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"It sits on the horse’s back perfectly."
”Thanks so much for the excellent saddle. It fits
both myself and the horse perfectly and is great to ride in. I mostly ride for
pleasure nowadays but still do the occasional mustering job.
I wanted to try a
swinging fender saddle, simply because I liked the look of them and the thought
of no more leg pinching also appealed. So, I went and did what a lot of people
do and purchased what looked like a good swinging fender saddle from a
catalogue and paid very little for it. You know the saying!! “You get what you
pay for” and in this case I did, a cheap saddle that was terrible to ride in
and didn’t sit well on the horses back. Well, being the highly intelligent
person I am I went and did the same thing again expecting a different result.
Obviously I’m a slow learner and eventually I realized that to get a quality
saddle that was going to suit both myself and my horse I was going to have to
pay for it.
I then started looking and over a period of many months I had
spoken with friends and saddle shop owners and searched the internet and
magazines. There are plenty of saddles to choose from but the ones that caught
my eye were your saddles. They looked like great value for money! After reading
the catalogue and viewing the DVD, I ordered the Station Special and as
promised it was delivered to me 12 weeks later. This is a very well made
saddle. It sits on the horse’s back perfectly. It is comfortable and secure and
because of the spring bar fender mounts you can get your feet forward when
required. The saddle also sits extremely low on the horses back which is excellent.
I was happy with the saddle when I first rode in it and the more I use it the
more I am glad that I decided to purchase a Kent saddle. Also I haven’t come
across a more friendly or helpful group of people and I really appreciated
that.
Great product, great value, great people. What more could I have asked
for?
I’m more than happy to recommend your products as fantastic value for
money.”
Phil Ryder,
Clermont,Qld.
“I have lived in the River Heads area of Hervey Bay
for 58 years. I rode a horse to school then had to round up the milking cows on the way home from
school every day til I left school at the age of 14.
I milked cows for 40 years, every day, seven days a week, on
the horse every afternoon rounding up the milkers. The part I liked best was
when taking the cows to their day paddock in the early morning, on turning for
home I could let the horse go and as he got faster the cool morning breeze was
exhilarating. I also ran beef cattle along with the dairying. Ticks and buffalo flies kept me
busy so had plenty of horse riding.
I ceased milking in 1991 and now just
concentrate on beef cattle. I run 100 odd breeders and then fatten the weaners.
I recently bought the Point Vernon butchery and supply it with prime spayed
heifers and steers. My wife and I are in our 70’s. She does most of the book
work, so having to supply the butcher shop every other week with cattle means
extra mustering and having a custom made Kent Saddle makes the extra riding
more comfortable.
CABLE RIGGING - Some horses have a deep chest and
lean Blank others more like a beer barrel. So it is obvious the cable rigging
being adjustable is a good system in my opinion.
TREE TO SUIT THE HORSE - with the Kent saddle custom made to Bit my
horse “Matthew”, he is more relaxed to mount, and to ride. He has settled down
to the point where he will slow canter with a loose rein.
COMFORT - With the Kent saddle custom made to my size
I don’t have chafing any more after a hard ride, being so comfortable it is a
pleasure to ride.
SWINGING FENDER - I have been riding horses for over
sixty years and I wish I’d had the privilege of using the swinging fender for
the period. No more skin off the insides of my knees, no more pinching my legs
between stirrup straps and saddle flap.
ROUGH OUT - With the rough side out on the Kent
saddle I feel really secure. My horse can prop and turn and take off and I feel
as though I am a part of the horse.”
Norm Gillespie,
Scarness, QLD
I love my Kent Saddle and so do my horses.
“I love my Kent Saddle and so do my horses. The old
saddles I used were giving my two horses sore backs, and we had to keep getting
some-one every few months to fix and work on their backs to get them right
again (at quite a large expense for my mum) One in particular hated being saddled
and wouldn’t stand still, now he is a good boy and just stands there for me. Mum
says I look good in my ‘Deb Dress’!
Kate with Dude at the Maldon Campdraft
I must explain, all my friends made their Deb this
year, I didn’t want to and instead spent the money that I would have used making
my Deb, on my saddle. Money better spent, than on all that Deb stuff and I will
have my saddle forever, some girls are trying to sell their dresses already.
I use the saddle at home on our farm, helping Dad
with stock-work and just riding and jumping for fun. I’ve ridden in it at
Inter-school Gymkhanas and cleaned up in Handy Mount and Games classes! I use
it at our Pony Club meets. I’ve just starting campdrafting and it is great for that too. I
just don’t move at all, I sit there secure and in comfort and just enjoy the
thrill of cutting and trying to get around the course. Great fun!
Kate
on Delta with pet dog, Lilly
Mum can’t believe how good the care and service of
Lyle and the Kent
family is, and how personal it is and the follow up, even after we received the
saddle.
At the same time, Mum ordered a stock-whip for my brother’s birthday,
and he loves it, he couldn’t believe it when he got it. He is practising all
the time and getting good too!
I love my Saddle, thanks heaps!”
Kate Stuart
Serpentine, VIC
“This stool suits me well.”
“Not
having anything to do with cable rigging before, I was very sceptical of the
set up. I rode all my horses with a flank girth. I could not see how the cable
rigging would work on different shapes and ages of horses without the flank
girth. “But I bought one,” and this set up has proved every bit as good as was
promised by Kent Saddlery I regularly use it on the colts up to my “hand over”
horse.
I
have bought this saddle to fit a large range of horses. This saddle goes on to
my Clydesdale mare one day to my young Quarter horse colts the next day,.. with
no trouble, a change of girth and off again. Places that I muster will range
from the coastal flood plains, chinee apple paddocks, river crossings, black
soil flats and mountain range country; this stool suits me well."
Jayson
O'Keefe
Fern
Lea Station, Brandon QLD
“It was
the best Birthday present!
“My Southern
Drafter Saddle fits my two Quarter Horses excellently. It is so comfortable to
ride in and it sits on their backs nicely. I would recommend this saddle to
anyone, if they are campdrafting, Gymkhanaing, mustering or just pleasure
riding. The Southern Drafter knee pads and seat make me feel secure and safe
for the unexpected.
Thankyou so much for such an excellent saddle and I’m glad
I dealt with Kent Saddlery as the staff are very helpful and professional in
this area of work, and are very prompt with country orders."
Thanks
Amanda
McKnight,
Quilpie,
QLD
“Cable rigging is a very ingenious feature”
“The
saddle is excellent, I have ridden in it just about every day since I
received it. Just after the new year, we took three horses from
Tasmania on a campdrafting trip. The new saddle was superb to use in
these events, very comfortable and secure. The cable rigging is a very
ingenious feature and allows the saddle to fit a wide range of horses
and find a natural point of balance. The shape of the tree you sent me
now also fits my horse exceptionally well. Thank you for your time and
support helping me find the ideal tree-shape for my horse. Her gaits
and stride have improved remarkably since I have been riding in your
saddle. I consistently recommend you guys to everyone I know"
Kind regards,
Sam Morgan
Underwood, Tasmania
Sam riding Cliffden Mystic at the Yarram Campdraft, Vic
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“I’m
loving it.”
“I would
just like to say how much I love my new Kent Saddlery Saddle. As a kid I learnt
to ride chasing cows but now days I mainly ride and coach dressage and jumping
and do a little cattle work. Until recently I mainly rode in my dressage saddle
but since I got my new stock saddle I choose it unless I am training for a
competition. As I had it custom made it fits me perfectly and with a range of
horses that I use it on it gives a good fit. The extra padding in the seat has
been wonderful and the cable rigging has allowed me more girth adjustability. Even my kids love it. I have a fat pony which in the past I normally would need
a breastplate on, but with my new saddle there is no need.
Sophie and Liam testing out the new saddle
Living around the
corner from the Saddlery has given me great opportunity to take advantage of
the great service that the
Kent family provides. Lastly I would just
like to thank Ben for the work he has done with my horses and my students
horses over the years..”
Thank you
Beck
Rebecca
Poole
Stanthorpe,
QLD
“Mustering and gymkhanas, it works well in both places.”
I got my Kent Saddle for Christmas one year
and then went away to boarding school. Every holidays when I come home
my saddle still feels the same and is really easy to look after, and
you can’t notice any scratches from near misses.It’s hard on my horses
that I am only home from school a short time and need them to perform
well, and my Kent saddle makes it comfortable and easy for the horse
and me. I mostly use my Kent Saddle for mustering and gymkhanas, it
works well in both places.
With Thanks,
Sam Mason
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Photographer Shelly Dillon, Jundah Qld www.shellydillonphotography.com
Sam
is 14 years old, and comes from Windorah, in far South West Qld’s
Channel Country. He is currently a boarder at St Brendans school in
Yeppoon, Qld, where he completed Year 9 in 2009. He started riding at a
young age, stopped for awhile, then became very interested again, with
encouragement from ‘Dogga’ Weston from “Tanbar Station”. Sam helps out
with the mustering at Tanbar whenever it fits in with school holidays.
Sam competes regularly in local gymkhanas, recently winning Leading
Rider of the Day at Betoota, the Juvenile Barrel Race at Bedourie, and
Leading Rider of the Day at Birdsville. He won the Mens Flag Race (see
photo) at Windorah, riding ‘Cricket’. Sam also owns a grey mare which
he describes as “my best gymkhana horse”. Sam’s mother,
Barbara,describes Sam as “very competitive”, and in March 2010, he is
travelling to New Zealand for two weeks as part of the school boys
Rodeo team. Asked about what he’s planning for the future Sam is
enthusiastic “Bull Riding. I want to go some where with that!”
“It’s like riding along in a lounge chair”
“I have been very pleased with my saddle. Once I found my rhythm the
western drafter proved to be extremely comfortable for me and more
importantly my horses. It doesn’t pinch my legs or rub the horses
backs. The cable rigging was a worthwhile addition because in my
opinion it makes it easier to fit the girth properly and for it to
adapt to different horses. Overall the makers of the saddle have done a
great job resulting in a neat finish. I encourage the team at Kents to
keep up the good work in the future. I’m fifteen years old and in grade
10at Townsville Grammar school in 2009, where I seem to spend a lot
more time pushing pens across paper than I do pushing cattle through
the scrub.
Being a boarder there I only get to come home during the holidays so
I often don’t get to ride in my Kent as much as I’d like. But when I am
using it, I am mostly mustering in thick timber country or
campdrafting. I have had my Kent saddle for over twelve months now and
after riding in old stock saddles for six or seven years it’s like
riding along in a lounge chair.”
Sam Woodhouse
Beeantha Station, Melia,QLD
“Fits me and my stock horse like a dream”
“Very happy with my saddle.Wanting the best the first time round and not having the
money to make mistakes, I am thrilled. Fits me and my stock horse like a dream. Very
well made, lovely leather.
Being an older woman and a new rider I knew I needed a saddle to keep me safe
on the trail. You just sink into it and stay wedged….great feeling!
Love the cable rigging, gives you more flexibility with position. And the girth stays
in position well. Being small with short legs I like the closeness to my horse the
saddle gives me. I even have dressage lessons in this saddle.
Thanks Ben for our chats and your advice and patience. It was hard to have a
saddle tailor made over the phone, and via diagrams, measurements and photos.
You made me feel secure and that I could step out in trust.
May your business continue to grow and flourish and may you always be an open,
happy family within that business. You can’t imagine how nice it is to phone you and
have a friendly family member take your call.”
Fay Stephenson
Kangaroo Valley, NSW
“No more aches and pains anywhere”
“I have been riding for about 20 years, but never had a new saddle. My Kent Saddle was a
gift from my partner, who had purchased one the year before. My saddle fitted my horse
and myself perfectly and I couldn’t believe how easy it was to carry and handle. As we do
a lot of mustering, I used to have problems with aching feet; this is no longer the case, no
more aches and pains anywhere due to my custom made saddle.
As I was a late starter in learning to ride, I had problems with leg commands, but now I
feel that my riding has improved and leg commands are no longer a problem.
Leo, my 5 year old horse, was having trouble getting up into a canter and wasn’t keen to
work. He is a different horse now and enjoys working. I feel Leo & I are now working as
a team, and that’s all thanks to Kent Saddlery and the thoughtfulness of my partner.
You can see the care and great workmanship that goes into each of your saddles. So thank you for producing such a wonderful saddle.”
Cherie Allery
“Well made and great customer service”
“Thanks for an excellent saddle. It has comfort (important when you are over 70) strength and quality workmanship.
I haven’t tried drafting in it yet but a black colt gave both the
saddle and I a good workout in the roundyard a couple of weeks back.
I am especially glad that I took your advice on the cable rigging. It allows me to position the girth in the right spot no matter what shape the horse. I have had it on six different horses. Also glad I had the oxbows included. A good wide comfortable stirrup. At present the saddle is being used by my partner on a young horse I started. I can tell you I was glad of the extra depth in the seat the first time I rode him.
Rob Virgo's partner, Bina, on Jerilderee Waltz
Thanks again for a terrific product, well made and great customer service.”
Regards
Rob Virgo
Middleton, SA
“I’m sure this will be my last saddle.”
I am extremely pleased with the saddle, comfortable and tough.
My name is Darren Fleetwood and my son is Cody Fleetwood. I am 42 and I am a contract musterer and farrier. I have been riding since I was 6 and had a fair few saddles but never had a saddle that fits as good as a Kent Saddle on all sorts of horses. The cable rigging is ideal for all sorts of horses. I spend about 30 hours a week in the saddle and it is so comfortable. I do a few campdrafts and it is such an all-round saddle. I’m sure this will be my last saddle. Cody is 11 and it has improved his riding so much being comfortable. He is about to start his juvenile campdrafting campaign and he loves his Kent Saddle very much.
The after sale service we received from the Kent family was so good. Its great to see that good old fashion service is still out there.
Thankyou very much.
Darren Fleetwood,
Boggabilla, NSW
“The more I use it the better I like it.”
“When I was looking for a new saddle I searched the web and found some interesting options. I, like many others, have purchased other saddles that have failed either me or my horse. Because of my previous experiences I wanted to be conLident that what was promised would be delivered. Kent Saddlery have certainly done that. The website gave me the feeling of professionalism and pride in the work undertaken and the sense that my concerns would be important.
The DVD gave me sufficient information and confidence to talk directly to Ben. He listened to me and helped me to choose the right saddle. I am very happy with my saddle, my horse is very happy and I would certainly have no hesitation in recommending the saddle to any of my friends.
Since purchasing my saddle which has cable rigging I have ridden several times including tackling rugged steep mountainous trails at Quirindi. My saddle did not slip and I didn’t need a breastplate to keep it in place. The more I use it the more I like it.
I am 52 and live on a small property at Rosebrook which is about 2 hours north of Sydney and started riding when I was 42. I ride Sugar an 11 year old bay gelding and we learn natural horsemanship together.
As part of developing my riding we have ridden many trails including Castle Mountain at Quirindi which is very steep and rugged in part, Dungog which again is a mix of challenging trails as well as local trails at Wollombi and Uffington Forest. Being a nervous rider I
required a saddle which allowed me to be safe and comfortable whilst on the trail and I also wanted to have a centred riding position. I have used various saddles but found the Kent saddle fitted my horse, fitted me and allowed me the freedom to develop more refined riding skills. I also appreciated the service provided by Kent Saddlery, and more
specifically that I could talk to the saddle maker with my requirements and he understood what I needed and delivered what I wanted.
The more I use it the better I like it.Well done for a great saddle and great service.”
Kerry Kreutzer
Rosebrook, NSW
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