Bay Saddlery Ltd

01/06/2026

Working With This Newly Back

Beautiful Little Welsh Pony…🥰

I have designed her this little Dressage Hybrid Show Saddle on an adjustable tree, with…

Super spinal clearance
Short panels
Lots of girthing options for when she decides it time to make the saddle slip!
Nubuck padded knee and side panels on the flap.
Velcro knee blocks.
Squared cantle.

The idea was to produce a saddle with as much versatility for Amy and her pony, so they can enjoy… flat work, jumping, showing, dressage and generally enjoy every ride!

Glad to say I think she likes it…

31/05/2026

31/05/2026

Who Though A Grey Was A Good Idea as A Model…? Just asking for a friend…🙄🤣🙈

5 min whiteish…shades of yellow brown an awful long time.

Any tips for managing grey hippos welcome…?

Panda Pop, with Nero photo bombing…🥰🤣

31/05/2026

Can you relate to your horse having Pain & Stiffness...?

New News….

I’m Now Able To Offer An Equissage Therapy Session Alongside My Appointments.

In short it’s fantastic, I have been using the handheld unit for me and my ponios for some 20 years, and the results in stiffness, inflammation and pain is really quite amazing.

I suffer systemically from all the above, so I thought as it works this well for me, it would be a good idea to take the plunge financially and purchase a unit so I can offer it to my clients for the good of their horses.

If you would like to know more or book it alongside your appointment please get in touch.

I can honestly say I can feel a difference in their soft tissue straight after its use, tight areas gone or much improved, and a much softer ride in both my boys.

Panda Pops demonstrating its use…

27/05/2026

Do You Have A Connie…?

Do You Have A Saddle
Especially Designed/Made For Your Connie…?

Are you happy with, the spinal clearance, freedom around the base of wither, length of it, that it has the correct tree shape….?

Well I have just seen this saddle, the black one that was for a Connie, but said Connie with a wide spine wasn’t such a happy bunny in his Connie saddle…. For obvious reasons
🙈

But I’m pleased to say he was comfy and free in my Connie demo saddle…

Spot the difference….

Not all Connie’s have a very wide spine, short back, etc, but the ones that do (most) need the correct spec of saddle…!

23/05/2026

Horse Bit Advice Invited me to give a talk to the bitting students, to discuss the link between saddle fit and bits.

Which is vital. ..

You may/may not be aware to work as a team with your fitters will achieve the best for your horse.

Simply put…

If your horse is uncomfortable in their saddle, no matter how good your bitter is, you may well not get the best from your horses ability to feel the bit as well as they would if their saddles were correctly fitted and comfy.
Which makes your bitters job more difficult.

So to get the best from your bitting appointment, I would recommend getting your saddle checked beforehand, so that your horse can work correctly in comfort, then able to work softly into your bit.

From hacking to eventing this is so important.

Would love to hear from any bitters that struggle to achieve the best from bits when they are working with horses who also struggle with their saddles.

It’s all about team work…

Happy to help, offer advise or suggestions, you can reach out to me, Jane on 07971019225

And Gill Batt and her team can offer help and advise with bits.

18/05/2026

Do You Own An ISH!

Do you have any saddle
Issues…?

Can You Relate to…

🐴Saddles are not wide enough to accommodate the spine…?

🐴Too tights around the wither…?

🐴Restricting the shoulders…?

🐴Tight under the stirrup bars…?

🐴Don’t feel balanced…?

🐴Stride is shorter/choppier, doest feel round, soft, light, feels heavier…?

Even just one of these points may well mean your saddle isn’t right…!

I work with alot of these beautiful horses, and they really do need their own speck of saddle as there is a lot to accommodate.

Here is one of my lovely clients and her rather sassy mare, who I’m pleased to say has flourished in her new, stunning saddles, and approves…

16/05/2026

Do You Own A Connie…

Do you think their saddles feels tight around the wither…?

Do you worry the spinal clearance isn’t wide enough…?

Does it just not look quite right to you…

Does it feel tight under the stirrup bars…?

Does the saddle push your leg forward…?

Could your Connie move more freely under saddle…?

Could they lift their core more and come thro from behind more….?

Are they tight in front and a bit choppy…?

Well, if the answer is yes to even one point, it’s a good idea to get your saddle checked.

Would you like to see how much of a positive difference a Connie spec saddle could make…?

Feel free to call me for a chat, I’m Jane on 07971019225

I work with lots of Connie’s and have saddles especially made for them and they make a world of difference…!

Some of the wonderful Connie’s I work with…