The Bates Pony Elevation+ Saddle is a precision performance jump saddle featuring world leading innovations and modern aesthetics with contrast stitching. A deep seat ensures perfect balance, stability and security in the saddle for the young rider . The precise cantle angle encourages you to find your central position with ease. This high performance model features the added performance advantage of double-lined leather, renowned for its ultra soft and grippy characteristics, increasing young rider feel and comfort.
An anatomically shaped tree enables greater comfort and room for your pony’s shoulder, while retaining a close contact feel for the young rider. It reduces the occurrence of lifting at the back, which is often accepted with jumping saddles.
Your pony will show a marked improvement in their freedom of movement, as world leading performance systems the EASY-CHANGE Fit Solution and CAIR Cushion System maximise your pony’s comfort and freedom of movement. Your pony will enjoy unsurpassed adaptability for an optimal fit, even weight distribution, a fluid cushioning and the ultimate impact absorption for total comfort.
Opulence
Select models feature soft milled, Opulence Leather on the exterior of the saddle, renowned for its ultra-soft and grippy characteristics, ensuring immediate rider comfort, security and reducing any ‘breaking in’ time traditionally associated with new saddles.Models featuring Opulence Leather often offer additional features such as a recessed stirrup channel for the ultimate in close contact, wear patches for added durability and key innovations in rider comfort and adjustability such as an Adjustable Ergonomic Stirrup Bar. Included features will vary by model.
Luxe
Luxe Leather is hand-selected from the finest calf-leather in the world and meticulously cared for throughout its specialised tanning process. This will guarantee exceptional performance in strength, richness of colour, ultra-soft feel and level of grip to meet the unique demands of an equestrian saddle. Leather is a natural product and as such any marks, scars or colour variations within the Luxe Leather are not a fault and add to the individual character of your new Bates Luxe Leather saddle. Your new saddle will feel exceptionally grippy, luxurious and succulent from day one, providing you with the ultimate in comfort and prestige.
