We stock all of the major English brands and we also have our own hand-made range. We offer a full repair and renovation service which is an easy cost effective way of keeping your saddles in 'tip top' condition.
Our hand made 'made-to-measure' saddles are made to fit the horse and you perfectly as they are custom made to your specifications.
We also have the 'Acorn' own brand range which combines outstanding quality with great value-for-money.
Saddle Fitting
We have been fitting saddles now for over 22 years. Upon your initial enquiry we talk you through your requirements and you can then decide whether you come to us and make use of our arena, or we can come to you.
We have a large stock of new saddles for all disciplines:
- Disabled Riders
- Dressage
- Endurance
- Eventing - close contact
- Hunting
- Pleasure Riding
- Racing
- Rocking Horse saddles & bridles made to order
- Show Jumping
- Side Saddles
Some of the brands stocked are:
Acorn Saddlery's own brand made-to-measure
- Bates
- Black Country
- Dever Saddles
- Jefferies
- Stubben
- Thorowgood
- Wintec
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In conjunction with our saddle sales we are able to offer a full back-up service as we have two workshops on the premises and these are some of the examples of work undertaken:
- Add/replace D's to saddles
- General restitching as necessary
- New knee pad
- New Seats
- Repad
- Reflock
- Replace worn girth straps
All repads/reflocks are worked with the best quality British wool.
Saddle requisites:
- Breastplates
- Breast Girths
- Girths - Atherton, Humane, Race, other
- Girth sleeves
- Martingales
- Stirrup Leathers
- Stirrup Irons - bent, flexi, peacock, plain, race, rocking horse irons,
- Numnahs - cotton, sheepskin, sundry
- Riser Pads
- Seat Savers
- Sheepskin
- Stud Guard
We design and make our own range of bridlework and can even provide a bridle with the added comfort around the horse's poll and ears, using a padded headpiece. These headpieces can be made individually to each horse and are therefore as good a fit as possible.
We only use best quality English bridle leather from J&E Sedgwick or Bakers of Colyton. Our standard fittings are stainless steel manufactured in England and are individually quality checked before use. Our brass fittings are of the best quality brass available.
Unlike the mass-produced bridles, all our work is hand stitched (apart from the rubbers on rubber grip reins), and is stitched in a synthetic/linen mix thread which helps to give the bridlework a longer life.
We take great care in selecting the right part of the hide for the most appropriate use e.g. the reins, cheek pieces and headpiece and are cut out of the best part of the hide.
Our thicker, heavier leather used for stirrup leathers and any harness work undertaken is derived from Bakers in Colyton, Devon. They are one of the last tanneries still tanning leather in the traditional way, which takes about 15 months from raw cowhide to the finished product, which we consider adds to the product's durability in all weathers.
Our own range of bridlework is available in the following options in any noseband, doubles and snaffles.
Colours
- Black
- Dark Havana
- Australian Nut
- London Tan
- all with matching or contrasting padding
Styles
- Laced
- Laced with Padding
- Plaited
- Raised and Square Raised
- Raised with Padding
- Raised and Fancy Stitched
- Rolled
- Square Raised with Padding
- Traditional Flat
Buckles/fittings (all available in either brass or stainless steel)
Reins
- Plain
- Laced
- Plaited
- Rubber grip available in black, brown, orange, red and white
Saddle/Bridlework Leather care
Extensive range of leather care treatments from stock.
(As always, if what you require is not listed we are only a phone call/e-mail away)
Prices on application
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