The Comet FS - Offers a true forward seat saddle with kneerolls, thigh blocks and close contact panels. Excellent for cross country or stadium work, it has a somewhat flatter, looser fitting seat that most forward seat saddles giving you a "place to land" coming off those big fences and long drops.

Here is "Fresh Start" and Rebecca Rice in their Comet FS in redwood with matching Passier bridle. Pretty handsome couple, eh! For the finest investment dressing for your horse - Passier is a name to remember.

Stubben

Many of us grew up in a Stubben saddle. I remember my first Stubben Siegfried almost 30 years ago. One snowy day in February my Mom drove me up to Vermont to Ruth Ferguson's Folding Hills Tack Shop and we bought my first really good saddle with money it had taken me over a year to save. Alas, that saddle was stolen or I would still be riding in it today. I do still ride in it's twin. Pictured is the Columbo VSS in Imperator Execution, 19" seat and 32cm. (wide) tree. This is a very grown up version of the saddle we all remember. Water buffalo hide and elk hide make it remarkably durable and easy to stick to. It is ideal as a cross-country saddle with forward flaps, knee rolls and thigh rolls and it never gets slippery when wet.

Many Stubben saddles are stocked here in the USA in popular models and sizes including the Siegfried. Talk to us about flap designs. Stubben offers a wide range in forward seat, close contact and dressage. Among the most popular for the hunter/jumper market is a wonderful soft seat close contact model, The Eidelweiss. We also offer Stubben Bridlework, wonderful, durable bridles in a wide range of attractive colors and styles. The Vermont Horse Country Store has competitive pricing and we are pretty good at making sure you get the right saddle the first time. Call us to discuss your needs.

Our Range Of Saddles - Something For Everyone!

There has been quite a shake up in the saddlery trade this year. Many old and respected brands have been unavailable or extremely scarce. Many are simply gone. Fortunately several fine companies have stepped up to the plate and introduced some excellent new options for the marketplace.

Things are going to be a bit different from here on out. For instance, Walsall Saddlery has made Crosby saddles exclusively for generations. Recently they have entered into an association with Intrepid International to produce Exselle saddles for the US market. A new name with a solid old history of quality and design. Crosby is now made by more than one saddler.

At The Vermont Horse Country store we continue to seek out and carry the best quality available for the price you feel comfortable with. We continue to carry a variety of saddles manufactured in Germany, Switzerland, England, France, Argentina Australia and the far east. Each offers something distinctive to the buyer from great value to supreme quality.

Whether you are looking for a close contact, forward seat, dressage, lane fox, Aussie stock or any saddle to fit your needs we carry a broad range with something for everyone. Passier, Stubben, KL Select, Courbette, Henri de Rivel, Intec Rider, Wintec and many more familiar brands are still readily available. Give us a call and we'll help you find your next saddle.

The Vermont Horse Country Store carries saddlery and accessories from most major brands .We will be posting more particulars here as we get to it! Thanks for your patience.