Capriole Equestrian was started back in 2005 when the two founding members came together with a common goal - to make good quality rugs at an affordable price. It was decided that the fabric quality, threads and fittings had to be of the highest standard. These founding members where both involved in the wholesale fabric, threads and fittings market in Australia and they knew what products worked and what didn't.

The next step was to find someone with the knowledge of manufacturing of horse rugs, thats when I became involved. My name is Di Leslight and I had run a successful horse rug manufacturing business in Murwillumbah, Northern New South Wales, that was called Jaharah Rugs.

After a riding accident I had a rethink about mine and my familiy's future and I sold the business and moved north to Bundaberg - to have a slower pace (little did I know I was about to speed up).

In Mid 2005 one of the owners approached me and asked if I would like to be involved in this new project. This entailed a trip to India to set up the factory and train the staff - only thing was I had never been on a plane! After a fair bit of convincing I decided to get over my fear of flying and go to India. After a period of six months of planning and purchasing machines here in Australia off I went to India. The setup took a month to do and the first products arrived in Australia soon after.

In early 2009 I become a part owner of Capriole after buying one of the original owners out of the business. The other owner is Anthony who in the meantime has become my partner not only in business but in my personal life. Anthony and Di now live in Pearcedale, Victoria, Australia, with Areena and Jackson, just two of our combined six children right in the middle of the largest "horsey" area in Australia.

We are always open to new ideas and suggestions, so please if you have any questions just call or email us and we will always be happy to help.

Capriole has been based on Australian patterns as these were the patterns used and designed by Di. These rugs are made for our horses here so they will fit horses here. They are made to cope with the harsh conditions that we experience. The Capriole brand has now become a well known and loved brand and anytime you go to almost any horse event you will see the Capriole logo on many rugs.

Hope you enjoy your stay in our store and please come back.

Kind Regards

Di, Anthony and kids