They do a fitting fee which isn’t expensive (they’re in Cleckheaton), I’d give them a call and see if they’re doing fittings currently. I’m pretty sure they would travel to you. I would never ride english again' as western just suits me and my horse (and previous horses) so well but I have come across some people who just hatedthe style of western (odd folk 😂).Īh ok, you’re not far away from Hooves Western. Not sure where you are in the UK but there are places you can go for a lesson and just get a feel to make sure youre happy. I would recommend you ride in a decent western saddle before commiting to buying all the equipment, as it isnt cheap. Western Horse UK magazine sell back issues on their website. We have bought a number of saddles and a lot of equipment from them over the years, I can recommend them as theyve become good friends of ours as they are just so lovely and knowledgeable. All of their items are from the USA and top brands. They have a good range of second hand quality saddles and wont sell you any crap.
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They have sets of forms of most major saddles and go through the full fitting with you so that understand what saddle your horse needs. Hooves Western (they are yorkshire but do travel a little further). Look for USA brands, theyre your safest bets for quality but any decent western stockist in the Uk will help you with the better brands. There's no such thing as a bargain western saddle, you get what you pay for (but they hold their value). It was put back together and is now for display only on our barn wall. We have a tiny western saddle which we bought one year in Texas and is widely marketed for toddlers and we dismantled it as it didnt sit straight and it is full of nails, staples etc. Second avoiding anything made in india or Mexico. Definitely avoid wintec western saddles (and the cheap rubbish Robinsons Equestrian used to sell!) - TPO is spot on. Buy one from someone who will come out and fit it. Please DO NOT buy one off the internet assuming it will fit. Shes based in cambridge but travels up to the north of Scotland and all across england. She travels the length and breadth of the country. I was stung before using a "professional" western saddle fitter and I thought I was fairly switched on 😒🙄😖 because of that I would only ever recommend Jennifer/Western Tack Trader. There have been quite a few articles in it about saddle fitting and if you were interested in back issues I'd you emailed the editor I'm sure they could dig out the correct issues. Theres also the UK western magazine Western Rider UK. I think hes in Ireland and he makes beautiful saddles to order with stunning hand tooling. If you're interested in western saddle making then I recommend Pavel Danko Saddlery and Leathercraft on facebook and instagram. There is a lot of rubbish floating about in the UK. If something looks too good to be true then it is. New they are over £100 but there are lots of second hand pads in various UK western FB pages. Ideally looking for a good felt or wool pad. I found the dvd really dry but the book is like hens teeth so worth buying I'd you can find it at a reasonable price.Ī good saddle pad is also essential. Dr Joyce Harman also has a dvd and book about western saddle fitting. Jennifer at Western Tack Trader also sells a DVD for £20 iirc covering the basics of western saddle fitting as it does differ from English. They appear to be much better made as they still have leather components/seat but they are lighter as the skirts and fenders are synthetic. The exception with synthetics is the half breed Fabtrons. I had one in the flesh and I've only seen a couple of them on other horses but yet to see a wintec western fit correctly. The trees in synthetic saddles are only designed for petite light riders. There are pictures on the Western Tack Trader page showing the horrors going in with those types of saddles. That's why you are better with a fitter who carries stock and can try multiple saddles.Īlso be careful because the market over here is flooded with Indian and Mexican knock off saddles including american brands that have been bought by Mexican manufacturers. The rock and flare of the tree has to be considered and unless you are very experienced it's near impossible to know by looking. Western saddles are usually labelled as semi QH tree, Full QH tree but theres a lot more to it than that. a lot of american saddles are built on Steele trees (brand not material!) but this varies between and within brands. From Jennifer Sheerin at Western Tack Trader (on Facebook and website with contact details).Īpologies I'd you're experienced with western but it's not a "one size fits all" and there are variations in trees within all the good brands even if built on the same brand of tree i.e.
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