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About Saddles Direct

The Saddle People

About Saddles Direct

Every rider matters to us. Every horse matters to us.
So every saddle matters to us.

We understand. Buying, selling or having a saddle fitted isn’t easy.

We’re here for the riders.

We understand. Buying, selling or having a saddle fitted isn’t easy.

Choice? Too much or too little. So many questions but where do you go for the answers? As riders ourselves, we’ve arrived at the same hurdles.

We understand that every rider and every horse is unique. So we make it personal.

We’re the people to help you get it right. To make you feel confident with your saddle. And as a result, feel more confident in the saddle. We also save you time and hassle. Because we know, like us, you’d rather be riding.

600+ Saddles

30+ Brands

25+ Fitters

20 Years

Sarah Lavelle-Huxley MBA

Our Story

Started in 2004, Saddles Direct was born after years of trials and tribulations when trying to purchase preowned saddles for her own horses, Sarah Lavelle Huxley reached the end of her tether with poor advice and online marketplaces.

Before Saddles Direct, the only way to purchase a saddle was brand new from a saddlery, or second hand thorough risky auction sites and private sales.

In the event that something went wrong, the customer had virtually no comeback and often ended up out of pocket and feeling abandoned.

Roll on almost 20 years, Saddles Direct is now recognised as the UK’s biggest saddle retailer, offering unrivalled choice and customer satisfaction.

How can we help?

Find a saddle

Find a Saddle

600+ new and used saddles for you to choose from, across 30+ brands.

Sell a saddle

Sell a Saddle

Four ways to sell a saddle, including part-exchange if you're looking to purchase.

Saddle Trial

Saddle Trial

Pioneers of the original trial. You only pay for the most expensive.

Saddle Fitting

Saddle Fitting

4 full-time fitters and a network of 25+ independent fitters across the UK.

Visit Us

by appointment only

Myerscough Equine Arena

St. Michael's Rd, Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RY
Monday to Friday: 8am - 4pm
01995 642 102

Meet the team

Horsey-mad, saddle savvy and here to help – introducing
the Saddles Direct team. When they’re not talking saddles,
they’re probably riding in one.

Sarah Lavelle-Huxley MBA

Founder

Sarah Lavelle-Huxley MBA

"My greatest horsey achievement is probably re training a beautiful racehorse called Herbie, we learned so much together and eventually made it to the regionals and just got pipped making it to the BD nationals."

Lorraine Molyneaux

Managing director

Lorraine Molyneaux

Any of the team know Lorraine is that person you can always trust and rely on and we all need someone like that. Lorraine's best financial investment was buying her horse 'Dutch' with her student loan!

Sarah Parry

SMSQF Saddle Fitter

Sarah Parry

Sarah is our resident North West SMSQF Saddle Fitter, her energy and enthusiasm for saddle fitting and passion for educating her clients is simply fantastic. Sarah Is a real force of energy and adds a spark to the Saddles Direct team.

Laura Bradley

Saddle fitter

Laura Bradley

Laura joined Saddles Direct in 2021 looking to work with a company that offered multiple options & brands for both horse and rider. Laura caters to all needs with a wide range of experience from 5* event horses & riders to children on ponies.

Brit Dean

Saddle Fitting & Buying

Brit Dean

Brit has completed her saddle fitter training and uses these skills to guide our customers in the right direction with our virtual saddle fitting services, and meticulously checks all the saddles we buy.