"I had been frustrated trying to find a dressage saddle that would fit my Quarter Horse. Besides being the "wrong" shape for a regular saddle, he is also - gasp! - built downhill. I spent a lot of time riding in a bareback pad. While that was great for schooling, I needed something for shows…

Enter some more horses with radically different shapes: a Thoroughbred with prominent withers and a young Warmblood who combines prominent withers and a very narrow ribcage…

One day, as I was helping a friend pack up her traveling tack shop, I noticed a saddle in the front seat. It was an Ansür Classic. I asked her about it, looked it over, and knew it was what I had been looking for - a bareback pad that was also a saddle…

My Classic fits all my horses with a minimum of shimming... My horses are all happy and comfortable. They move freely and I can tell how they are responding to my aids. It is so comfortable for me that I can trail ride in it without getting sore.

I love the look and quality of my Classic. Its unique lines appeal to my sense of design. As a person who is fanatical about my tack's condition, I love the beautiful leather and fine stitching.

As a person concerned with social justice, I am thrilled to find a quality product made by a company that pays fair wages and offers benefits to its employees.

I have no desire to ever ride in a treed dressage saddle again."

Eliza Walbridge
Penllyn, PA

7/2/01

"I showed my small Classic and the Konklüsion to a bunch of folks in NJ over the weekend. I am amazed at the different sizes and body types that all fit a small Classic! Really. Had some great moments (the gal with the "hard-to-fit" Tennessee Walker who didn't even need a shim and went flawlessly with his ears up the whole time and the lady with a rehab project horse and a back problem (hers) who cantered in front of everyone for the first time) and everyone loved the saddles…"