The Tack Room

We have a selection of Spanish, Western, and Costa Rican McLellan saddles, but no English saddles). We have sizes from kid's single saddles (down to about 40 pounds) to adult extra long saddles (for large adults and in Costa Rica these long saddles are used to carry young children - a popular way for Costa Ricans to transport their families).

We have the bits (called “frenos” in Spanish), but most horses use Hackamore systems.

Centaura's saddles are lightweight fiberglass covered with top grain leather. The cinch, stirrup straps are leather with interior nylon webbing reinforcement. The quality of workmanship is surpassed only by their comfort. The saddle flap covers the cinch strap, eliminating chafing on the inner thigh.

Some of Centaura’s guests bring their own saddles. But a lot end of buying one of the exquisite saddles our saddlemaker creates for us. It is usually only about a week from start to finish for a custom saddle.

The majority of Centaura's saddles are modified Spanish form, and designed for long hours of comfort in the saddle.
The tack room in Centaura's stables near Arenal volcano (San Carlos, Costa Rica)
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