Is Any UK Horse Tack Guaranteed ?
£4bn Spent on horses and nothing guaranteed?
According to the National Equestrian Survey (NES) commissioned by the British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA), UK horse owners and riders spend around £4 billion per year on horse riding euipment and activities.
The survey shows that there are 1.35 million horses in Britain, which are looked after by 720,000 private owners and professional establishments. It also states that around 2.1 million people ride at least once a month, with a further 2.2 million doing so during the last year.
That’s a total of 4.3 million riders, riding 1.35 million horses and spending £4,000,000,000 pounds on horses, horse riding, horse tack, feed, bedding and equipment.
Equestrian activity is the second largest economic activity in the British countryside.
Which, made me ask… Who does offer a full guarantee on horse tack and riding equipment?
Well, I called various UK tack suppliers including Robinsons, R&R Country, Ingatestone Saddlery, Fal Pro, Ride-Away, Matchmakers International and quite a few others. I visited the websites of online tack shops including Derby House*, the Saddlery Shop, Tackanory, Eileen Douglas Tack Shops** and all the above, plus other horse rug and horse tack sellers… and the short answer appears to be… NO-ONE.
In a full day of calling and searching I couldn’t find one horse tack website or one horse rug or tack manufacturer that provided a genuine full guarantee on the products they sell… NOT ONE.
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