L & R Saddles Ltd makers of Lovatt & Ricketts® Saddles have been in their present incarnation since 1974. The Lovatt family have had involvement in the saddlery industry since the latter part of the 19th century the present owners great grandfather had a business operating near St Mathews church circa 1890.
Lovatt & Ricketts® saddles are hand crafted in our Walsall factory to the highest standards, using a combination of traditional methods and materials of the finest quality available, coupled with the latest technological innovations in leather and production to give the very best saddlery products available in the market place today.
We proudly use the term “Made in England” as every component from our laminated beech wood and steel saddle trees, leathers from world famous companies with generations of expertise, to our new patented L&R adjustable Stirrup bar, UK produced from the finest stainless steel and assembled by master craftsmen.
In a world where a constant state of flux seems the norm, it is refreshing to find products that retain their integrity and value in this age of seemingly built in obsolescence. A Lovatt & Ricketts® saddle is designed to give the proud owner many years of pleasurable riding and is truly a work of art in leather.
