Zaldi

www.zaldi.com

Zaldi have been making saddles for more than 100 years, through 4 generations of master saddle makers. The current range of Zaldi saddles are manufactured under the T + T brand, which stands for Tradition + Technology. Zaldi saddles are handmade using the best traditional methods, specialist craftsman and saddle makers in a purpose built factory in Salamanca, Spain.

Zaldi’s T + T saddle range provide a huge choice in sizes, colours, materials and other options. Zaldi saddles can be ordered in leather or Z-Plus material, multi-coloured, bi-colour leather etc. Saddles can be made to order, to your specific requirements. The latest T+T range of Zaldi saddles have width adjustable trees (by us or most saddle fitters), which means a saddle can last your horse’s lifetime, from youngster, through build up of muscle, to old age . . . then on to another horse.

The saddle tree's design has been developed in conjunction with scientific research by the Foundation for the Investigation and Development in Transport and Energy (CIDAUT) and with input from world class riders. There are more than 8 saddle tree designs for different disciplines with each discipline effecting the saddle tree's shape and weight distribution, different seat depths, widths, lengths as well as variations in materials used in construction.

Zaldi dressage saddles can have ‘long’ stirrup bars to allow a more rearward positioned dressage stirrup/leather, ‘V’ system load spreading girth straps, elasticated front girth straps, deep, semi-deep or flat seats, close contact, an optional special ergonomic panel design to allow greater mobility for wide backed horses. Endurance saddles are available with special lightweight ‘multi-position’ stirrup bars that allow muscle relaxing position changes on long distance competitions. Please discuss with us any options that you may require.

Zaldi saddles are used by riders of the Real Escuela Andaluza del Arte Ecuestre (Spanish riding school).