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TACK & Costumes

Duett Saddles for Wide Horses

Duett saddles are reasonably priced, well designed and crafted, and they are guaranteed to be the most comfortable saddles you have ever ridden in! Duett saddles are made with top quality craftsmanship and details, excellent leather (smooth bridle or grained), and first rate design for a major German-owned company which has been in business for over thirty years. The wider trees on these saddles are uniquely designed to fit wide horses like no other saddle made!


The English Saddler

Colin has been fitting, adjusting and repairing saddles for two decades. As an experienced horseman who has ridden, competed, and managed both riding schools and hunt clubs for many years, he is sensitive to the needs of both horses and riders.

For customers who are local to Rhode Island, eastern Massachusetts and other parts of New England, Colin makes barn visits where he can make flocking adjustments, simple repairs or can bring a Duett wide saddle for a customer to try. Colin often travels to Florida in the winter, where he can provide the same services.


Medieval Costumes by Carolyn

Costumes by Carolyn features: Easy care fabrics that can be hand washed in warm water ~ Costume cut and design enhances the horse and does not conceal motion or beauty ~ Tassels are attached by pressure clips that are easily removed but do not fall off ~ Most outfits weigh only 12 to 15 lbs, and have a double knit lined horse blanket that allows your horse's skin to breath, reducing heat and sweat ~ Breast collars are lined ~ Average prices are $1,850 to $2,650 for on hand or custom ~ Six to eight costumes ON HAND at all times ~ Experienced making Medieval & Japanese Samurai Warrior costumes for Friesian Horses
At right is the 2005 Friesian National Champion costume


The Iberian Connection

Buy genuine high-quality Iberian tack for your Baroque Exhibition horse! These classic Spanish and Portugese saddles, bridles and accessories are beautiful, comfortable and completely authentic. Flexible tree saddles from Monturas Lucas.

Hint - Complete the look with the Medieval saddle pad!


Equine Design's Friesian & Baroque Horse Store

Melissa, shown below on her Friesian sporting the Medieval Saddle Pad, has a fabulous collection of unique and traditional tack to give your horse the Baroque look required for exhibition, costume classes, and for those equestrians who "dare to be different".

The collection includes Portuguese and Spanish saddles, fancy bridles, white tack for Friesians, heritage tack, gifts and more!


Medieval Saddle Pads

These quality-made saddle pads are sturdily stitched in the tradition of commercial saddle pads, and embellished with hand-stitched designs and patterns. Many colors, patterns and motifs are available to match all horses for every special occasion. Make history come alive on your horse!
Timeless quality -- Lyrical -- Luxurious

Hint - Using with the Dixie Midnight saddle pad will maintain your Medieval saddle pad neat and clean for a long life.


Dixie Midnight No Sweat Saddle Pad

You want to keep your saddle pad(s) nice and dry and new-looking as you can.  That way they don't wear out, and you save money from not having to buy new ones.  AND...you don't have to wash them if they don't get dirty! You also want to keep your horse's back as cool as possible while you're riding to keep him as healthy as can be.  A good sweaty back with free-flowing sweat will help keep him nice and cool, and help keep him a lot healthier than having all that sweat wicked up into a saddle pad just getting hotter and hotter and more uncomfortable for him. 


MDC Intelligent Stirrups

A revolutionary new stirrup design that positions your stirrups where YOU want them. Select any of three preset stirrup positions: traditional, 45 degrees or 90 degrees. You can customize your stirrups to the setting that best suits you, your horse and your riding application. Improves leg, calf and foot position, relieves pressure on hips, knees and ankles, as well as reducing leg burns.


Race Horse Blinkers

When Jubee injured her eye, Austin Merchandising came to the rescue with a race horse mask custom-created in Jubee's best color with one complete blinker (blinder) over her injured eye. These very affordable race horse blinkers aren't just for race horses. Police use them too. Try them on your eventer or polo pony. And you can select from dozens of colors and patterns to match your medieval costume! Or create your own super-hero horse costume!

Music

Tivoli Audio PAL - Every ride becomes a musical freestyle

The PAL radio has a friendly exterior, with its small stance, simple controls and weather-resistant, rubberized cabinet that comes in any of four colors. Its built-in NiMH battery recharges whenever the PAL radio is plugged in. Unplug from the wall, bring it to the arena, and enjoy up to 16 hours of playback at a time. This radio will play loud enough to hear across the arena and over hoofbeats! The PAL radio is compatible with iPod and other players.

BOOKS

Horses Never Lie: The Heart of Passive Leadership
by Mark Rashid

Challenging the longstanding belief that a person must become the "alpa leader" in order to work with horses, Rashid writes about his experiences, always featuring his sense of humor and an overriding compassion for the horse. His instructive anecdotes reach back to when he was a youngster under the mentorship of the "old man," and continue to his experiences today as a horse trainer and a popular clinician who has traveled the world to teach his effective methods to enthusiastic horse owners.


Riding Between the Worlds: Expanding Our Potential through the Way of the Horse
by Linda Kohanov

Two years ago author and horse trainer Linda Kohanov wrote The Tao of Equus. Its provocative narrative created a worldwide demand for her workshops and lectures. She received more than 1,000 letters from readers around the world describing their own strange and wonderful experiences with horses. In Riding Between the Worlds, Kohanov continues sharing the story of her own journey of healing and transformation.


Don't Shoot the Dog! The New Art of Teaching and Training
by Karen Pryor

A groundbreaking behavioral scientist and dynamic animal trainer, Karen Pryor is a powerful proponent of the principles and practical uses of positive reinforcement in teaching new behaviors. Here are the secrets of changing behavior in pets, kids—even yourself—without yelling, threats, force, punishment, guilt trips...or shooting the dog!