summer when he chubs up a bit (as he always does).

i found the dressage one very comfy, and they do bed in and become less plasticy, unlike wintecs which i find stay horrid and hard and never really *give*
 
Very tempted by these. I currently have a 17.5 inch Thorowgood T4 cob with a wide gullet which fits my standardbred (well we think that's what he is) OKish. Saddler says its a bit low on the withers.

He's very straight in his back so can't have a banana shapred saddle. Wintecs are too curved front to back for him. Anyone got one on a straight backed horse? Also worried the panels on the dressage may be a bit long as he's ony 15h.

Could anyone send me a photo of the underside of the saddle.. tempted to go to Old Dairy as they're not too far from me, could take saddle and compare then :)

Andrea
 
Ooops.. was too tempting and bought one anyway. Phoned them up and they're happy to take returns if they dont fit. Said they've not had many back and normally of they have come back its been to get a different size.
 
I have a 4yo 17.3 hano he is currently in a 17.5" with cair xw wintec it fits him ok its the correct width but moves a bit at the back due to him being under developed has anyone used these on a hano how do the sizes compare to wintec? Thanks
 
Aeia said:
He's very straight in his back so can't have a banana shapred saddle. Wintecs are too curved front to back for him. Anyone got one on a straight backed horse?
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I went over to the Old Dairy last week to have a look at them as a cheap winter hacking saddle for my flat backed horse. IMO (and I'm not a saddler) they wouldn't fit my boy, the panel is very 'swept up' at the back, my horse's back is flat and so he needs a deep panel at the back and I didn't think the last 4 inches of the panel would touch his back at all. So all in all they look pretty curved to me and I didn't buy one.

(I have used a T4 cob on him in the past and the flat tree has suited him well, banana saddles are no good for him at all.)

The shop did say that you can try the fit of a saddle by paying for one on a credit card and then as long as you return it within 24 hours you get your money back.
 
Got mine just before Xmas. Only had 1 quick ride in it so far. Seems to fit OK despite Neo having a straight back. They are swept up at the back but apart from that are quite straight. To be honest the swept up bit isn't going to contact with any horses back so think its more just how the end of the panels are finished rather than having them point more down they sort of finish up into the gullet in a point. It certainly didn't rock at all when I put it on. Even did a little sitting trot and he didn't object.

Neo went well in it and although I didn't have anyone on the groud it didn't seem to bounce at all. Just ordered a sheepskin NuMed half pad to put under it as haven't got anything that would work under it at the moment and think it could do with a half pad.

Wish they had the GPs in 17 1/2" now as would like to try one of them but think a 17 may be a bit small as mt T4 is a 17 1/2 and fits me well.

Andrea
 
t^^^ they are generous

I have a 17" whereas my normal one (barnsby) is a 17.5 (dressage)

I would have bought a 17.5 in any other make but went for a 17 as ive read reviews they are generous :)
 
Hi

I've seen these advertised and thought it was too good to be true! Can anyone explain how you change the gullet by heating?? Is this easy? :confused:
 
Oh I really want one nut they don't have a black 17.5 narrow/ medium or medium. I'm poor anyway so wouldn't really have been able to buy one :p
 
tonitot said:
Hmm ... I miiight get away with a 17 inch ... I think I'll see how much money I have let once all my bills go out :p
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If it helps this is what a 17'' looks like on mine (16hh, TBx, I'm ~ 5'8'')

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ETA: they are really nice, feel it was £180 well spent!
 
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Saddle world in Maidstone do it, I'm sure there are other saddlers that will too. Just have a template taken and they can be moulded to the exact shape of the horse, any width can be moulded to any other. Saddle world charge £40.
 
tonitot said:
M_S your horse is gorgeous :) my girl is a 15.2 TB and I'm 5'7 so it should be okay ... Bills go out today .. Will see if I can afford it :)
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Thank you :) when she's not pratting around doing giraffe impressions :rollseyes: she can go quite nicely.

Fingers crossed you've got enough left in the kitty for a nice new saddle!
 
I bought one! Can someone tell me lots of wonderful things about the saddle to help me think that buying the saddle was a good idea :o my first excuse is that I don't have a saddle so needed one :p
 
vallin said:
Nope tis the dressage style :)
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Great thanks, I thought it might be but wasn't sure.

Has anyone got a piccy of the GP style in use/on a horse? I'm very tempted to get one for my youngster but don't like the look of the GP one as much on the website, the other two look lovely though.

I might just get a jump one and use it as a GP :o
 
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