We had a nice surprise the other day.
Our ace southern saddler fitter was called out to a fit in the south and met an extremely experienced event horse producer who probably new more about the Stubben saddle models then he did!
The husband and wife team had not only owned and used more Stubben saddles than most people see in a lifetime, they also knew all the names of the models as well! The lady herself had in the past competed at Badminton.
The main part of the story was that some years ago they had been weaned away from the brand to other manufactures based on the various marketing models of what makes a 'modern saddle'. New wider trees, enormous panels to spread the weight, etc etc.
This move away coincided with a loss of form with the horses and a downturn in performance overall. Good news- she is back, a new saddle ordered and raring to go.
And to quote the lady," I can't believe how foolish I have been over the past years to change from Stubben"
Moral of the story- 'If it ain't broke- don't fix it'
Our ace southern saddler fitter was called out to a fit in the south and met an extremely experienced event horse producer who probably new more about the Stubben saddle models then he did!
The husband and wife team had not only owned and used more Stubben saddles than most people see in a lifetime, they also knew all the names of the models as well! The lady herself had in the past competed at Badminton.
The main part of the story was that some years ago they had been weaned away from the brand to other manufactures based on the various marketing models of what makes a 'modern saddle'. New wider trees, enormous panels to spread the weight, etc etc.
This move away coincided with a loss of form with the horses and a downturn in performance overall. Good news- she is back, a new saddle ordered and raring to go.
And to quote the lady," I can't believe how foolish I have been over the past years to change from Stubben"
Moral of the story- 'If it ain't broke- don't fix it'
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