The story started about 15 years ago when I meet a certain Estelle in France.
I was Philippe Rozier’s rider and she was representing a famous French bridler brand that was sponsoring Philippe.
We became friends and stayed in touch all those years.
Fast forward to this year when she landed in Mexico. She was now representing Antares and was coming to meet the reseller here. So she called me for dinner to catch up.
I always been in love with an other brand for all I can remember, and in my mind I was married to that brand. But talking with her about life & work, thing leading to an other, she asked me if I wanted to try one Antares saddle. “Just to see”
[A PARTE I’ll be honest, I’m a bit closed minded when it come to working with brands. If I like you i’ll stick with you for a very long time and NOT try anything else ]
So I said “yes, sure why not, but I’ll warn you I’ll probably not gonna like”.
After 2 min on a brand new (which is not suppose to be comfy) saddle I was speechless.
What a surprise I had , I couldn’t believe I like something else than my old brand.
I didn’t know what to say , first because i was wrong saying I will not like it;
second the feelings on the Antares was amazing.
Estelle smiles , and told me that if I wanted we could talk about a sponsorship with the Mexican seller.
It caught me out of guard, it was the FIRST time in my life someone offered me a full sponsorship , and the cherry on the cake with a brand I fell in love that day!
Now I have been riding and using the bridle for half of a year , I can truly told you my opinion about Antares.
I would never accepte to work with a brand that I don’t believe in (I refuse crazy offers before just because I didn’t like the brand).
Antares is a stunning brand , where the French elegance is combine with technic and savoir faire. The high quality of the products is undeniable.
I have the “Contact” saddle , and for me (pro jumper) I’m obsess with the feeling of being super close to my horse, having a comfy sit, my legs are going naturally in the right place. The grip feeling under me is good but is not blocking the movement. I feel in the right spot on the back and have a super balance on it.
I’m really grateful for this opportunity and wish we will be together for very long time.
Thank you @antares , @antares.mexico and the last but not least @Estelle!!!!!!!
All picture are from @anwaresquivel
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