Sourcing UK Equestrian Tack for Saudi Arabia

English saddlery still sets the standard for racing, endurance and schooling yards across the Kingdom. Saddles, bridles and rider protection from long-established UK makers are specified by name, and the yards buying them are usually buying for a whole string rather than a single horse.

The practical problem is access. Most UK saddlers sell through domestic retailers and have no export desk, so a Riyadh yard placing a direct order is starting a conversation the manufacturer is not set up for. That is the gap we sit in.

Rugs, coolers and fly protection specified for a British winter are the wrong products here. We work with makers on lighter mesh coolers, breathable fly sheets and ventilated boots that hold up through a Gulf summer.

Leather care is the other honest difference. Tack shipped into a hot, dry climate needs conditioning products in the same order it is a small line on the invoice and it protects an expensive saddle.

Sea freight into Jeddah Islamic Port or Dammam runs 20–28 days port to port. For a full yard order that is the sensible route.

Airfreight into RUH or JED lands in 4–6 days and is worth it for a fitted saddle, a competition deadline or replacement kit mid-season.

Most consumer goods entering Saudi Arabia need a SABER certificate of conformity. We arrange it with the manufacturer before shipping rather than discovering the requirement at clearance.

On a first order allow an extra two to three weeks while product registration completes. Second orders on the same lines move at normal speed.