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September 15, 2009
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HOW TO FIND US !
June 8, 2009
Are you looking for Pienaar Bros Saddles? You will find us at www.endurance-saddleshop.com
Function & Fit
May 9, 2009
Did you realize the fact that the majority of saddle makers aren’t riders themself ? Well, we took a little different path before we started making saddles. We wanted to experience horsemanship on different levels and understand a variety of horse related professions. Together we have ridden endurance rides on four different continents. While in the USA we studied, work for and rode with Pat Parelli , Leon Harrel, Les Vogt and Peggy Cummings all considered to be masters in their field of horsemanship. Completed a college farrier program, equine dentistry and body work for horses. It is with this dynamic understanding of the horse that we are designing and building our saddles. A lot of saddles made here in South Africa have fundamental design problems. One being that most exert a lot of PSI on the horses back. If someone were to step on your foot with a high heel shoe vs one that is all flat there will be a tremendous difference in feeling. Our tree bars spread weight over a larger surface area than other trees, therefore reducing pressure on the horses back. Many saddles tend to ride up and forward on horses and that will directly interfere with the horse’s very dynamic shoulder blade action. Don’t be fooled and think your saddle need to sit way foreward on a horse- that is a bad design and will affect your horse in a negative way over time. Our saddles will stay put and out the way from the scapula. Also we see saddles that lift up in the back and the front of the saddle exert too much pressure when one tighten the girth, again that is not ideal and we like the saddle to have even contact from front to back . Rest assured we have solved these problems with saddles that have great form and function.
Custom Saddles
May 7, 2009
We are the Quintessential custom saddle shop in Southern Africa. Call us and we will design and build your dream saddle. We can make you an individualized endurance saddle or build you a fantastic western roping or show saddle. We have the know how to make these saddles comfortable, beautiful and functional for both you and the horse.
Great Saddles !
May 7, 2009
Riders are waking up to the fact that Pienaar Bros saddles are something special. First of they are comfortable- You do not need a piece of sheepskin under your butt in order to have a great and comfortable riding experience. The stirrups and fenders are also molded and bent for optimum comfort. Many people have thrown away brand new saddles , which caused their horses to be disqualified on rides with sore backs only to start using our saddles and are having great success at last. We use imported and expensive materials and great constructing techniques to build them. These saddles last and will not fall and tear apart like so many other saddles do!
You can trust us to deliver an outstanding product and you do get what you pay for.
Treeless saddles
July 17, 2008
- Pienaar Bros Road Runner Saddle
A report by the Society of Master Saddlers shows no advantage to treeless saddles
As a result , the Society has concluded that there is no advantage of having a treeless saddle over a traditional treed version.
All of the saddles tested were found to exert pressure onto the horse’s spine under the rider, something that a well fitting, well balanced treed saddle does not do due to the tree distributing the rider’s weight either side of the horse’s spine.
All of the saddles tested had high, localised pressure under the stirrup bars.”
