Specialists in IDEAL saddles · since long before "remote" was a buzzword
Struggling to find the right saddle fitter?
We help riders worldwide choose, fit and order British-made IDEAL saddles — using templates, photos, video and decades of hands-on experience living with and riding horses. Wherever you are, you are not on your own.
British-made IDEAL saddles · Designed to Order · Full money-back guarantee · Fitting included
A better route to the right saddle
Expert advice, careful fitting — wherever your horse lives
A good saddle should suit both horse and rider. We specialise in IDEAL saddles and IDEAL's Designed to Order service, assessing the horse, the rider, the discipline and any current problems together — then guiding you all the way through to a saddle that is made, supplied and fitted for you.
If your horse is hard to fit, or there is no saddle fitter near you who you trust, our remote process gives you a clear, honest path from first enquiry to a saddle that works. We will also tell you plainly when a case is better served with hands-on local support — straight advice matters more than a sale.
IDEAL saddles
Find the right saddle for your discipline
How it works
Remote fitting, done properly
Six clear steps from your first message to a saddle that fits — with honest advice at every stage.
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Tell us about your horse
Send an initial enquiry with your horse, your riding and any problems. No templates needed yet.
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We assess suitability
We review your details and tell you honestly whether remote fitting suits your case.
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Templates, photos & video
We guide you, step by step, through gathering everything we need to advise accurately.
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Advice & specification
We recommend suitable IDEAL models and the right specification for horse and rider.
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Supply, delivery & fitting
Your saddle is made, supplied and fitted — price includes the saddle and the fitting.
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Follow-up & aftercare
We stay in touch after delivery, with a full money-back guarantee behind every saddle.
Featured
A few of our specialities
Hard-to-fit horses
If standard saddles keep failing your horse
Some horses are simply not well served by off-the-peg saddle advice. Wide cobs and natives, short-backed and high-withered horses, young horses still changing shape and older horses losing topline may all need a more thoughtful tree, panel, balance and specification. This is exactly where careful remote fitting and IDEAL's Designed to Order service come into their own.
Our speciality
When off-the-peg isn't the answer
IDEAL's Designed to Order service lets you have the best of both worlds: a saddle from a major British manufacturer, built to an individual specification for you and your horse.
Tree, panel, flap, balance, seat and finish — chosen with our guidance to suit a hard-to-fit horse or a particular discipline. It is the same careful, evidence-led process, simply taken further.
Supplied & fitted worldwide
British-made saddles, sought after around the world
Around half of our work is overseas. We have helped riders in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Thailand, Malta and beyond — combining modern communication with genuine saddle-fitting expertise.
Saddle stories
Success stories from around the world
The difference in the way the horse goes and how I sit is quite unbelievable. I am absolutely thrilled with it.
Saddle is here and all is well — in fact better than well. Good look and good fit. Thank you so much for all your help.
We have established the most rewarding working relationship — we now feel comfortable asking horses to work.
Honest about what remote fitting can and cannot do
Remote fitting is useful and proven, but it is not right for every horse or every situation. It works best when you can gather good templates, photos and video, and follow our instructions carefully. Some cases still need hands-on local support, and we will say so. The value of our process is careful evidence-gathering, honest judgement and specialist IDEAL knowledge — not overclaiming.
Not sure which saddle suits your horse?
Tell us about your horse, your riding and any problems you are having. We will reply with honest, experienced advice and suggested IDEAL options — no obligation.