Any saddlers on here, please read and answer if you can...

[ForestGump]

I am looking to get my boy a new saddle. I want a leather one but he has very high withers so I would probably need the saddle to be either made for him or altered to fit him.
How much do you charge for a call out and what sort of price do all of your saddles go for? :confused:

[Wally]

How long is a bit of string?

It depends on how far you have to come out and what has to be done to make the saddle up, tweaking and refitting and mucking about.

i don't do this anymore, If I was within calling distance of the trade I would, it's just too much hassle for me to get what I need over the phone.

I would have thought you'd get a good, made to measure one for around £1000.

[unicornleather]

My words exactly Wally, I have just given up going out to measure up and sell on site and flock etc, too much hassle and with everyone deciding to buy online I don't get enough trade to make it viable.
£1000 plus I would say for custom made and fitted and going up all the time as our raw materials increase in costs.
Oz :)

[ForestGump]

So are most saddlers now jsut adjusting acording to templates that the owner takes to them? :confused:

[learningcurve]

I have a saddler who comes out to horse , he has a workshop at the back of his house.
Based in wilts though, they are out there but hard to track down.

[bider*62]

I am looking to get my boy a new saddle. I want a leather one but he has very high withers so I would probably need the saddle to be either made for him or altered to fit him.
How much do you charge for a call out and what sort of price do all of your saddles go for? :confused:

HI

I have a saddle for sale, less than 12 months old meeting your requirements. Only selling cos it's too narrow for my horse and was made to fit her high withers

Debbie

[saddlerman]

if you were getting a made to measure saddle your probably looking over a £1000 once the fitter has added there fees but if your buying second hand a re fit and reflock will probably be about £100 with post(not counting actually buying saddle and having saddle fitter out)

[joshes mum]

saddle co £575 made to measure.;)

[ForestGump]

saddle co £575 made to measure.;)

How much were call out etc? Have emailed the woman by the way. Thanks joshes mum! :p

[joshes mum]

How much were call out etc? Have emailed the woman by the way. Thanks joshes mum! :p

Either £30 or £35 :)

[sjmcc]

if your haveing a new saddle ect be very wary whos going to fit and make this saddle do your home work 1st i lost £800 a few years back to a con man n i kept phoneing him back n then he started to blame my horse saying she may have kissing spin but didnt i had her looked at by a top vet at leahurst and he was struck of in the end so many had complained about him and i found my fitter threw my vet he made myn and its checked every six months threw the con man i was thrown off on a main road lucky my horse didnt make a run for it and just stood there bucking on the spot but alls sorted i paid £1150 that was 2 fits 2 call outs and the saddle and the saddle is very nice my freind paid £950 but that was off the peg but he did some more flocking to it dont just take eney saddle fitter that comes along do your homework 1st

[Morganna]

My friend is having a copy of her favourtite type of saddle made for her horse at a cost of £600 by a very reputable saddler. My horse has quite high withers and I have had a terrible time with saddles for him however, I got a 2nd hand Albion K2 narrow/medium fit online, the saddler checked it before I parted with my cash and we now have a very happy horse and rider with a lovely, very well looked after, comfy saddle :D Previous to that we had a Thorowgood High Wither saddle which fitted him fine but made me feel quite perched.

[ForestGump]

If I bought a saddle company saddle that was a wide fitting can it be altered to fit a narrow horse? I don't know about the saddle company saddles so just curious. :confused:

[unicornleather]

If it's a traditional laminated beechwood tree, then no, it can't.
Oz