Another Saddle! Anyone identify this one?!

[Kis Vihar]

Anyone care to have a go at identifying this?

It's not Hungarian...it's definately made in England!

Anyone seen one before? The seat is natural sheepskin. The panels are felt.

It was £3 at a car-boot. Couldn't resist it! It sits on the wall in the workshop.

 

[No_Angel]

Looks like a barnsby pony pad?

 

[Louki]

Its an older style pony pad ! havent seen one of those since i was 8 yrs old & had my first pony, whom i used to ride bareback until our shepherd's wife came away with a pony pad they had in the attic.

 

[palmerlover52]

Oh that looks...comfy

 

[Kis Vihar]

I should add...(you can't tell the size from the photos....) it's BIG! Much too big for a pony!

 

[flashy33]

it looks like the old style race exercise saddles

 

[Louki]

They came in all sizes.

 

[eml]

Has it got a half tree??

 

[Kis Vihar]

Eml, part of me wants to 'autopsy' it and find out WHAT it's got...the rest of me wants to leave it in peace!

It seems to have, literally, a front 'arch'...that's it! There's nothing behind the front arch. There are apparently no 'points' either...Like I said....I'm thinking about taking it apart....I can always stitch it up again....

 

[rach4uk4]

Oooh! maybe i should get one of those for my horse!! might actually fit him!

 

[Kis Vihar]

Oooh! maybe i should get one of those for my horse!! might actually fit him!

Maybe..........!

Trouble is....the front 'arch' is actually REALLY narrow! It's a very odd shape!

 

[rach4uk4]

Trouble is....the front 'arch' is actually REALLY narrow! It's a very odd shape!

Thats him out then!! hes built like a weeble!

 

[freeformuk]

Can't identify the make but it looks like an adult version of the old fashioned pony pads. Do those stirrup hooks attach to the wither plate? If so, ouch!!!

 

[Wally]

Looks like a home bodged cross between a half tree race saddle and a Barnsby pony pad.

 

[eml]

It looks to me as if someone has done some homemade additions to a 1950s half tree. Origionally there would have only been a half panel, linen or serge lining and the seats were usually lightly stuffed with a pattern stitched through the leather.

I would be seriously tempted to explore gently under the sheepskin and around the panel area to see of there are older bits!

 

[Heritagesaddles]

Anyone care to have a go at identifying this?

It's not Hungarian...it's definately made in England!

Anyone seen one before? The seat is natural sheepskin. The panels are felt.

It was £3 at a car-boot. Couldn't resist it! It sits on the wall in the workshop.

Hi there Kis,

Wow that's a cracker! Not seen anything like that for a while.

I will PM you.

Matt, heritage saddles.