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Winners: Horses Inside Out Award of Merit
We're delighted to announce that we received the "Horses Inside Out Award of Merit" at the recent Horses Inside Out conference ! Gillian Higgins (left) presenting the award to Maggie White and David Kempsell This award was a recognition of not only our support for the event over the years but also our ongoing commitment to promoting the importance of equine anatomy and biomechanics in the saddle fitting industry. Of course the award was the cherry-on-top of a marvellous week
Feb 25


WOW Public Training Courses 2026
Do you ride in a WOW saddle? Join us at one of our public training courses and get the confidence to fully understand your saddle.
Feb 24


Notice of 2026 Shutdown Periods
At WOW Saddles we have set holiday/shutdown periods throughout the year, where all our services stop to allow the team to take their holidays at the same time. This allows for the least disruption to producing saddles which involve all our skilled staff. As notice, here are the dates for our planned closures in 2026. 6-9 April 2026 (effectively 3-13 April including weekends and bank holidays) 25-28 May 2026 17-20 August 2026 28-31 December 2026 This is a time when our whole t
Feb 4


Which stirrup bar should you use?
Your WOW saddle comes with the option of three different placements for your stirrup leathers: Front bar Back bar Up and Over But how do you choose which one you need? The front bar Not exclusively for jump saddles, although it is often thought of in this way! The front stirrup bar can be really useful if you have a particularly long upper leg length - so from your hip to your knee. Sometimes this length of leg means that it is hard to get your heel comfortably in line with y
Jan 15


Horseback Archery in a WOW
In December we had a visit from Siem Budding, the Horseback Archery World Champion, and not only are we making a Pinnacle for him, but we're also collaborating with him and Richard Addison (Team GB Horseback Archery) on a new quiver design too! Exciting times ahead! Here's a video showing what we got up to.
Jan 5


Christmas and New Year Opening Times
Just a little reminder that WOW Saddles HQ will have our last working day on Wednesday 24th December 2025 and will close over the festive period reopening on Monday 5th January 2026. During those times we will not be contactable or be able to process orders or returns. Please note that many of our items are made to order and meaning some orders may not be completed and dispatched until we return. Got any questions? Email sales@wowsaddles.com
Dec 15, 2025
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