Frank Baines Saddlery is delighted to announce our first fitter feature with Zadelmakerij Hancke. Based in Belgium,  proprietor Tine has worked with Frank Baines saddles for many years. The business has its own workshops and a qualified saddle adjuster. Tine is also the fitter who Elise Broche chose to measure and fit her saddle. We […]

Frank Baines Saddlery is delighted to announce dressage rider and horse blogger, Elise Broche as our new brand ambassador. Elise rides Duke in our award-winning Operetta saddle. Elise, has a huge presence on Instagram,  to watch her adventures with Duke and her gorgeous pooch Salsa unfold, follow her on @elisebroche We chatted with Elise to […]

At this difficult time of the international COVID 19  crisis we are thinking about you, our riders and fitters across the globe and of course our employees here in the UK. We are striving to run our operations as normally as we can, the health and safety of our staff being our top priority and central […]

There has been a last minute announcement to close the Indoor Brabant show to the public, a decision we agree with in respect of public health. We were looking forward to meeting everyone and showing you our new products. For those who had purchased tickets to the show please send us an email showing us […]

2020 is turning out to be an award winning year for us here at Frank Baines Saddlery. This week we won three prestigious awards for our newly newly launched Operetta saddle, in the Society of Master Saddlers 2020 National Competition. The competition sees the world of saddlers and artisan craftspeople gather to celebrate the history, heritage […]

We are so proud to announce that Build My Baines, our digital saddle builder has won the Highly Commended Award in the Technology category at BETA International 2020, The tool has been in development for a couple of years and was officially launched in November last year. We developed it in response to the rise […]

This week we were very proud to be featured on BBC’s Flog It. The saddlery was included in a feature about the horses of World War 1 and the impact that had on the leather and saddlery industry in Walsall in the West Midlands. During the 1st World War around half a million horses were […]

This week is Road Safety Week. Whilst we are educated regularly about safe driving and pedestrian awareness we are told less often told how to react when we pass horse on the road. There are an estimated 58,372,106 horses across the world, and nearly a million horses in the UK alone. If you drive there […]

Today is World Mental Health Day and we are rejoicing the benefits of horse riding. We already know the amazing health benefits horse riding brings for your physical health but it’s also a fantastic way to boost your self-esteem and confidence. Many studies have shown that having a close relationship with animals can reduce problems […]

We’re pleased to announce that the renovation of our headquarters in Walsall is complete and we have moved into our new facilities. The building at Northcote Street in Walsall has been our home since the company was established by Frank Baines in 1980, but we had outgrown the space. Following almost a year of planning […]