The Eclipse saddle, which was discontinued in April 2018, is back due to popular demand! Garry Baines, director at Frank Baines Saddlery, explains: “It’s always a hard decision to retire a saddle design, but we need to ensure that the breadth of saddles we sell are meeting customers’ requirements in terms of design and functionality […]

Saddlers from Frank Baines were overwhelmingly successful at this years Society of Master Saddlers‘ National Saddlery Competition. All of our saddlers who entered either won or were recognised with a premier award.  Garry Baines, director at Frank Baines Saddlery, said: “The annual competition, held at Saddlers’ Hall in London and hosted by the Worshipful Company of […]

Frank Baines Saddlery is delighted to announce a number of new stockists have agreed to sell a range of Frank Baines saddles. The stockists who join our growing network are:   France: Kitty Abse Saddle Fitter 11120 Bize Minervois www.saddlefitter.fr [email protected]   Germany: Reitsport Schulte 88444 Ummendorf www.reitsportschulte.de Saddles4HealthyHorses D – 21709 Burweg http://www.saddles4healthyhorses.de/ [email protected] […]

Garry Baines, director of Walsall based Frank Baines Saddlery, has been made a Freeman of the City of London. Freedom of the City is one of the oldest surviving traditional ceremonies and was believed to have been first presented in 1237. Historically, a ‘freeman’ meant someone who was protected by their town or city and […]

Frank Baines Saddlery is launching a fantastic competition for Dutch/Belgium riders during October for four people to win a riding lesson with Dutch rider and trainer, Joyce Heuitink! To enter this fantastic prize, simply upload a photo of yourself and your horse to either the Frank Baines Facebook / Instagram page, or your own profile […]

This year will be Frank Baines Saddlery’s 20th year exhibiting at Spoga, the international trade fair for equestrian sports, held in Cologne, Germany from 2 – 4 September 2018. Victoria Coleman, director at Frank Baines Saddlery, said: “Spoga remains one of the most important shows in our calendar of events. We’ve always sold our saddles […]

HRH The Princess Royal attended a celebration of Walsall’s saddle and leather manufacture at Walsall College recently. As part of his role within the Worshipful Company of Saddlers Frank Baines, the founder of saddle manufacturer Frank Baines Saddlery, attended the event and introduced The Princess Royal to a number of Walsall based manufacturers.  During the event, […]

British made saddlery is among the best in the world. But why does this traditional industry still revolve around a town in the heart of England? Walsall is world famous when it comes to saddlery manufacturing. In the workshops scattered around the town, the latest generation of leather workers uses skills that can be traced […]

Frank Baines Saddlery is delighted to announce that a number of new stockists have agreed to stock a range of Frank Baines saddles. The new stockists who join our growing network are: Belgium: Paardensport Cavallino (Cavallino Horsesport), Roeselare – www.paardensport-cavallino.be Bie-Fit, Schilde – www.bie-fit.be  France: Sellier DLM, Saint-Ambreuil – www.sellier-dlm.fr Germany: Sattelfreude PUR, Rheinbach – […]