Your bespoke, made-to-measure saddle will be designed by Kate Hardt Saddlery together with you and your horse. And it will be manufactured by the highly skilled and traditionally trained craftsmen of Harry Dabbs in Walsall, the saddlery-capital of England.
When you order a made-to-measure saddle from KHS, you can expect it to improve the performance of both horse and rider. We help you choose the right saddle for you, your horse and your chosen discipline.
We at KHS believe that the correct saddle tree is vital to achieve this, and we have a wide selection of laminated spring trees to choose from. When we measure up for a new saddle, we actually place the bare tree on your horse’s back in order to ensure an optimum fit.
You have the choice between three styles or ‘specifications’ for your made-to-measure saddle:
- The Classic style has a traditional, gusseted panel.
- The Original style offers the same high quality finish as the Platinum range, but in full grain, memel or buffalo leather, with traditional panels. Both the leather and the panels can be upgraded.
- The Platinum style is the top range, featuring finest calf leather and the Performance panel as standard.
Whichever style you choose, the saddle will be made-to-measure with choices of flap lengths, twists and knee pads/blocks.
Additionally, available customisations include contrast-coloured stitching, colour-accent welting, coloured cantle (patent, mock-crock, Swarovski, crushed crystal, …) to create your own, unique saddle.
The following list is not exhaustive, but gives you an idea of what we can do for you:-
Platinum Dressage Saddles (Performance panel as standard)
Mariella – the deep seat and well placed medium size knee rolls provide maximum support and comfort while allowing the rider the freedom to give correct and effective aids. Shown here with gold detailing
Grace – this mono-flap saddle ticks all the boxes for the dressage enthusiast: a deep seat and choice of supportive knee blocks enables the rider to find the perfect balanced position.
Platinum Jump Saddles (Performance panel as standard)
Comfort Platinum Jump – a deep seat and a choice of narrow or standard twist suit the requirements of individual riders.
Retro Mono Flap Platinum Jump – the mono flap offers riders a closer feel and connection with their horse. Shown here with contrasting welting.
Italiano – with its own range of unique trees, this saddle offers the horse plenty of freedom. Shown here in autumn gold, with positionable Velcro knee blocks.
Platinum GP Saddles (Performance panel as standard)
Future Platinum GP – shown here is a beautiful example that features the Future panel upgrade, rose gold detail, patent leather cantle surround and mock-crock cantle.
Please browse our gallery to see more examples..
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To start your journey to an exciting and unique saddle that fits you and your horse perfectly, please contact us on info@katehardtsaddlery.co.uk or complete the contact form here and we will get right back to you.