Everyone’s feeling the pinch these days, especially horse owners who have increases in horse feed, bedding and livery yard charges to find on top of their own every day expenses.

Unlike the popular myth that we equestrian types are ‘loaded’ when actually most of us make many sacrifices to be able to afford our expensive hobby. We often forego new clothes for ourselves to buy a new rug for our equine. Our ‘mount’ gets new shoes every six weeks. We get to drool over Jimmy Choos in magazines while we save up for new wellies to replace our battered, leaky old ones.

Of course we all drive around in ‘posh’ 4×4’s too! Personally I leave my Overfinch Range Rover in the garage for Sundays and drive around day to day in my beaten up Frontera. Don’t want muddy paws on my 100% wool carpets do I?

Getting back to reality…when your joddies have become so holey that they have their own religion it’s time to allow yourself the luxury of some new horsey gear.

Don’t panic! You can afford to treat yourself. Times are hard for everyone so many equestrian retailers are resorting to sales in order to bring in the punters. Many companies also offer voucher codes that give you discounts at the checkout when you place your order online.

Spend a few minutes on Google looking for ‘promotional coupons’ and you might be surprised at the amount of money you can save.

Happy shopping!