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A Custom-Made Saddle for Your Horse
Nov 29, 2021
Rédigé par Sylvain Houry
How about giving your horse the comfort of a custom-made Arion saddle?
Quality of materials, great durability, tenfold comfort for optimal performance, choosing a custom-made saddle for your next project can be a very wise choice.
Let us explain it all to you in this article!
Contents
- The advantages of an Arion custom saddle for my horse
- A custom-made saddle from Arion, a guarantee of quality
1) The advantages of an Arion custom saddle
When it is time to choose a new saddle for your horse, the question of customization arises. Indeed, as our horses have, like us, different morphologies, mass-produced saddles are not always adapted.
A custom-made saddle for more comfort
Our horses are real athletes. Indeed, we work and train them always in search of excellence. In order to achieve this, we offer them the best living conditions, the best food and the highest quality training. However, if you take a closer look, our horses do not always benefit from the best equipment.
It is a fact that our equipment, as expensive and beautiful as it is, is not always adapted to our horses.
Indeed, we realize, usually too late, that our equipment is inadequate when our horse is injured. These injuries appear as swellings, sores or white hairs. white hairs and signal the need to change equipment. Sometimes, a period of rest is even necessary for the proper healing of these wounds... Sometimes, too, improper saddling causes invisible woundsSometimes also, inappropriate saddles cause invisible but very present wounds, which completely change the horse's behavior. He becomes restive, refuses to work and sometimes even behaves dangerously.
Thus, for the good of our horses, the adaptation of their equipment is necessary. It will contribute to their well-being as well as to the durability of our saddlery.
Equipment that lasts
Today, it is estimated that many years the life of a riding saddle. The only condition is that it is perfectly adapted to our horse. Otherwise, as we have seen, it may injure the horse and force you to change your saddle. In fact, a custom-made saddle that is perfectly adapted to your horse's back, withers shape and general anatomy will help your horse in his quest for performance. With a custom-made saddle on the back, your horse will not feel any discomfort, blockage or compression. His body will be able to articulate normally and he will be able to perform to his full potential. But that's not all. Thanks to our experience as riders, we have observed that horses respond to their riders' problems. In concrete terms, our horses tend to compensate for a postural defect that we have, without even realizing it. Have you noticed that your horse suffers from tendonitis on one side more than the other? Or that he is visiting the osteopath more often? Or that he has a plumbness defect? What if you were the cause of these defects? Our posture and our own balance have a huge influence on our horse's locomotion. By choosing a custom-made saddle or a half-measureWe can correct or limit our postural defects. Thus, it is a virtuous circle that begins. By limiting the injuries that we unintentionally inflict on our horse, it works more comfortably, which increases its performance in the long term. An adapted saddle will follow you for a long time, for the good of the couple-athlete that you form with your mount.2) A custom made saddle from Arion, a guarantee of quality
At Arion Saddlery, we are riders and saddle-fitter. Our years of experience help us daily to sharpen our eyes to detect the slightest that could bother a horse at work.
Expertise and knowledge
We know that there are more and more technical saddles. We also know that as we practice and progress on horseback, we need different equipment. Indeed, the more we progress in riding, the more we need a technical saddle, meeting the needs of our discipline. According to the saddle-fitter Eugenie CotterauIf a rider does not have the right equipment for the right posture, he or she will progress much more slowly. Thus, it is in the constant search of this equipment always more adapted that we thought the Arion saddlery. Thus, our custom-made saddles have seats adapted to your morphology, in order to free the movement of your hips and allow you to find your posture on horseback. In addition, to make sure that your saddle fits you perfectly, we accompany you every step of the way in your purchase decision. We discuss your needs and expectations together, our experts take the necessary measurements, then we stay by your side until your future saddle is on your horse's back. For our custom-made Arion saddles, we have also focused our research on the quality of materials and manufacturing.Local and luxurious manufacturing
All of our stools as well as the different riding accessories that you can find on the Arion store are manufactured according to the same requirements. Our products are made of rigorously selected French leather and tanned using a vegetable method. Our entire range is also manufactured by the expert hands of the craftsmen of our partner workshop. With over forty years of experience in leather work, we have chosen this workshop for the high quality of their work. The leather craftsmen are rigorously trained, even though they are already experienced. Our collaboration allows us to offer you custom-made saddles that meet your needs and are also made of the finest materials. Furthermore, our workshop is expert in the repair of all leather parts. So, in case of an accident with your saddle or other riding equipment, take advantage of our contact with one of our experts to have your equipment repaired.
Three questions to ask yourself before choosing an Arion custom saddle
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Why choose a custom-made saddle?
Choosing a custom-made saddle means offering yourself and your horse the right equipment, ideal for increasing the comfort of the couple and your performance.
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What is the added value of Arion's saddlery?
Arion's saddlery offers you riding equipment adapted to the morphology of the couple you form with your horse. Moreover, our saddle-fitters are at your side at all times, even in case of repair.
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Why choose an Arion custom saddle over another?
With our extensive knowledge of horses, we want to offer saddles that are comfortable for you and your horse, for his well-being and your performance.
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Baruch Spinoza