How to grow your payments app with saddlers and saddle fitters
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Saddlers make and repair saddles, bridles, girths and other tack, and saddle fitters travel from yard to yard checking and adjusting saddles as horses change shape. A fitting visit is usually paid on the day, repairs are paid on collection, and a made-to-measure saddle often needs a deposit. Many fitters also sell new and second-hand saddles. A payments app that takes payment on the yard, sends deposit links and handles repair payments can win these trades, and every horse owner who pays sees your app.
Talk to saddlers and saddle fitters
Ask local saddlers and saddle fitters:
- How do horse owners pay you today, and how often do you chase payments?
- Do you take payment on the yard after a fitting?
- Do you take a deposit for made-to-measure saddles?
- Do you sell new and second-hand saddles or take tack in for repair?
Take payment on the yard
Card and phone payments at the end of a fitting visit mean no invoice to chase, even when the fitter sees several owners at one yard.
Send deposit links for made-to-measure work
A payment link for the deposit lets the saddler order materials and start work, and a second link gets the balance paid when the saddle is fitted.
Grow through yards and horse trades
Saddlers and fitters work at the same yards as farriers and riding instructors. One fitter on your app can bring the horse trades around them.
Build it
Create your own financial platform.
Pick a template, name it, brand it, preview every page before you pay. Your brand, your users, your fees.
Build my platform →Questions people ask
What about farriers?
The farriers guide covers shoeing and trimming horses from yard to yard, often every few weeks for the same owners.
Farriers →What about riding stables and livery yards?
The riding stables and livery yards guide covers lessons, hacks and monthly horse care.
Riding stables and livery yards →Can I call it a bank?
In most countries "bank" is a protected word you can only use with a banking licence. Call it an account, a wallet, an app or a platform. The accounts and payments behind a SendPay Business platform are powered by licensed partners.
Is there a step-by-step plan I can follow?
Yes. The free launch checklist takes you from picking your people and naming your app to setting fees, going live and winning your first ten customers.
Digital bank app launch checklist →How do I start?
Pick a template, name it and preview every page before you pay. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank, and does not take deposits; regulated services on the platforms are provided by licensed partners. PayPal, Patreon and Substack are named as reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.