Total elegance meets high performance in an iconic dressage saddle that is state of the art. The Bates Isabell Icon stands alone in freeing your horse’s full scope of movement and conveying your aids clearly. Strengthening your natural position and enhancing your intuitive connection, through saddle innovation and career experience. Your journey starts here.

For you
Beneath elegant lines, the perfect dressage seat and leading saddle innovations can be tailored perfectly for your ridden biomechanics. When you optimise the saddle for your natural position,
your balance and stability are enhanced, you ride in total synergy and your vision comes to life.

“Sitting centrally in the saddle you feel close to your horse, able to sit deeper with exceptional stability to move with the swing of your horse.” Isabell Werth

For your horse
Engineered to adapt with your horse as they move through their body with total comfort, displaying strength and suppleness through their movements.
You will immediately notice your connection is accentuated and your horse more intrinsically responsive to your aids.

“I love to see the freedom in my horse’s shoulder, to feel in their expression they are comfortable and supple. The adjustability of my saddle together with CAIR has kept so many of my horses so comfortable over so many years.” Isabell Werth

Bates SynergyPanel: the ultimate for close contact dressage performance

Exclusive to Bates Saddles. Ultra-fine and low profile, this panel sculpts away from your horse’s shoulder and transitions contact seamlessly and gradually on to your horse’s body, freeing their shoulder and achieving optimal space around the wither. The connection between you and your horse is accentuated through channelling your leg with seamless contact to let your horse feel your aids as they have never before. Your horse will instantly respond to the soft cushioning of the CAIR Cushion System, which lets them extend, lift and round to their fullest potential.

Bates Advanta Event Saddle

The Bates Advanta® eventing saddle is engineered for perfect connection between you and your horse.
With an ultra-sensitive feel of your horse and effortless balance, together you are poised for take-off and prepared for the unexpected. Sharpen your reflexes and push your boundaries in the new competitive advantage.

Engineered for competitive ADVANTAge

Arena Monoflap Jump Saddle 

Experience the closest connection with your horse in the Arena Monoflap Jump. The single-flap design offers an intimate feel, allowing you to maintain a balanced and supportive seat. The external support blocs ensure effortless positioning throughout your ride. Whether you're perfecting your form in training or competing at the highest levels, this saddle combines exceptional performance with head-turning style, elevating your meticulous turnout to new heights.

Arena Pony Monoflap Jump Saddle

You’ll feel like a star in the Arena Pony Monoflap Jump, a smart single-flap saddle that helps you stick close to your pony. With comfy knee blocks to keep you steady and less leather between you and your horse, you'll be ready to tackle jumps with confidence. Whether you're practicing at home or showing off at competitions, this good-looking saddle helps you ride your best without breaking the bank.
 

Good connection in your first jump saddle

Experience the difference a monoflap design can make. The single-flap construction eliminates bulk between you and your mount, creating an intimate connection that helps you feel every stride and movement. This enhanced contact gives you the confidence to develop your position and tackle new challenges, whether you're schooling at home or competing in the show ring. 

Young riders will feel support in their developing position

Strategic external knee blocks provide reliable support without restricting movement, helping you maintain a secure position as you navigate courses and perfect your technique. The thoughtful design promotes proper alignment while allowing the freedom of movement essential for developing an independent seat. 

Competition ready whether showjumping or eventing

Make a striking impression at every show with the Arena Pony Monoflap Jump's refined appearance. The clean lines and professional finish ensure you'll stand out for all the right reasons, while the practical design holds up to the demands of regular training and competition. 

Smart investment for growing riders 

As a proud member of the Arena saddle family, this monoflap incorporates the same attention to detail and quality materials as its acclaimed predecessor. The combination of HART and attainable pricing makes it an ideal choice for dedicated riders building their competitive foundation. 
 

Arena Children's GP Saddle

The must-buy saddle for every child starting their riding journey
Begin your riding journey with the Arena Children's All Purpose, a saddle created just for young riders learning horsemanship. With specially positioned stirrup bars and a youth-focused design, this saddle helps you find natural balance and control of your pony. Whether you're mastering your first rising trot or heading to shows, this beautiful leather saddle makes learning to ride easier and more fun.

Take your first steps on your riding journey with a saddle designed for young equestrians from the start. The Arena Children's General Purpose saddle combines thoughtful design with complete comfort, making it the perfect foundation for learning young riders. 

Made for learning to ride on your pony
Experience the difference a child-specific saddle can make. The specially designed seat shape works with growing bodies instead of against them, creating a natural position that helps you feel secure and balanced. This enhanced support gives you the confidence to develop proper techniques and master new skills, whether you're learning in lessons or enjoying your first show day. 

Developed to help you learn while feeling safe
Strategic stirrup bar placement provides reliable stability without forcing an awkward position, helping you maintain proper form as you master rising trot and steering. The thoughtful design promotes correct alignment while allowing the freedom of movement you need when learning independent riding skills. 

Suitable for lessons or leisure riding
Make a positive impression in any riding situation with the refined appearance. The classic lines and quality leather finish ensure you'll look the part for all the right reasons, while the practical design holds up to the demands of regular lessons and pony adventures. 

Great value first saddle for young riders  
As your first leather saddle, this all-purpose design incorporates the attention to detail and quality materials that make learning enjoyable and effective. The combination of youth-focused engineering and attainable pricing makes it an ideal choice for dedicated young riders building their basic skills. 

Begin your journey to horsemanship with a saddle that understands where you're starting—and helps you build confidence with every ride. 

Bates All Purpose

The Bates All Purpose Saddle is the first truly high performance, general purpose saddle in the world, featuring cutting edge design and technology never previously seen in general purpose saddles. The Bates All Purpose Saddle has a deeper seat for added security and greater confidence, 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 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. Experience the power of innovation with instantaneous comfort, security and balance, ensuring the most luxurious seat for leisure riding, flatwork and some jumping.

Your horse 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 horse’s comfort and freedom of movement. Your horse will enjoy unsurpassed adaptability for an optimal fit, even weight distribution and fluid cushioning for their total comfort.

Fairfax World Class Monoflap Dressage

Developed to maximise synchronicity. Configuration of the seat & knee block enables the rider to feel more 'at one' with their horse

• Seat is shaped for ultimate closeness and balance.
• Optimal level of rider support, without restriction.
• Seven physique options to suit individual rider anatomy.
• Girthing options to optimise stability.
• Changeable gullet bar.
• Available in 'Croc' and 'Plain' Trim
• 17" seat available with standard or long flap
• 17.5" seat available with petite, standard or long flap
• 18" seat available with petite or standard flap
• Option of having the Elias panel on the World Class saddle for a deeper rear, and slim front, gussets for a horse with 'uphill' conformation.

This saddle was designed and tested using pressure mapping and gait analysis.

 

Please note - this product is not available for export outside of the UK

A truly luxurious fully hide-covered showjumping saddle with a professional look and feel, supplied with two sets of moveable & changeable blocks to precisely refine your exact leg support requirements.

This is the saddle for you if you are looking for the professional feel of a fully-hide covered jump saddle with added design details to complete the look.

• Hide-covered flap for a true luxurious look and feel.
• Contrast welt and piping add luxurious finishing touches.
• Finely-balanced seat.
• Supplied with large and small moveable blocks to fine tune leg support.
• Girthing options help the saddle fitter achieve optimum stability

Please note - this product is not available for export outside of the UK

Achieve a super close contact feel with this fully hide-covered monoflap. It has a well balanced seat and small surface-mounted blocks that offer support without restricting your position across country.

This will suit anyone looking for a super close contact feel and professional look of a fully hide-covered monoflap. Added design details give the finishing touches.

• A well- balanced seat and small surface-mounted blocks that offer support without restricting your position across country .
• Contrast welt and piping add luxurious finishing touches.
• Hide-covered flap for a truly luxurious look and feel.
• Contrast welt and piping add luxurious finishing touches.
• Unique monoflap girthing options help the saddle fitter achieve optimum stability.

Please note - this product is not available for export outside of the UK

For riders who want the professional feel of a fully hide-covered monoflap saddle, but with a comfortable mid seat and smaller supportive block.

Available in black only this saddle will suit you if you are looking for the professional close-contact feel of a monoflap design.

• Hide-covered flap for a true luxurious look and feel.
• Patent welt and piping add luxurious finishing touches.
• A true dressage seat (but not too forward).
• Surface mounted block offers leg support without restriction
• Unique monoflap girthing options help the saddle fitter achieve optimum stability.

Please note - this product is not available for export outside of the UK

The new GG Extra was developed in cooperation with master rider and Passier partner Ingrid Klimke. The new, modern look turns this popular model into a new highlight. The comfortable deep seat, the anatomical thigh supports and the soft knee inserts with the convenient quilting enable direct contact with the horse. The design inset with alternative stirrup strap lead makes this saddle a true eye-catcher! The freedom panels ensure an optimum fit to the horse's back. Team Klimke – now also in the dressage arena powered by Passier!

Whitaker Overton Jump Saddle

**Sale items may show some signs of wear**

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

 

Wintec 500 All Purpose| HART

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!



 

Wintec 500 All Purpose| 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!



 

Wintec 500 Wide All Purpose| 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.   

Wintec 2000 All Purpose Saddle |HART

Unbeatable comfort and support for riders who wants to do a little bit of everything! You will sink into the super-soft, deep seat of the Wintec 2000 All Purpose and experience total luxury in our top-of-the-range all purpose saddle. In this saddle, your leg will easily find a natural groove and your contact and communication will become effortless. For your horse, they will enjoy the super-soft panels which mould in and around their muscles, hugging their unique conformation whether training or competing in any discipline.

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*

Bates All Purpose Square Cantle Saddle | CAIR

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.

 

Fairfax Cara Monoflap Saddle

Specifically to suit the 'uphill' conformation of the Friesian breed and baroque types such as Andalusians, Lipizzaners and Lusitanos.

• Luxurious, super-grippy Italian calf leather
• Croc trim on the forepiece, flap and cantle
• Deep rear, and slim front, gussets to provide a perfectly balanced platform for the rider on an 'uphill' horse
• Surface-mounted thigh block gives the experienced rider support without restricting their position (same block as the Petrus and Stella)
• Patented Performance Panel is proven to help the horse move more freely, improving extension, flexion and gait symmetry
• Panel is lined with pressure relieving Prolite and flocked with pure English wool
• Use the shoulder blocks to fine tune the amount of leg support the rider requires
• Customise the blocks to allow the rider to sit squarely on a horse with asymmetrical shoulders

Colour: black
Trim: croc
Sizes: 17”, 17½”, 18” (7 seat and flap size combinations)

Fairfax Stella Monoflap Dressage

The same tree, seat and panel as the Petrus Monoflap but with stylish design touches and snake print embellishment.

• Luxurious, super-grippy Italian calf leather
• Snakeskin print on the cantle, forepiece, and stirrup loop
• Grey stitching on the flaps and welting on the seat
• Surface-mounted thigh block gives the experienced rider support without restricting their position
• Patented Performance Panel proven to help the horse move more freely, improving extension, flexion and gait symmetry
• Panel is lined with pressure relieving Prolite and flocked with pure English wool
• Use the shoulder blocks to fine tune the amount of leg support the rider requires
• Customise the blocks to allow the rider to sit squarely on a horse with asymmetrical

Colour: black
Trim: snakeskin
Sizes: 16½” 17”, 17½”, 18” (10 seat and flap size combinations)

Compared to our High Wither Standard GP model, the High Wither Compact GP is compact for its size, has a neat seat, slimmer rear gussets and the tree is shorter and slightly flatter on the underside.

Ghosted stitching allows knee pad to contour over the knee-roll and hide-covered calf pad make this a high comfort GP. Cut forward enough to accommodate a jumping leg position. 
Open-headed tree and well-balanced panel make this a very universal fitting saddle.

• Colour: Black, Brown
• Seat Size: 17”, 17½”,18"
• Changeable Gullet: R-Bar

Kent & Masters Universal GP|KSUGP

This saddle offers an alternative to the Kent & Masters Compact GP – it has wider, flatter seat and will suit you if you like the feel of ‘more room’ in the seat, or if you are slightly wider in the hips.

This S-Series Universal GP benefits from superior craftsmanships and higher specification design details for a truly luxurious feel and appearance. It also features the following details:

• Full length, generous front gussets.
• A generous panel with a good bearing surface, and wide channel for spine clearance.
• Standard-wither gullet depth for horses with a medium wither profile .
• An alternative seat shape to the Compact GP which makes it a viable option for those who find the neat, compact seat doesn’t suit them.
• Velcro knee and calf blocks under the flap which can be positioned to suit your leg length and position. Ghosted stitching on the knee pad helps it contour neatly around the block and ensures added comfort
• Changeable girthing arrangement which allows saddle stability to be optimised instantly 

Please note - this product is not available for export outside of the UK