Hi Jeff: We had a clinic at our barn this weekend & folks really liked your saddle.  My trainer, Susan Brown, has a newer model, and I was using her 18+ yr-old saddle on my mare, that I bought from her to use while my girl is growing (she's just turned 4).  Folks were impressed with how well the saddles held up with "age."   I let everyone know your website info, so here's hoping you see some orders for IL soon :-) Thanks..... Dawn!

Hi Mr. Haggis

Oh My god a work of  perfection.. Well my saddle is just perfect. I am riding in a Cadillac. Everything about it is perfect.. the stirrups are even comfortable. My leg position is perfect. My lower back always hurt in my good western saddle; it is not sore anymore, nor are my knees. I feel extremely secure in it as well.. the horse also walks out faster. I will get a picture of him in it soon. He looks sharp in it as well. Is there any maintenance I need to do.. screws bolts etc.. leather..

I will never waste money on any other kind of saddle again but a Haggis which is truly not a waste of money. Worth every penny and then some. Thank you so much....... Miriam Copoc

I have to tell you, I own three Haggis saddles. Use them all for field trialing. I bought my first one (my favorite that I still use 90 percent of the time) probably 25-ish years ago from your dad. It's got the neon yellow felt on it. (Always wondered why he picked that color ;-)  All three have fit every horse I've ever owned, they wear like iron, and are totally comfortable enough to sit in all day. I love them. Thanks for making such an amazing product. :-)........ Janice

Jeff: Just want to tell you, Charger and I both LOVE our Trooper! Thanks so much for the great quality and customer service!..Sincerely, Ginger Stricklin

Hello Jeff and Karen..
   Just a note to tell you how much I appreciate, enjoy and respect your work. The quality of leather, and painstaking detail you put into your stitching is unsurpassed. The deluxe trooper I purchased from you has been a constant sense of enjoyment and comfort for both me and my TWH mare [pictured]. My saddle experience as cost me literally thousands of dollars and years of searching, experiments, mistakes made, etc..  Trusting you, and your multi-generation experience as been wonderful. Also, your patience in my minor changes and last minute orders went above and beyond. Every item purchased from you has exceeded my expectations from the picture and description.

    My advice to anyone who will listen is that if they've got a horse that they plan to keep they need to treat themselves and that horse to a Haggis Trooper and how ever many accessories you will use. Just ride one after you've rode the rest, and are ready for the best. Best wishes you two and thanks once again. Best wishes.

Respectfully, Andy 

Hello Haggis Saddlery

I finally got to ride the trooper you built on the rockey mountain frame for my fat little singlefooter mare and it is just grand. We rode for 10 days, averaging 3 hours per day, in +/- 70 degree weather, up and down hills on the trails and down the road. I used only the pad I bought from you, a light-weight martingale, a neoprene girth and carried a cantle snugpak with a poncho tied on top and a water bottle / fly spray container off the right side of the pommel. My horse had a uniformly wet back and not a single warm or puffy spot anywhere on her, after each ride. This is a first for me with this mare. Nothing has worked on her without some problem developing at some point. I am more pleased than you can imagine that finally, my mare can end a ride in comfort.

In addition to the excellent fit for the horse, the saddle also fit me very well. I did not have to dismount even once to walk and ease my knee pain and stiffness. And I was quite surprised to find that my old broken tail bone was quiet, too. And as you told me, with each ride, the seat seemed to increase in comfort as it molded to my shape.  My riding position was  very centered and it was a treat to look down and see those powerful shoulders working out in front of the tree. Both those features resulted in the best movement and gait this little mare has given to date.

I was a bit concerned that I would feel insecure in the trooper. While it does not offer the security of my endurance saddle or a western model, I was able to go up and down hills without particular concern. The one time the mare tripped and went to her knees, the only change in my position was to lean back until she was able to pop back up. And it was quite a surprise when I found I could mount from a fairly small rise on the ground without the saddle shifting significantly -- no stump hunting was required.

For myself, there are just 2 things I would change about the saddle. I would like a hand-hold in front to make it easier to pick it up and a more secure attachment for the crupper D. I did not use the crupper as it is attached only to the saddle leather and not the frame. For a hand-hold,  I tied on a looped strap of leather.

I have bragged this saddle up to every horse person I meet. I’m sold on the Haggis Trooper, for sure, and think everyone should have one. Thank you so much.................Helen Meier, Rosebush, MI