The new Bates Artiste Dressage Saddle is the secret to ignite your dressage performance. Designed to provide a natural position and sensitive connection, the saddle all but disappears and your performance is amplified. Not overstated, but features bold innovations that enhance your riding.
This saddle celebrates the art of dressage, made to achieve the perfect fit for your horse. Generating power and depth of expression like you have never felt before. Perfectly balanced to help you find stability, grant you stillness, independence of seat and a lightness of hand and leg.
Feel the ultimate sensitivity, driving a connection that enables the most subtle finesse in your aids.
Features:
SweetSpot seat - The SweetSpot seat guides riders to a neutral seat with your pelvic bones are square and contact is closest. This allows for the lower leg to perfectly align and support your upper body in balance.
SynergyPanel - a revolutionary low profile panel, achieves a quick and seamless transition from your seat to your horse for unprecedented connection. The Bates SynergyPanel provides ultimate free movement which allows your horse to perform to their full potential, without restriction. The most shock absorbent and protective panel for your horse’s comfort and full range of movement.
Monoflap - the monoflap design enables the saddle to all but disappear under your leg. Giving you the closest connection to your horse. The unique shape of the Artiste flap allows your aids to transmit to your horse cleanly and directly.
Moveable FlexiContourbloc Enjoy additional support and stability for your leg, and eliminate lift with a block that contours and flows through the full length of the block. Also, avoid fit hassle with a fully moveable block that allows you to customize angle and fit to your leg.
Adjustable Ergonomic Stirrup Bar The adjustable Ergonomic stirrup bar makes maintaining the perfect balance and strength of leg effortless. This paired with the moveable block allows you to customize fit specifically to your leg and individual position.
Luxe Leather Luxurious and tactile grip. High quality, soft and suppl leather with reinforcements in all the right places.
Additional features include:
External knee block. Quilted panel points Running Y-Girthing. S-Buckle Girth Points. Bates HART Technology. Sizing Guide:
Size 0 = 16.5-17”
Size 1 = 17-17.5”
Size 2 = 17.5 – 18”
