Continued Partnership with The Arabian Saddle Company

Scottsdale, AZ. - The Arabian Horse Association of Arizona (AHAA) is pleased to announce that The Arabian Saddle Company will continue as the English saddle sponsor of the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show in February 2021. Competition will be held February 11-21, 2021 at WestWorld in North Scottsdale, AZ USA.

“The Arabian Saddle Company’s commitment to providing exceptional saddles for our Arabian horses and their owners is one of many reasons why the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show is honored to have their support” said Sponsorship Coordinator Janie Halferty. “We could not imagine a better partner and look forward to their continued support.”

In 1990 an idea germinated in the offices of Lovatt & Ricketts Saddles® Walsall England, a novel idea; a range of saddles designed specifically for the different activities enjoyed by the Arabian horse owner. Over many years we had built saddles for every breed and discipline owned and practiced by horse owners but never devoted a whole range for one particular breed of horse. During this particular period Stephen Lovatt, the managing director of the company, had been spending the weekend with his very dear friend the well-known and highly acclaimed Equestrian author Elwyn Hartley-Edwards and they paid a visit to a mutual acquaintance who owned a local Arabian stud. The conversation evolved regarding the difficulty of finding a good fitting saddle that was designed to accommodate the particular characteristics of the Arabian horse, so digesting this later the story unfolds.

The Arabian Saddle Company® first undertakings were to produce a saddle tree for each discipline taking into account the configuration of the Arabians back and then make prototypes on these trees for testing by Arabian horse owners. Our first foray into this was to concentrate on our Endurance saddle, the simple logic being that if we could make a horse and rider comfortable after hours of riding and in some cases 100 miles in a day, you have a sound platform for a range of saddles. Almost three decades have been spent, firstly defining the requirements of this range of saddles. With the assistance and cooperation of Arabian horse owners worldwide, they advised and tested prototype models until we were absolutely certain we had produced a range of saddles, which included all of the features required.

For thirty years we have been speaking to and visiting Arabian owners and breeders, professional and amateurs alike, in Europe, Scandinavia, The Middle East, USA, Canada, Central and South America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan and Korea. We now have many thousand riders on every continent using our saddles.

All of the Arabian Saddles illustrated on this site are produced by our parent company Lovatt & Ricketts Saddles® in the historic town of Walsall England. The town of Walsall has been the center of English saddle making for centuries, it is this wealth of Experience that we are able to produce a work of art in leather that will give many years of pleasure and enjoyment to the owner. Each and every one of our saddles are hand made by individual craftsmen; not mass produced on a production line. We pride ourselves in using only traditional natural materials sourced in the UK wherever we can.

Our saddle trees are produced in our own saddle tree department built by hand using laminated Birch wood, and then reinforced with steel for strength and durability. All of our leather is premium grade English or European hide, tanned and curried as it has been for generations, then hand finished to achieve a look and feel synonymous with quality the world over. As the proud owner of a Lovatt & Ricketts® saddle you will have bought an investment that will turn into a treasured heirloom.

To learn more about The Arabian Saddle Company, visit https://arabiansaddle.com/about-us/

For more information on becoming a Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show sponsor, please contact us at corporate@scottsdaleshow.com or 480.515.1500.

Scottsdale, AZ. - The Arabian Horse Association of Arizona (AHAA) is pleased to announce that The Arabian Saddle Company will continue as the English saddle sponsor of the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show in February 2021. Competition will be held February 11-21, 2021 at WestWorld in North Scottsdale, AZ USA.

“The Arabian Saddle Company’s commitment to providing exceptional saddles for our Arabian horses and their owners is one of many reasons why the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show is honored to have their support” said Sponsorship Coordinator Janie Halferty. “We could not imagine a better partner and look forward to their continued support.”

In 1990 an idea germinated in the offices of Lovatt & Ricketts Saddles® Walsall England, a novel idea; a range of saddles designed specifically for the different activities enjoyed by the Arabian horse owner. Over many years we had built saddles for every breed and discipline owned and practiced by horse owners but never devoted a whole range for one particular breed of horse. During this particular period Stephen Lovatt, the managing director of the company, had been spending the weekend with his very dear friend the well-known and highly acclaimed Equestrian author Elwyn Hartley-Edwards and they paid a visit to a mutual acquaintance who owned a local Arabian stud. The conversation evolved regarding the difficulty of finding a good fitting saddle that was designed to accommodate the particular characteristics of the Arabian horse, so digesting this later the story unfolds.

The Arabian Saddle Company® first undertakings were to produce a saddle tree for each discipline taking into account the configuration of the Arabians back and then make prototypes on these trees for testing by Arabian horse owners. Our first foray into this was to concentrate on our Endurance saddle, the simple logic being that if we could make a horse and rider comfortable after hours of riding and in some cases 100 miles in a day, you have a sound platform for a range of saddles. Almost three decades have been spent, firstly defining the requirements of this range of saddles. With the assistance and cooperation of Arabian horse owners worldwide, they advised and tested prototype models until we were absolutely certain we had produced a range of saddles, which included all of the features required.

For thirty years we have been speaking to and visiting Arabian owners and breeders, professional and amateurs alike, in Europe, Scandinavia, The Middle East, USA, Canada, Central and South America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan and Korea. We now have many thousand riders on every continent using our saddles.

All of the Arabian Saddles illustrated on this site are produced by our parent company Lovatt & Ricketts Saddles® in the historic town of Walsall England. The town of Walsall has been the center of English saddle making for centuries, it is this wealth of Experience that we are able to produce a work of art in leather that will give many years of pleasure and enjoyment to the owner. Each and every one of our saddles are hand made by individual craftsmen; not mass produced on a production line. We pride ourselves in using only traditional natural materials sourced in the UK wherever we can.

Our saddle trees are produced in our own saddle tree department built by hand using laminated Birch wood, and then reinforced with steel for strength and durability. All of our leather is premium grade English or European hide, tanned and curried as it has been for generations, then hand finished to achieve a look and feel synonymous with quality the world over. As the proud owner of a Lovatt & Ricketts® saddle you will have bought an investment that will turn into a treasured heirloom.

To learn more about The Arabian Saddle Company, visit https://arabiansaddle.com/about-us/

For more information on becoming a Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show sponsor, please contact us at corporate@scottsdaleshow.com or 480.515.1500.

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