Selling with the Saddle Cellar
Sale on Behalf
Get the most out of your sale. The Saddle Cellar will sell on your behalf quality English saddles, of
well-known brands, up to 18.5 inch, and most widths.
Sale on Behalf Rates
15% on saddles sold for $1,500 or more.
20% on saddles sold between $800 - $1,499.
25% on saddles sold between $400 - $799.
Outright Purchase
Get paid as soon as we accept your saddle, quick, no fuss option.
The Saddle Cellar may look to purchase a used saddle directly from you. Brands we may consider for this are: Adam Ellis, Albion, AMS,
Amerigo, Arabian Saddle Company, Farrington, Ideal, Kent and Masters, NSC, Thorowgood. We may also consider other good quality English and
European Saddles.
Would you like us to sell your saddle?
Please pop us through a few photos of your cleaned saddle: front on, underside, side on, serial number and girth points.
Let us know the size, brand, colour, gullet size (if known) and the price you are looking at for your saddle. We can then talk more about
the possible sale of your saddle. it is also helpful to know if it may have had any adjustment or alterations from new.
Please Note
We do not accept any saddle that is damaged in a manner to which is had become structurally compromised in any way. This includes but is
not limited to: broken or compromised trees, damaged stirrup bars or substantial damage to any area of the saddle. Saddles sent to us for
sale that we deem to be fundamentally compromised will be returned at the cost of the owner and not offered for sale by us.
Saddles that require small repairs or maintenance such as: re flocking, new girth points or other similar work can be sent to us for
resale. Any repairs, flocking or other work will be charged at competitive rates and due for payment prior to advertising the saddle.
Saddles listed for SOB with the Saddle Cellar will be exclusive to the Saddle Cellar for the first 2 months of being offered for sale.
Buying with the Saddle Cellar
Piece of mind
All saddles available for purchase through the Saddle Cellar will have a full safety check to ensure that
it is fit for purpose and safe for you and your horse, this is in accordance with the Consumer Guarantees Act. This also protects you as a
purchaser, to ensure that the saddle you are purchasing is fit for purpose.
Second Hand Saddle Trials
All second hand saddles available for purchase are able to be trialled for a period of 7 days within New Zealand. Saddles will need to be
paid for in full before they are sent out or collected for trial. Saddles sent out for trial will need to have the freight paid also.
Saddles will be sent out in a box and packed with foam and a saddle cover where available to protect the saddles, if returned they must be
returned in the same box, packing and saddle cover.
If you wish to return the saddle at any time during the 7 day trial you need to contact us and let us know it will be returned. If no
contact is made during the 7 day trial period that sale will be considered complete.
During the trial, you are liable for the saddle. It is your responsibility to insure the saddle for accidental damage, theft, fire, flood
etc. Any damage incurred to the saddle during this time will result in a deduction from the refund due. If the saddle is returned to us
damaged beyond repair or in an unacceptable condition it will not be accepted. You will subsequently be liable for the additional cost to
return the saddle to you.
Refunds will be processed less the original freight and any credit card fees that may be associated to the original purchase.
New Saddle Trials
All new saddles can be trialled for a period of 7 days within New Zealand. Saddles will need to be paid for in full before they are sent
out or collected for trial. Saddles sent out for trial will need to have the freight paid also. Saddles will be sent out in a box and
packed with foam and a saddle cover to protect the saddles, if returned they must be returned in the same box, packing and saddle cover.
If you wish to return the saddle at any time during the 7 day trial you need to contact us and let us know it will be returned. If no
contact is made during the 7 day trial period that sale will be considered complete.
During the trial, you are liable for the saddle. It is your responsibility to insure the saddle for accidental damage, theft, fire, flood
etc. Any damage incurred to the saddle during this time will result in a deduction from the refund due. If the saddle is returned to us
damaged beyond repair or in an unacceptable condition it will not be accepted, and you will be liable for an additional charge to resend the
saddle to you. There is a $100 non refundable fee on any returned new saddles.
We are happy to help with return freight if needed, this is by way of a printable courier ticket. It will be charged out at the same
cost as the initial freight to send the saddle to you. Please touch base with us should you require this option.
You can trial more than 1 saddle at a time, please contact us if you wish to do this.
Renting with the Saddle Cellar
Rental Saddles terms and conditions.
Currently, only available within the wider Canterbury District. We will continue to review this.
You can select a saddle from our available inventory of models from top manufacturers such as Albion, Amerigo, Adam Ellis, Bates, Wintec,
NSC, CMK and more. If you’re not sure which make, model, and size will work for you, we recommend a saddle fitting consultation. For
more information on this service, click here.
We will ship the saddle to you for a risk-free 2-day trial period, which beguins when you receive the saddle. You pay the cost of
shipping to and from your location. Shipping charges vary according to the location.
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Given you are completely satisfied with the fit and comfort of the saddle, your month-to-month rental begins on the third day following
delivery of the saddle.
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With your approval and signed Rental Agreement, we will
invoice the weekly, fortnightly or monthly amount until we receive the saddle back.
- There is a 4-week minimum rental period, which payment is due for before the saddle is shipped.
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You are responsable for insurance while the saddle is in your care, proof of this will need to be provided in the first week of rental.
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The saddle can only be used by the person renting the saddle, and must be kept at the address listed on the insurance and rental
agreement.
- Cancellation must be made via email, with 2 weeks notice from either party.
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Cancellation will be instantaneous if a payment is missed or late, and the saddle must be returned immediately. If no contact is
made, or the saddle is not returned with in 1 week, it will be invoiced at the valued amount. Failure to pay this amount will lead
to further action.
Hire Rates
$30 per week on saddles valued at $1495 and less.
$50 per week on saddles valued between $1500 and $2495.
$75 per week on saddles valued between $2500 and $3495.
$100 per week on saddles valued over $3500.
* PLEASE NOTE: The rental fee is based on short-term use of the saddle on a single horse. When the saddle is returned, we reserve the right
to charge a $30.00 cleaning fee if the returned saddle is excessively dirty. If there is more wear and tear than would be normal for
short-term use on a single horse, we reserve the right to assess an additional fee.
If you decide to purchase the saddle after the rental begins, the rental fee will not be applied to the purchase inside of 10 weeks. The
saddle will be valued at time of hire, and can be purchased for this price at any time during the rental. If the rental is longer
than 10 weeks, any rental payment received after the 10 weeks will be taken off the valued price of the saddle.
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