There is a plethora of saddlery options for horses and riders — but if you’re jumping, do you need a specially designed saddle for the job? Here we investigate and to read more about the ...

Today, each saddle is still made by hand, requiring 25 to 35 hours apiece, in Hermès’s atelier in Paris. Its latest is the Vivace jumping saddle. Designed and conceived by Laurent Goblet—a 42 ...

The former chairman of Hermès, Jean-Louis Dumas, used to say “the horse is the first client.” Horses were the French luxury brand’s first market in 1837, when it opened as a harness maker ...

The world record attempt will be made on Saturday when Susan Oakes tries to break her own side-saddle world record by jumping six feet over the Puissance wall. She set the current 5ft 8in record ...