There is a saying that "the gaucho and his horse are one, the man on foot is half gaucho". The horse was the only thing that a gaucho owned, that made him a very precious belonging, a friend and companion. With more than 20 breeds and ranking among the 10 most important breeders in the world, Argentina is proud of its passion for horses. Horses are part of its culture and tradition.

Please keep in mind, special order items are made by hand and is sometimes a pains-taking process! Please be patient and give our artisian crafters the time needed to create your uniquely beautiful piece of argentina!

In this section you will find everything you need to saddle your horse and enjoy the ride.

Horse "Recado Criollo" Saddle: Traditional Argentine Saddle, Used by gauchos, this set has all the necessary elements to saddle the horse

Calfskin lined monoflap dressage saddle with deep seat. Its traditional tree provides optimal comfort to both horse and rider and optimizes the rider’s pelvic position.

Grained leather double flaps jumping saddle with deep seat. Its traditional tree ensures optimal comfort for both horse and rider, reinforced arch avoids breaking or widening over time.

Calfskin lined double flaps pony jumping saddle with medium deep seat. Its traditional tree ensures optimal comfort for both pony and rider, reinforced arch avoids breaking or widening over time. This saddle is designed to fulfill the particular needs of ponies and kids in terms of contact, comfort, balance, stability and safety.

Monoflap endurance saddle with smooth leather deep seat. Its traditional tree ensures optimal comfort for both horse and rider and optimizes the rider’s pelvic position.

Matras Argentine Saddle Pad: the matra is a cotton blanket that is placed on top of the saddle cloth or replaces it. It is placed on the horse's back when it is saddled and the carona is placed on top of it.

Bridle & Reins: Double reins and bridle made of rawhide with leather with tientos trimmings. The criollas reins, the bridles and lassos are of a superior quality to ordinary leather reins. The nature of the rawhide and the braiding of the thin slices of leather (tientos) is a very specialised and specific art and craft that is passed down from generation to generation. Therefore, it is fair to conclude that reins made in this way ensure a long service life and give an aesthetic plus for the beauty of the work done by the craftsman in which art and tradition come together.

Rawhide stirrups with alpaca detailing

Leather Protection Girth

Raw hide Horse Hobble