Hermès has been making luxury customised saddles for 181 years!
A well-chosen saddle perfectly connects the rider to the horse. There is a whole range of saddles on the market – dressage, jumping, racing, universal, western, touring, frameless and more. How do you choose the right one? You might find an answer with one of the world’s oldest makers of luxury saddles - Hermès!
Market leader: Hermès has been making luxury saddles for 181 years!
The French brand was founded by Thierry Hermès in 1837 and it original made horse saddles, harnesses, bridles and other riding equipment. Only later did the brand start manufacturing other leather products, scarves, watches and cosmetics. Hence, if any brand can be called a market leader and master of the craft, it is undoubtedly Hermès. It offers both a standard offer of saddles and unique precisely customised pieces!
Premium design and quality are what make luxurious Hermès saddles such exclusive items
Premium design, quality materials and precise craftsmanship make Hermès luxury saddles exclusive items, which cost 6500 dollars on average. Hermès offers saddles for jumping, dressage, universal or for polo, among other. You can choose from 11 types in natural and black colour.
Hermès works on the saddles with top athletes
Hermès very often designs saddles in cooperation with top athletes. The luxurious Steinkraus model was developed in cooperation with Olympic champion Bill Steinkraus. The Cavale jumping saddle was designed in cooperation with rider Simon Delestre and Olympian Margit Otto-Crépin participated in creating the Corlandus saddle.
If you want 100% precision, choose a custom saddle!
If you want 100% precision and an individual approach, definitely opt for a custom saddle. Companies that provide this offer will usually come to your stables, examine your horse’s back and choose the most appropriate saddle with respect to its health and the chosen discipline. Some companies also allow the client to try riding on several models during the fitting process, in order to determine which saddle type suits them best.
As for domestic quality, customised saddles are available e.g. from Baloun s.r.o. The price for dressage, jumping and trekking saddles in the Standard series ranges from CZK 33,000 – 58,000, while the price of the Exclusive series is between CZK 40,000 - 58,000.
