Bates All Purpose Square Cantle Saddle with CAIR

The Bates All Purpose SC features a low square shaped cantle and the option for riders to use rear Flexiblocs which makes it particularly suited for leisure riding involving more jumping. The All Purpose offers a luxurious seat ideal for leisure riding and flatwork with a slightly forward, rounded flap for security over fences. The deep seat supports a correct and balanced position for those who want to do a bit of everything in their saddle.

Riders will experience the power of innovation with instantaneous comfort, security and balance. Featuring Heritage Leather, which upholds traditional practices in natural oil and wax tannage, highlighting a desirable rich patina, characteristic of only the finest natural leathers. The high oil and wax content of this performance leather enhances rider grip with optimal suppleness and a fully natural surface.

Featuring world-leading performance systems, the CAIR Cushion System and the Easy-Change Fit Solution to offer the ultimate in ease of fitting and comfort for your horse. These revolutionary systems work together to provide a custom fit and a fluid cushioning to hug your horse's individual conformation for even weight distribution over the entire length of the panel. The CAIR Cushion System replaces the traditional fillings with air filled panels, and the EASY-CHANGE Fit solution offers riser inserts that allow you to cater the panel to your horses specific shape and create a custom fit.

Features:

• Molded knee inserts.
• Provision for optional rear FlexiBloc.
• Drop panel points.
• Ergonomic stirrup bar.
• Quick change billet system.
• Short triple billets with point strap and balance fitting options.
Elastiflex tree has a rigid head to maintain clearance over the horse’s withers. It also offers the lateral flexion to work with your horse’s movements. Precision engineered to be lightweight, symmetrical and ultra-durable, this tree is guaranteed against breakage for 10 years under normal riding conditions.

EASY-CHANGE Fit Solution is comprised of the EASY-CHANGE Gullet system and the EASY-CHANGE Riser system. It offers a total saddle fitting solution for absolute horse comfort and your peace of mind. Select the optimal gullet width in the EASY-CHANGE Gullet system for your horse’s current shape and muscling. Make adjustments within the saddle panels for optimal balance and clearance with the EASY-CHANGE Riser system. All adjustments are measurable, symmetrical and completely reversible, ensuring total confidence in the saddle’s ability to be custom fitted to the horse’s changing shape for optimal comfort and performance.

CAIR® Cushion system uses air cushions in place of traditional panel fittings. CAIR air cushion technology inside generously sized Bates performance panels provides significant advantages in the way it distributes the rider’s weight and cushions the horse’s back. Under your weight, air cushions continually mold to mirror your horse’s individual conformation and working muscles. They ensure a close, even contact over a much larger weight-bearing area and help eliminate instances of pressure points. In cushioning your horse’s back, the dynamic nature of the air ensures it works in synergy with your horse’s muscles, rather than your horse’s muscles working against a static medium. Additionally, air provides the ultimate shock absorption, reducing instances of trauma to your horse’s back.

Quick-Change Girth Point System offers peace of mind in knowing that the points can be fitted to factory standard throughout the life of the saddle. This girth system also allows customization by a saddler or s