very tiny saddle required - ideas?

[the watcher]

A friend of mine is looking for a very tiny saddle for a 8hh mini shetland. I think she has one of the cub type saddles but that it is too big, the pony is to be ridden by a small 5 year old and they would like to do some leading rein stuff so a pad isn't going to do it. Any ideas where such a thing can be found?

 

[Honeypots]

http://www.dinkyrugs.co.uk/662.html

 

[Irishcobs]

They have one of these? http://www.thorowgood.com/uk/safari/index.htm
If so I think only a special made one would be small enough, as that is only 12" long.

 

[B_2_B]

oh bless!

that is so cute

 

[the watcher]

perfect, thank you

 

[JadeWisc]

Ebay has teeny tiny tack sets for minis!

Very inexpensive too

 

[the watcher]

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Ebay has teeny tiny tack sets for minis!

Very inexpensive too

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probably only in America, the smallest on ebay here are 12"

 

[kerilli]

there's a synthetic one which is about £50 and which has a front handle for the kiddie to hold onto, and moveable panels underneath, velcro'd on, iirc, which can obviously be moved for different widths. i can't remember who makes it, might be thorogood? it's in the big tack catalogues that come free with h&h etc occasionally.
would that still be too big?
otherwise get a saddler to make a glorified pad with pommel and cantle. Barry Swaine made one specially for one of my r.d.a. pupils, who couldn't cope with a normal saddle, and it was great.

 

[JadeWisc]

I think you may be right . I am looking at ebay now and it seems that they are all American sellers...sorry