Winter is nearly here, for better or worse, but don't your horse get the winter blues and make sure they keep warm and safe with a winter turnout rug.
The Saddlery Shop are here to help with a great range of quality winter horse rugs and are taking delivery of new winter rugs all the time. Add on to that the fact that The Saddlery Shop offer turnout rugs at the lowest possible prices and it's really looking cosy for your horse after all.
The Saddlery Shop's current star pick comes from Masta, who in usual style have done it again with the brilliant Zing range of low priced and high quality winter turnout rugs.
A personal favourite, and a bargain to boot, is the Zing high neck turnout rug which is a bargain at only £58.99!
Showing posts with label riding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label riding. Show all posts
Monday, 7 September 2009
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
Grab a Bargain on a Wintec Isabell Saddle
The Saddlery Shop have just dropped prices again on the very popular Wintec saddle range. Wintec provide some of the best quality saddles in the business and The Saddelry Shop have a great selection of saddles from wintec in stock.A few examples include is the Wintec Isabell Saddle in both flocked and cair panel styles. Both of these are beautiful and high quality dressage saddles designed in conjunction with world dressage champion Isabell Werth; these Wintec Isabell saddles can be snapped at some of the lowest prices on the internet from The Saddlery Shop!
Don't miss out on a bargain priced Wintec saddle while they are available!
Friday, 28 August 2009
New Sizes Coming for the EasyBoot Glove
The Saddlery Shop is eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new sizes in the revolutionary EasyBoot Glove!The EasyBoot Glove range of hoof boots will soon be available in size 3.5 and 4 which will allow larger hooved equines to use the latest in booting technology too!
As great avocates of barefoot hoorse riding we are pretty excitied about this as it opens barefoot riding up to even more riders.
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Summer Horse Rugs Now on Sale!
The Saddlery Shop have a fantastic horse rug sale on now!
Why not pop by and see the fantastic range of horse rugs including fly protection rugs and sun protection rugs as well as lightweight turnout rugs and much, much more.
The saddlery Shop beleive in quality for your horse and the rug selection offere comes from top branded and trused equestrian names such as Masta, WeatherBeeta, Mark Todd, Saxon and many more.
Why not pop by and see the fantastic range of horse rugs including fly protection rugs and sun protection rugs as well as lightweight turnout rugs and much, much more.
The saddlery Shop beleive in quality for your horse and the rug selection offere comes from top branded and trused equestrian names such as Masta, WeatherBeeta, Mark Todd, Saxon and many more.
Wednesday, 8 October 2008
Types of Metal Used in Horse Bits
Many hundreds of years ago, horse bits were made from metal alloys which often included nickel or copper. Over the years, stainless steel was discovered and bit production was moved over to this much cheaper and stronger material which seemed to offer the ideal solution.
Nickel is know not to be the ideal material to have in bits as it can be prone to snapping without warning, and causes allergies in some horses in the form of small pimples around the lips and mouth.
Copper however, although soft can be very useful when mixed with other metals to give a much more palatable taste.
Stainless steel is very strong and can be formed into almost any conceivable shape, but to a horse is essentially a very ‘dead’ metal. There is no taste to it and is very difficult to mark which indicates its hardness. This tends to have the effect of drying the horse’s mouth and often causes a tense or rigid jaw in response to the very inert metal in their mouths. If you were to put a stainless steel fork in your own mouth and suck on it for a few minutes, you will see how it is very difficult to keep the saliva flowing when there is no taste stimulus.
Copper and sweet iron are commonly seen in horse bit production today, and with the modern thinking, there is good reason to think that almost every horse would prefer to be bitted in a bit made from one of these metals that is able to oxidise and has a ‘taste’. It is also said that these metals when used in conjunction with each other produce a minute (and harmless!) electrical charge that also helps to stimulate saliva production in the horse mouth, which helps to prevent cracked or split lips and a sore or hard mouth.
Modern bits such as Sprenger and Myler utilise these metals in their bit designs, and with the anatomical design of the mouthpieces tend to offer the horse the most pleasant bitting experience possible.
Nickel is know not to be the ideal material to have in bits as it can be prone to snapping without warning, and causes allergies in some horses in the form of small pimples around the lips and mouth.
Copper however, although soft can be very useful when mixed with other metals to give a much more palatable taste.
Stainless steel is very strong and can be formed into almost any conceivable shape, but to a horse is essentially a very ‘dead’ metal. There is no taste to it and is very difficult to mark which indicates its hardness. This tends to have the effect of drying the horse’s mouth and often causes a tense or rigid jaw in response to the very inert metal in their mouths. If you were to put a stainless steel fork in your own mouth and suck on it for a few minutes, you will see how it is very difficult to keep the saliva flowing when there is no taste stimulus.
Copper and sweet iron are commonly seen in horse bit production today, and with the modern thinking, there is good reason to think that almost every horse would prefer to be bitted in a bit made from one of these metals that is able to oxidise and has a ‘taste’. It is also said that these metals when used in conjunction with each other produce a minute (and harmless!) electrical charge that also helps to stimulate saliva production in the horse mouth, which helps to prevent cracked or split lips and a sore or hard mouth.
Modern bits such as Sprenger and Myler utilise these metals in their bit designs, and with the anatomical design of the mouthpieces tend to offer the horse the most pleasant bitting experience possible.
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