Perfect Plaits

06/03/2025

🔥 Expressions of Interest – Turnout Clinics 2025/2026! 🔥

Want to perfect your turnout skills and get your horse looking competition-ready? These hugely popular clinics are back—bigger and better than ever!

🐴 Hands-On & Spectator Options:
✔ Bring your own horse for hands-on learning
✔ Or attend as a spectator and soak up the knowledge

📍 Locations:
🏇 Bay of Plenty, Waikato & South Auckland (other areas will be considered dependent on genuine interest)

📅 When?
🌟 2025/2026 season—plus potential clinics in March/April!

These interactive, highly informative sessions have helped countless riders level up their skills—don’t miss out!

📩 Register your interest now!

Please note, I am no longer providing turnout/plaiting at events other than the occasional work for a single rider/team of riders at dressage/showing/eventing as have a young child and a regular job.

27/02/2025

My good friend and well known show rider Rebecca Aplin has a few spaces available as per description below:

✨HOY Turnout✨

I have some spaces Friday-Sunday and time for plaiting every evening.

PLEASURE RING competitors in particular get in quick! she will book up fast

Please PM Rebecca Aplin to book 😊

16/02/2025

Aspin & Co Love Lace Breeches - Dark GREY for SALE 👌

Size Large (12 - 14) and BRAND NEW, only worn to try on once inside, never been near a horse.

Such beautiful breeches and the fit is lovely - this colour is no longer available from Aspin & Co so feel free to contact me to purchase! I am more of a 16 now, so will never wear them.

$115.00 + postage or can be collected from Tauranga

21/08/2024

UberSnug Horsewear Ubercool show set 4'6
-Black/white/grey
-Rug and hood included
- BRAND NEW never used
- ripstop cob tail bag to match

Asking $100 plus postage or can collect from my Tauranga address (worth over 170)

14/08/2024

Sells out in minutes! get your hands on this amazing The Honey Trap bundle today

7x available now !!
These flew out the door last time, so be quick if you're after one!

This is by far my favorite bundle 😍 The cleaning glove makes life even easier when cleaning and conditioning your tack !

09/08/2024

Get your hands on some amazing The Honey Trap products! they are having an auction/sale due to the products having the old logo on, to make way for all the new labeled products.

See post below for more info and comment on their original post to bid and buy

01/08/2024

I love to keep my workboots in tip top condition with The Honey Trap Leather Cleanser followed by the Leather Witch conditioner!

Just look at the lovely difference !

Head on over to www.thehoneytrap.co.nz to buy some today, whilst you are there check out all their other products

31/07/2024

A lot of you that know me have heard me go on about how important it is to use silicone free products on your horses. The team at Hairy Pony explain why, in more detail below.

I have also found a great show day shine product that has no silicone and works a treat...more on this soon!

31/07/2024

Another amazing NZ company with a vast range of quality products is Ecohorse ! They have a special on now!

Happy Birthday to all the Southern Hemisphere horses…..to celebrate we are having a quick snap sale of 15% off storewide until 11.59pm tonight! 🥳
Why not have the cake and eat it…..🎂🎂🎂
Discount applies automatically at checkout! Afterpay available…..
Enjoy 😍
Www.ecohorse.co.nz

31/07/2024

Another product I love is the bit butter from Ecohorse. I used the apple flavour one when working with friends horses, it was easy to use, horses loved it and were so relaxed with me using it.

It also was very moisturising on my dry hands! bonus

https://www.ecohorse.co.nz/collections/health-relaxation/products/natural-bit-butter

Write up from their website is as follows:
Say goodbye to bit discomfort with our incredible Bit Butter. Our specially formulated Bit Butter provides soothing relief to your horse's mouth, making bit acceptance a breeze.

With all natural ingredients it promotes a happy and relaxed ride, improving communication between you and your horse.

It also assists with dry and cracked areas. Gentle, soft and nourishing, everything their mouths need and subtly flavoured so as to not distract your horse from their work.

Available in Honey or Apple and in a generous 150gm tin.

You can even use it as a lip balm on yourself...

30/07/2024

Hey everyone, I hope you have been enjoying watching the Equestrian at the Olympics and your winter training for the upcoming season is going well.

Its been a while now since I have closed the business, however I have still managed to get to one Eventing show to groom for good friend Amanda Illston. Will be back helping her out at a show in Taupo in November, then all going to plan be at Waikato Dressage Champs supporting and plaiting for my ex sponsored riders in February.

I wont go into too much detail, and some good clients of mine know already, but had to close down the business for health reasons that meant I was physically unable to run the business. The health concerns are still very much a work in progress, and whilst I was sad to have to make the big decision, I am please to still be involved in the horse world.

I have decided today to use this page to give product reccomendations still,occasional tips and tricks, to help advertise businesses I reccomend and probably cover a few things from time to time including content from events that I attend/help out at.

Thanks again for all your support over the last 7 years and I hope you still continue to follow this page.

Regards,

Mel Pratt

Pictured below is my top reccomendation for August to go check out...The lovely The Honey Trap Cleanser and Leather Witch Conditioner which is the PERFECT combo to use with the Barn and Anvil mitt when cleaning and conditioning all your tack at home and at events

29/07/2024

I highly highly rate both products and am working on some social media content for both in August.

The glove so so easy to use and The Honey Trap products make light work of cleaning and conditioning all your tack, especially when pushed for time at events. The leather looks terrific and supple after, leaving it in incredible condition

30/06/2024

Any of my horsey friends out there got an old saddle that needs a good going over and some The Honey Trap love? Doing some content for the company and would love to show you how incredible the products they have really are!

Bonus points if it's got mould on it or hasn't been touched for quite a while.

Feel free to throw in a bridle that also needs some condition adding to it.

Will need to be able to drop off to me in Tauranga pls

21/05/2024

4 x BLANK Stable /yard gates available to purchase either together or to multiple people. They are teal and black.

These have never been used and are embroiderable! (as shown in pic, but the ones available are BLANK)

Beautiful quality and made by Westwind Equine
$70 each plus postage or can collect from my Tauranga address

4 x BLANK Stable /yard gates available to purchase either together or to multiple people.

These have never been used and are embroiderable!

Beautiful quality and made by Westwind Equine

$70 each plus postage

21/05/2024

4 x BLANK Stable /yard gates available to purchase either together or to multiple people.

These have never been used and are embroiderable! ( these are blank but included a photo of how stunning they can look embroidered)

Beautiful quality and made by Westwind Equine

$70 each plus postage or collect from Tauranga

16/04/2024

Brand new(never used)
*4'6 Ubersnug Ubercool black show cotton rug
* Cob cotton hood
*ripstop cob tail bag

Valued at 190, selling for 145 plus postage or collect from Tauranga

02/04/2024

4 x BLANK Stable /yard gates available to purchase either together or to multiple people.

These have never been used and are embroiderable!

Beautiful quality and made by Westwind Equine

$70 each plus postage

19/01/2024

Due to a change in circumstances, Perfect Plaits is now closed. This is effective from Saturday 20th January 2024.

I wish to thank everyone for their support over the years.

Thank you everyone for your messages of support so far, Im OK and you may see me as a supporter at events sometime in the future. Due to the volume of messages coming through I am unable to get back to everyone.