One thing that Hannah may have forgotten to mention: As you progress in any sport, and in many cases, make it your job, you upgrade to better quality products for comfort and how they help you with your riding/job. For example, an all purpose saddle is great for a weekly rider, but given that Hannah rides 3 horses daily, having a better quality saddle will help her maintain comfort for her joints and hips etc. This also goes for her horses. That includes the expensive stirrup irons too---which help your joints. So, before people say 'I ride in a $100 saddle" yes, that's great! Good that you've found deals---but if you are upgrading to a top quality saddle/bridle/stirrups etc, they do come at a cost. Do you need them? That's up to you, and obviously you can find used items that are upgrades and don't need to pay full price. but it's important for people to understand that changing/upgrading/buying more expensive items is NOT for looks. It's function.

“He’s looking quite porky”

All I know is that my husband thinks my horse is wearing the $500 setup 🤫🤥

I have a $10,000 taste with a $500 budget lol

I'm crying in pOoR right now

England is where I buy my bits. Seriously impressed by how you managed to find everything for the $500 equipment set-up. I don't like being held in a saddle.

The cheap tack set up is 9 dollars more then my OTTB

take a shot for every time Hannah says that colour of micklem is retired you'll be blackout drunk 😂

Your cheap set is my expensive set 🤣

the first look (except for the bridle and reins!) looks actually quite good! that is a nice older saddle, you can tell the leather is decent.

Syd Hill saddles were reasonably expensive new. I have an almost identical saddle to that one (which unfortunately got skewered by a tree branch and ripped the cantle - so now it’s an ornament) which I bought in the early-mid 1990s for about $650. I got it second hand and I think that the seller had originally purchased it for just under $1700 in the 80s - quite a lot of money back then! It was a great saddle for my OTT thoroughbred - very comfortable for both of us at the time. You’re right though, tack is much more comfortable now!

It would have been good (I know it's tricky getting people to film etc) to see their way of going in each tack set up. I saved for years to get my dream saddle secondhand - and I'm a fulltime teacher! It definitely improved my horse's way of going because she liked the feel a lot better and obviously made my riding better haha.

Love that your back on youtube! Jerry is the cutest

Great job, what a difficult video to complete, but it's so helpful for so many. Huge thank you!!

Girls: it’s that time

Gonna be honest- the most expensive item ive ever bought for any of my horses is a secondhand kent and masters gp. Everything else is usually capirole, wintec or hand me downs... no complaints from me or my horses yet but i dont ride competitively. Plus my stuff has lasted me ages- got a girth from a friend that was 40 years+, buckles were a lil rusty but we treated that and it still looks spiffy and fits well.

I can’t believe the price difference between England and Australia. When she said a Le mieux saddle pad was around $80 I was so shocked. We pay between £35-£40 in the uk 😬

Good effort getting that all together and videoing it !!! Love these vids that you do 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥰

wowww the prices for tack in holland are way less expensive. A lemieux saddle pad kost 50 euro. Normal price for boots is about 18 euro's. For a new midklem bridle I've paid 130 euro's....

That Ps of Sweden bridle looks amazing on Dexter 😍