Saddle Fitting
To arrange a saddle fitting with Tessa please contact her by one of the following methods:
Call or text: 07599 541374 Email: enquiries@tessathesaddler.co.uk Or via the ‘contact us’ form on the website.
When making the booking I will ask:
- Details of the horse - size/age/breeding/condition/fitness level/rough idea of width fitting is helpful/what activities you are planning to do with him
- Details of the rider - height/weight/experience
- The type of saddle you are looking to purchase (if applicable) - style/colour/particular brand preference/budget
- Your contact details - name/mobile number/email address/address where your horse is stabled including postcode and directions if it is difficult to find
- Any problems previously encountered with fitting a saddle to this horse or yourself
On arrival Tessa would like to see:
• Your horse clean, in a stable or tied up on the yard with a bridle and boots (if worn) on and ready to be ridden.
• Rider appropriately dressed, ready to ride.
She will then take time to take note of your horse's conformation and take a wither profile using a flexicurve for future reference.
With your previous requests regarding saddle preferences in mind, she will proceed to try on saddles that she feels are appropriate to your requirements and make a short list of those suitable for a ridden trial.
At this point you will choose which saddles you would like to try. In an ideal world Tessa would like to see the horse ridden without a saddle cloth, but not all horses will tolerate this if they are not used to it.
The horse will be seen ridden in walk, trot and canter on a circle if the horse's level of training and facilities provided allow. If it is a jumping saddle that you are looking to purchase you should also expect to try out the saddle over some jumps.
Having your saddle checked.
Alternatively, you may be wanting to have your existing saddle fitting checked, in which case you and your horse will be ready to ride as above with saddle ready to be put on once Tessa has examined the horse’s
back and confirmation. Again, Tessa will see your horse ridden, adjust the flocking if required, then see the horse ridden again to re-check the fitting.
Saddles requiring a complete reflock or tree width change (other than those with an interchangeable gullet) will be brought back to the workshop for that work and then re-fitted to the horse at a later date.
Payment can be made either by cash, card or bank transfer.
Contact Tessa
To arrange a saddle fitting with Tessa please contact her by one of the following methods:
Call or text: 07599 541374 Email: enquiries@tessathesaddler.co.uk.
Or via the ‘contact us’ form on the website.