Our history

WE FIND NEW SADDLES FOR RIDERS WORLDWIDE...

TheTackGuide.com is a unique online saddlery service, operated by an English Saddler trained in London, England, and with over 25 years experience in the UK/European Saddlery Trade ... all our advice and referral services are free to saddle buyers.

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TheTackGuide website was conceived and first published in 2001, when a Qualified English Saddler, with much experience in the European Saddlery Trade, realized that un-biased and informed advice was not available online to riders when choosing a suitable high-quality saddle for their horse.   Soon after TheTackGuide went online it began to receive an increasing numbers of inquiries and requests for saddle advice, from all over the world. Website visits have increased year after year to the point where we only just manage to reply within 24hrs to all SADDLESEARCH requests, and emails....but we try!   Saddle Stores may only be interested in selling saddles of the brands they choose to hold in stock and promote, and their advice may be not always giving the buyer a true overall picture of the complete marketplace. Different brands of saddle can suit different breeds, and different size riders. We are not Dealers, we are independent saddlers and do not promote any particular saddle brand without a good reason.

We have links with many top European Saddle Stores, and can specifically recommend to buyers the Companies who we know offer the best export service and export price deals, plus the best advice and back-up....we are keen that our recommendations are the best, and stay that way!

'English Riding' is continuing to grow in popularity worldwide, and we find that riders are increasingly confident to buy their new saddle from Europe, as all the European Dealers we recommend to buyers we know to be professional, long-established, and have proved they can deal quickly and efficiently with export sales, offering payment systems by secure online server or bank transfer.  We know Saddle Dealers who will supply new saddles to most countries of the world, and shipping prices are now very reasonable!.... North America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Russia, South America, Middle East and Europe are most popular.

Many inquiries come from riders who have been referred to us from their friends...which is always great to hear.  We have a Testimonials webpage where you can see some of their comments about our service, and our Dealers.

Riders in different countries have different criteria when buying equipment for their horse, and we know that US buyers, for example, are much more likely to go for a high quality product, so the savings they make when buying a saddle from Europe can be very worthwhile for them, and shipping charges are not scary!  Also new saddles in many sizes and colours can be more readily available in Europe, whereas overseas Retailers often hold limited inventory and only offer long delivery times for 'custom' orders. 

We try to list the latest best New Saddle Prices on offer in Europe for the most popular quality brands, and we try to keep up to date with the latest innovations and designs on our Feature webpages.  Any Prices shown are only a guide and we may be able to find you an even better deal if you email us   Currency conversions vary almost daily, and sometimes these global rates can mean great savings, depending on the fluctuations

IMPORTANT ADVICE TO ALL ONLINE SADDLE BUYERS ...

There are increasing numbers of European Saddlery 'Stores' with large, very 'professional looking' websites, offering new saddles and saddlery products for sale online to world markets. Please be aware that a great many of these 'professional looking' Online Stores do not hold much stock/inventory, if any at all ... and are not proper Retail Stores in the true sense of the word, as many will not have bona-fide Retail premises to visit with a qualified saddler to advise you.

TheTackGuide is a Free Advice Service, helping you buy your new saddle from a genuine 'authorised' European Dealer, most of whom we have visited and know that they offer a very professional and competent export sales business... our reputation depends on the quality of service our buyers receive from the Dealer to whom we have referred them.  Check out some Testimonials we have received.

So let us help you search for a new saddle...  click here

For some of the LATEST NEW SADDLE PRICES...  click dressage or jumping saddles

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