Peewee Saddlery

05/10/2026

OCTOBER SADDLE FITTING CLINICS!! These clinics book fast so don't hang around, space are already limited.

📍 Clinic Dates
🐴 Monday 26th October – Thurleigh Equestrian
🐴 Wednesday 28th October – Truesdale Equestrian
🐴 Thursday 29th October – Thistlebrook Stables
Clinic appointments are ideal if:
✔️ You don't have access to an arena at home.
✔️ You'd like an appointment sooner.
✔️ You're happy to travel to us for your fitting.
Whether you're looking for a new saddle, need your current saddle checked or adjusted, or simply want peace of mind that everything is fitting as it should, we'd be delighted to see you.
📩 Appointments must be booked and paid in advance.
To book, please send us a message on Facebook or email [email protected] with your name, your horse's details and which clinic you'd like to attend.

05/10/2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️IMPORTANT NOTICE⭐️⭐️⭐️

Please read below update from Poppy, it’s super important to message this page or to email [email protected] instead of contacting Poppy directly x

A slightly serious post, which I will obviously be handling with my usual level of maturity.

I’ve been diagnosed with skin cancer and am having treatment. Yup. That sucks. Totally sucky indeedy.

Having spent some of my younger years turning myself into a crisp on sunbeds, I’m taking full responsibility for some spectacularly poor decisions. Apparently 'but I’m half Italian' is neither adequate sun protection nor a compelling medical defence.

Who knew? Apart from literally every dermatologist/anyone with any sense.

I can’t say exactly what caused mine, but I can confidently say that voluntarily grilling myself was not my finest idea.

So please: wear your SPF. At least SPF 30 with good UVA protection, reapplied regularly. Cover up, find some shade, and don’t assume a day at the yard doesn’t count as being in the sun. It does. ALWAYS protect yourself. Make it a part of your normal routine, wash face, brush teeth... put on SPF.

And don’t use sunbeds. If you want to look bronzed, get it out of a bottle. You can always blame the orange ankles on the lighting. There are SUCH good fake tans out there, no one even needs to know.

My diary and appointments are currently unaffected, as I've had my first batch of operations. But will need to have some further treatment in a few weeks - I'm hoping to time it with holiday I've already got booked off in the diary so there shouldn't be much (if any) disruption... but just to warn y'all that I might not always be my usual bubbly self. I’ve got quite a lot on my mind, and as most of you know, my brain was already operating with 74 tabs open, three playing music whilst trying to juggle a trillion things... and ooh shiny thing. And, being the absolute drama QUEEN that I am, I have obviously overthought everything to the max and turned myself into a pile of worry.

Which means it’s even more important that bookings, admin and normal everyday questions go through Lyndsay, please, rather than coming directly to me. She can help you, and it gives me a little breathing room while I deal with all this.

PLEASE don't think I am stopping work etc, I am not. I still need to work every day, to survive and feed my family. And obvs to launch that dressage career I keep threatening the world with. Diary is still very much open for bookings, we're just not booking quite so far in advance at the moment so we won't be putting you in for six months time when I leave - as that meant my diary was full for the whole six months. Instead we're saying for you to book nearer the time. This actually will work well cos it'll mean less of a wait for an appointment (yay!) and also means I won't have to give up precious days off to fit emergencies in.

Also, please keep an eye on your skin. Anything new, weird, changing, bleeding or not healing deserves to be checked. 'It’s probably nothing' is not a diagnosis, even if you say it very confidently. My ones were just 'weird' and only got flagged when I was showing off my six pack to a client who told me to go straight to the doctor.

Thank you for being patient with me. And please learn from my younger self, who apparently thought being cooked was a health treatment - oh the irony. ❤️

28/07/2026

In case anyone missed our previous post on recent changes. Our prices have not changed we are simply now taking payment on booking and not forward booking you into the diary months in advance.

📣A little PeeWee/Poppy public service announcement… because it would seem that making my business run sensibly is ruffling some feathers... 🪶 yes, true story.

We’re changing the way saddle fittings are booked, but before anyone faints into a haynet:
>>>THE PRICES ARE NOT CHANGING>Yard visits are still happening as normal.

09/07/2026

Tis True! I have taken on more hours to help tame the madness, without changing the Poppy Webber - Qualified Saddle Fitter that we all know and love 🩷

So please do send those booking requests, chase ups and anything else you need over to me! Lyndsay x

Hey gang!

I currently have approximately ninehundredbillionty unread messages. (I counted. No, I didn’t.)

The last few weeks have been utterly wild (as per usual), but I’ve somehow managed to blag myself THREE WHOLE DAYS OFF. So Bertie, Jude, my daughter and some lovely friends are off to the forest for a bit of fresh air, riding and general soul-refilling.

The boys have been left in charge of the house, the dogs… and Heath The Beef 🥩 . Thoughts and prayers. 😂

While I’m away I’ll be gradually battling my way through the message mountain. But just a little reminder…

If your message is about saddle fittings, appointments, my diary, saddle repairs, buying anything, or generally anything that doesn’t actually require me to personally answer, please message Lyndsay via the Peewee Saddlery page instead.

I promise, you won’t get a quicker answer by coming through me. Quite the opposite - cos Lyndsay replies ridiculously quickly. I reply when I accidentally find myself on holiday once every six months. 🤦🏼‍♀️

She’s taken on even more hours now and totally runs the admin side of my life (lucky her!) because, quite frankly, I am spectacularly bad at it. She’s organised, efficient and genuinely enjoys helping people. I’m… well… me. Oooh shiny thi….n…g **skips off**

So please use Lyndsay. It’ll be much faster for you, and it’ll stop my inbox from looking like it needs its own postcode.

If you’ve messaged me about something that genuinely can’t be dealt with by Lyndsay and it’s urgent, feel free to bump or resend your message so it pops back to the top of my inbox.

Right… off to disappear into the woods for a few days. To sweat, sleep, wallow in a hot tub, sleep some more. And maybe even ride my pony if I find time between messages and napping.

Pop x

09/07/2026

We promised more saddle fitting clinics and here they are! We're pleased to announce three saddle fitting clinic dates for August!

📍 Clinic Dates
🐴 Wednesday 19th August – Truesdale Equestrian
🐴 Monday 24th August – Forest Edge Arena
🐴 Thursday 27th August – Thistlebrook Stables

Clinic appointments are ideal if:
✔️ You don't have access to an arena at home.
✔️ You'd like an appointment sooner.
✔️ You're happy to travel to us for your fitting.

Whether you're looking for a new saddle, need your current saddle checked or adjusted, or simply want peace of mind that everything is fitting as it should, we'd be delighted to see you.

📩 Appointments must be booked and paid in advance.
To book, please send us a message on Facebook or email [email protected] with your name, your horse's details and which clinic you'd like to attend.

Appointments are limited, and book fast, so we recommend booking early to avoid disappointment.

26/06/2026

📢 A few changes to the way we book saddle fitting appointments...
After nearly 20 years of saddle fitting (where has that gone?! 😳), we've decided it's time to make a few changes to help everything run a little more smoothly.

From 1st July:
💳 Bookings will be able to be made by phone, text, email or online.
📝 All new saddle fitting enquiries will be asked to complete a short online form before booking. This means Poppy has all the important information about you, your horse, your current saddle and what you're looking to have done. E.g. new saddle or refit existing one.
💳 Appointments will now be paid for at the time of booking.
This is one we've put off for years... but unfortunately we've reached the point where too many people forget appointments, don't turn up, or don't pay afterwards.
Paying when you book confirms your appointment and means we can keep the diary running fairly for everyone.

Our cancellation policy will be:
✅ More than 48 hours' notice: Full refund
✅ 24 to 48 hours' notice: 50% refund (unless we're able to fill the appointment, in which case you'll receive a full refund)
❌ Less than 24 hours' notice: No refund (unless we're able to fill the appointment)

📍 More Saddle Fitting Clinic Days!
This is the exciting bit!
We're adding lots more saddle fitting clinic dates around the country, hiring lovely arenas where you can bring your horse to us.
That means:
• Shorter waiting times
• More appointment availability
• Ideal if you don't have an arena at home
• Perfect if you'd rather not wait for Poppy to be in your area

Don't worry though... Poppy will still be travelling to yards as normal. These clinics are simply giving everyone another option.

❤️ Already booked in?
Don't panic!
If you're already in the diary, nothing changes. You can still pay on the day as originally arranged.
Thank you for your support, we think these changes will make a big difference!

25/06/2026

When Poppy Webber - Qualified Saddle Fitterdropped this custom-made beauty off last week, she couldn’t resist grabbing a photo. I mean… just LOOK at it. 😍

But this saddle is much more than a pretty face.

This lovely little (well… chunky!) Connemara has always been a bit of a tricky customer when it comes to saddles. He’d had a sore back for quite some time, was very sensitive to being saddled, and had started becoming a bit naughty under saddle too. His owner asked Poppy if she come out and see if SHE could work out what why he was always so sore.

As with so many Connemaras, the biggest problem wasn’t just the fit. It was the movement.

These compact little tanks can be incredibly difficult to fit. Saddles often end up too long for their ribcage, with too much panel and too much bulk underneath. The result? The saddle teeters and wobbles around on their backs, creating pressure and instability.

Poppy’s answer was to go much shorter, much simpler and much closer to the horse.

Introducing the PeeWee Connuccio. Literally meaning “Little Connie.” ❤️

This one, however, is anything but standard.

It was built completely to order with:

• Short panel
• Closer contact panel
• GP round-cantled seat with an extra-soft foam layer
• Jump flap
• Large jump blocks
• Wh**ky patent croc front facing
• Wh**ky patent croc rear facing
• Wh**ky patent croc cantle piece
• Cream contrast stitching, including additional stitching around the flap and skirt (snigger 🤭)
• Cream welting, including the keeper

The best bit?

Since changing saddles he’s stopped being sore, stopped being naughty, and has turned back into the happiest little adventurer. He’s been out exploring with his ears pricked, a huge happy grin on his face, and his owner finally has the horse she always knew was in there.

Now that’s what a custom saddle is really about.

(Although… we can’t pretend we’re not completely obsessed with the wh**ky croc. 😍)

01/01/2026

✨ Happy New Year from PeeWee Saddlery ✨

Wishing all our wonderful clients a very happy, healthy and horse-filled New Year 💛
Thank you for trusting us with your saddles, your horses, and your journeys… it truly means the world.

Here’s to 2026 / the Year of the Horse 🐎
A year for partnership, progress, feel-good fits and putting our horses first in everything we do.

We can’t wait to see what this year brings, both in and out of the saddle.
Here’s to many happy times together.

02/07/2025

Want to skip the queue to have a saddle fitting with Poppy Webber - Qualified Saddle Fitter? Why not come along to one of her saddle fitting clinic days?
There are TWO on next week! Wednesday at Thurleigh Equestrian Centre - with two spaces left at 2.30 and 4pm.

And then, next Friday there is one at our new HQ Thistlebrook Stables, Nr Holbeach.

22/04/2025

This is one of our custom made PeeWee jump saddles - this particular saddle is the Milano and is available as a dual flap, mono flap, or like this one, a split flap - which is a mono flap with an internal knee block - designed for ultimate security in the seat. From £1995.
Oh, and you can bling them up to the max too!

Can you tell if a saddle fits just from a photo?
Nope. 👎🏼 Not really.

Here’s a particularly lovely saddle I fitted last week — and after a string of posts about saddles not fitting, I thought it was time to show a good one! You’ll have to take my word for it that this one fits the horse well.

But just because you can’t confirm a good fit from a photo…
Does that mean you can’t spot a bad one?

Actually — no. It’s much easier to spot a poorly fitting saddle in a photo than to confirm a good fit. Why? Because saddle fitting involves about a trillion factors (technical term). You can see some of them in a photo, but the rest you can only assess in person, by seeing and feeling how the saddle interacts with the horse in motion.

So yes — you can often tell when a saddle doesn’t fit from a photo. But confirming that one does fit? That’s a much bigger ask.