Sarah Bullimore rides in the Bates Innova Mono+ for dressage and the Bates Victrix for cross country and show jumping. Both use the CAIR Cushion System and EASY-CHANGE Fit Solution to ensure an optimal fit.
Designed specifically for Cob types, this low profile saddle has a flat tree shape and straighter-cut slim line panels to minimise bulk between horse and rider. Adjustable girthing options enable optimum saddle stability to be achieved.
Engineered for competitive ADVANTAge
Thank you Flo@teamfloeventing, I couldn't have put it better myself!
“The best thing about the Bates Advanta saddle is that I feel so secure! Within 2 days of having the saddle I used it for a British Eventing horse trials and it was amazing. The leather is so soft it felt like it was made to measure. I’ve tried other close contact saddles but this felt like I had so much contact with my pony which made me feel so safe. I love the blocks being on top of the saddle as you don’t get a curved saddle flap. I’ve jumped higher than before just because I feel so secure! My pony moves more freely too, he feels more supple and less restricted. I knew straight away that it was the saddle for me”. Flo @teamfloeventing
Heritage leather upholds the traditional European practices of natural oil and wax tannage. The high oil and wax content of this performance leather ensures optimum suppleness and enhanced rider grip.Characteristic of the finest natural leather, the leather is heavily pre-oiled with visible shade variations, often being referred to as a ‘pull up’ leather with a traditional, if not distressed aesthetic. The depth of colour is dependent on the infused oil content within the fibers of each particular hide. The distinctive tones of colour are particularly visible when the leather is bent as the colour lightens returning over time to its original colour as the oils migrate back through into the fibers.
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.
New to the collection, the Overton is a saddle specifically designed for jumping activities due to it’s forward cut and large padded knee roll which is staggered to encourage proper leg positioning. The leather flap also features a padded section at the skirt to stop creasing and aid comfort. The under panels are made from a synthetic leather and memory foam core which moulds perfectly to the shape of your horse, but there are also felt slits should you require additional flocking.
Gullet plate comes as medium as standard, you can see other gullet plate widths here
Lead times can be up to 12 weeks, please call for availability - 02083080500 or email on sales@daviddyersaddles.co.uk
Practicality and comfort at its best, the Wintec 500 All Purpose is a quality saddle for you to explore wherever you dare! You will feel secure in your position with a supportive seat, and the added comfort and grip of the most supple and durable leather-look, easy-care saddle yet. Be bold and personalise your Wintec saddle with a coloured stirrup keeper! After a big day of riding – simply hose off your easy-care Wintec saddle – after all, the best days end with the messiest saddles! For your horse, they will enjoy the super-soft panels which mould in and around their muscles, hugging their conformation.
If you need to order a different gullet bar for this saddle click here!
*Please note that Wintec saddles can currently have a lead time of up to 3 months. Please click here to contact us and check availability*
Let’s take a closer look at the improvements on your trusted favourites:
1. Next level rider comfort with soft seats that feel close and secure
2. Next level connection with a saddle flap that contours around your horse, channelling your thigh for improved contact
3. Super soft panels, mould in and around your horse’s working muscles for a closer, more stable fit – simply the perfect facilitator of CAIR
4. New, modern look with the choice to feature a pop of colour that celebrates being a Wintec rider
5. Horse and Rider Technology: There are so many features and systems in saddles that can deliver a transformative result for both horse and rider. We’ve made it simple and taken the best of the best when it comes to Horse and Rider Technology, for a gold standard in horse and rider comfort you can trust… we call this HART.
Practicality and comfort at its best, the Wintec 500 SC All Purpose is a quality saddle for you to do a little bit of everything – especially jumping! You will love the open seat with a low, Square Cantle for greater freedom of movement and the added comfort and grip of the most supple and durable leather-look, easy-care saddle yet. Be bold and personalise your Wintec saddle with a coloured stirrup keeper! After a big day of training – simply hose off your easy-care Wintec saddle. For your horse, they will enjoy the super-soft panels which mould in and around their muscles, hugging their conformation and freeing them to move.
If you need to order a different gullet bar for this saddle click here!
*Please note that Wintec saddles can currently have a lead time of up to 3 months. Please click here to contact us and check availability*
Let’s take a closer look at the improvements on your trusted favourites:
1. Next level rider comfort with soft seats that feel close and secure
2. Next level connection with a saddle flap that contours around your horse, channelling your thigh for improved contact
3. Super soft panels, mould in and around your horse’s working muscles for a closer, more stable fit – simply the perfect facilitator of CAIR
4. New, modern look with the choice to feature a pop of colour that celebrates being a Wintec rider
5. Horse and Rider Technology: There are so many features and systems in saddles that can deliver a transformative result for both horse and rider. We’ve made it simple and taken the best of the best when it comes to Horse and Rider Technology, for a gold standard in horse and rider comfort you can trust… we call this HART.
Durable comfort designed especially for you and your wide horse to explore in any weather! The Wintec 500 Wide All Purpose helps you feel secure in your position with a supportive seat, and the added comfort and grip of the most supple and durable leather-look, easy-care saddle yet. You will experience a refined design which provides a surprisingly close contact feeling allowing an effortless leg position and perfect balance. Be bold and personalise your Wintec saddle with a coloured stirrup keeper! For your wide horse, they will enjoy the super-soft panels which mould in and around their muscles, for a closer and more stable fit.
Let’s take a closer look at the improvements on your trusted favourites:
1. Next level rider comfort with soft seats that feel close and secure
2. Next level connection with a saddle flap that contours around your horse, channelling your thigh for improved contact
3. Super soft panels, mould in and around your horse’s working muscles for a closer, more stable fit – simply the perfect facilitator of CAIR
4. New, modern look with the choice to feature a pop of colour that celebrates being a Wintec rider
5. Horse and Rider Technology: There are so many features and systems in saddles that can deliver a transformative result for both horse and rider. We’ve made it simple and taken the best of the best when it comes to Horse and Rider Technology, for a gold standard in horse and rider comfort you can trust… we call this HART.
Let’s take a closer look at the improvements on your trusted favourites:
1. Next level rider comfort with soft seats that feel close and secure
2. Next level connection with a saddle flap that contours around your horse, channelling your thigh for improved contact
3. Super soft panels, mould in and around your horse’s working muscles for a closer, more stable fit – simply the perfect facilitator of CAIR
4. New, modern look with the choice to feature a pop of colour that celebrates being a Wintec rider
5. Horse and Rider Technology: There are so many features and systems in saddles that can deliver a transformative result for both horse and rider. We’ve made it simple and taken the best of the best when it comes to Horse and Rider Technology, for a gold standard in horse and rider comfort you can trust… we call this HART.
Let’s take a closer look at the improvements on your trusted favourites:
1. Next level rider comfort with soft seats that feel close and secure
2. Next level connection with a saddle flap that contours around your horse, channelling your thigh for improved contact
3. Super soft panels, mould in and around your horse’s working muscles for a closer, more stable fit – simply the perfect facilitator of CAIR
4. New, modern look with the choice to feature a pop of colour that celebrates being a Wintec rider
5. Horse and Rider Technology: There are so many features and systems in saddles that can deliver a transformative result for both horse and rider. We’ve made it simple and taken the best of the best when it comes to Horse and Rider Technology, for a gold standard in horse and rider comfort you can trust… we call this HART.
An all-purpose saddle featuring the latest in saddle design and technology, the Bates All Purpose SC delivers instantaneous comfort, security and balance.
This saddle features a square cantle and a forward-cut flap that is particularly suited for pleasure riding involving more jumping. Bates All Purpose SC Saddle Black Systems CAIR® Cushion System EASY-CHANGE Fit Solution
Luxurious comfort for your horse with broad bearing area that achieves a large footprint on your horse’s back. The wide and even chamber through the length of the saddle enables generous clearance of your horse’s spine. An open seat, with a square cantle for a comfortable position while jumping. A narrow waist provides closer contact, so you sit into the saddle rather than on the saddle. The Ergonomic stirrup bar enables the roller of the tongue on the buckle to be recessed into the bar and sit flush, which significantly reduces the bulk under your leg, by at least one thickness of leather. The Point and Balance strap girthing system achieves greater strength and durability and improves the distribution of pull from the front and back of the saddle to increase comfort and saddle stability.
This saddle works well on a wide variety of horses due to the changeable gullet plate and CAIR system. The square cantle allows a little more room in the seat and it makes this all-purpose saddle very comfortable for jumping.
Heritage leather upholds the traditional European practices of natural oil and wax tannage. The high oil and wax content of this performance leather ensures optimum suppleness and enhanced rider grip.Characteristic of the finest natural leather, the leather is heavily pre-oiled with visible shade variations, often being referred to as a ‘pull up’ leather with a traditional, if not distressed aesthetic. The depth of colour is dependent on the infused oil content within the fibers of each particular hide. The distinctive tones of colour are particularly visible when the leather is bent as the colour lightens returning over time to its original colour as the oils migrate back through into the fibers.
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.
The Bates WIDE saddle features a truly high performance seat that delivers a level of comfort and contact never previously experienced in a WIDE saddle. A deeper seat and ultra narrow waist enables the rider to sit deeper ‘into’ the saddle for a well-balanced and central position.
The Bates WIDE Saddle features the EASY-CHANGE™ Gullet System WIDE offering you the choice of four interchangeable gullet plates (1XW – 4XW).
Maximised saddle stability is ensured with the adjustable Y-girthing system offering even distribution of pull from both the front and rear of the saddle. It is absolutely critical that you adjust this system equally on both sides of the saddle.
The panel is ultra generous offering an exceptionally large footprint on your horse’s back maximising the weight bearing area of the saddle for greater comfort and performance.
Short points are available in the UK.
The Bates WIDE All Purpose features the EASY-CHANGE Gullet System WIDE offering you the choice of four interchangeable gullet plates (1XW – 4XW)
Heritage leather upholds the traditional European practices of natural oil and wax tannage. The high oil and wax content of this performance leather ensures optimum suppleness and enhanced rider grip.Characteristic of the finest natural leather, the leather is heavily pre-oiled with visible shade variations, often being referred to as a ‘pull up’ leather with a traditional, if not distressed aesthetic. The depth of colour is dependent on the infused oil content within the fibers of each particular hide. The distinctive tones of colour are particularly visible when the leather is bent as the colour lightens returning over time to its original colour as the oils migrate back through into the fibers.
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.
This saddle offers comfort and close contact guaranteeing the best freedom of movement to the horse.The narrow and deep twist makes the rider closer to the horse for a winning performance. The fit is outstanding for short and muscular horses, also thanks to the panels that are shaved in the front part to give the maximum freedom to the shoulders. The saddle comes with the F23.0 - Trapezium Pad for a perfect fit.
This saddle offers comfort and close contact guaranteeing the best freedom of movement to the horse.The narrow and deep twist makes the rider closer to the horse for a winning performance. The fit is outstanding for short and muscular horses, also thanks to the panels that are shaved in the front part to give the maximum freedom to the shoulders. The saddle comes with the F23.0 - Trapezium Pad for a perfect fit.
Prestige offer a wide range of custom fit options call 0208 308 0500 for more details and questions.
The X-Prestige Helen K gets a new look! Patent leather inserts make it even more elegant than before. The technical specifications and the feeling for the rider remain unchanged, with the same narrow, deep twist. The rider is seated very close to the horse without hindering its movements. The blocks are innovative, as they are now curved to follow the anatomy of the horse. They have been designed to follow the somatic development of the horse’s shoulder, to enhance balance with horse’s natural shape while respecting its musculo-skeletal conformation. The proportion between structure and softness adds to the block’s comfort and optimises synergy between the horse and the rider. The fancy inserts are on the back of the cantle. Also available in the “Pure” version, with no décor stitching or patent leather inserts on the back of the cantle. The anatomically shaped panels ensure maximum freedom of movement for the trapezius muscles.
Limited stock held, allow approx 6 weeks for delivery if ordered.
Prestige offer a wide range of custom fit options call 0208 308 0500 for more details and questions.
The X-Prestige Helen gets a new look! Patent leather inserts make it even more elegant than before. The technical specifications and the feeling for the rider remain unchanged, with the same narrow, deep twist. The rider is seated very close to the horse without hindering its movements. The blocks are innovative, as they are now curved to follow the anatomy of the horse (they are also available on Velcro upon request). They have been designed to follow the somatic development of the horse’s shoulder, to enhance balance with horse’s natural shape while respecting its musculo-skeletal conformation. The proportion between structure and softness adds to the block’s comfort and optimises synergy between the horse and the rider. The fancy inserts are on both, the back of the cantle and on the face of the blocks. Also available in the “Pure” version, with no décor stitching or patent leather inserts on the blocks or on the back of the cantle. The anatomically shaped panels ensure maximum freedom of movement for the trapezius muscles.
Also available in the "FS - Free Seat" which is a more open seat version of the Helen.
Limited stock held, allow approx 6 weeks for delivery if ordered.
Prestige offer a wide range of custom fit options call 0208 308 0500 for more details and questions.
The Platinum Ultima is a truly unique saddle offering the ultimate fitting solution without compromise to the horse or rider. The Platinum comes with an interchangeable tree and switch panel system, which can only be changed by an approved Albion stockists. It has specially tanned full grain Ultima flap leather and the best Italian calfskins for seat and pads, with moulded knee rolls. Available in standard seat or narrow seat.
You can order this saddle with different welting colours and in patent. The one featured in the photo is caramel, but the options are endless!
The Fairfax Andrew Hoy XC saddle features a two-part panel that prevents the front of the saddle from being pulled down and in. The main part of the panel bears the rider's weight and the front part under the rider's knee is separated to de-restrict the shoulder girdle muscles. The adjustable blocks under the rider’s knee enables the muscles that activate the shoulder to move freely. They come in two depths that can quickly be adapted to suit the horse. If the horse has an asymmetrical shoulder development, you can use the shallower block on the larger shoulder to enable the rider to sit squarely.
Handmade in Walsall by highly skilled Master Saddlers, using selected Italian calf skins and top grade English butt leather changeable gullet width available in N/M to XW/XXW
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