A LEAP OF FAITH FOR EQUESTRIANS SINCE 1975
EVENTING • DRESSAGE • JUMPING
An eventing saddle is a specialized piece of equestrian equipment designed to meet the rigorous demands of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. Because eventing requires high performance across three distinct disciplines, these hybrid saddles combine the best features of dressage and jumping designs to ensure both horse and rider excel in every phase.
To navigate technical courses and maintain speed, a saddle must offer specific structural advantages:
Forward-Cut Flaps: These allow for a shorter stirrup length, making it easier for the rider to adopt a secure jumping position or two-point seat during the cross-country phase.
Balanced Seat Design: Eventing saddles are engineered to help the rider remain centered during fast-paced riding, providing vital stability over complex terrain.
Enhanced Support: Integrated knee and thigh rolls promote a secure leg position, which is crucial for safety and precision when navigating fences.
Success in eventing depends heavily on the horse’s freedom of movement and physical well-being. Modern eventing saddles incorporate:
Even Pressure Distribution: Designs that spread the rider’s weight across the horse’s back to prevent sore spots during long rides.
Adjustable Gullet Systems: Many top-tier saddles feature customizable gullets, allowing the fit to be modified as the horse develops muscle or changes shape throughout the season.
Padded Comfort: High-quality padding in the seat and panels ensures the horse remains comfortable during high-impact landings.
Unlike a dedicated dressage or jumping saddle, the eventing model offers a “best of both worlds” solution. It provides the stability needed for cross-country while remaining flexible enough for the precision of the dressage arena. For the competitive rider, this specialized gear is an investment in both safety and performance.
These are a small selection of the saddles we carry in stock with immediate availability.
Since 1934, Bates Saddles have been driven by a philosophy of innovation focused on saddle performance and comfort for both you and your horse. When it comes to saddle fit and your horse’s comfort, Bates Saddles are the optimum choice. Our research and development team have pioneered modern saddle adjustability, and are responsible for many of the saddle features that address the comfort of horses today. We have earned our reputation as the industry experts in developing creative solutions to optimise horse and rider comfort and performance. We work alongside elite riders to develop highly specialised saddles in each of their chosen disciplines. Our success lies in identifying the changing needs of horses and riders. We are thorough in our research, employing every means available to us in evaluating our products. Bates Saddles enlists the services of expert physicists, veterinarians, and saddle fitters to assist in appraising our saddles, ensuring complete confidence in their proven advantages.
Handcrafted in northern Italy, a region renowned for its top-quality leather, Erreplus saddles are made from premium bull leather for exceptional performance. Designed for modern sport horses, our innovative saddle trees enhance comfort for those with regular or prominent shoulders. Adjustable, flocked panels ensure a custom fit, expertly maintained by our network of Society of Master Saddlers Qualified Fitters, keeping your saddle perfectly adjusted for you and your horse throughout its lifetime.
Prestige Italia has been designing, manufacturing and distributing saddles and riding accessories since 1974. The first company in the district of Vicenza, known worldwide for the art of tanning, Prestige Italia is internationally renowned for the quality and design of its riding products, specifically saddles and leather harnesses. Made in Italy by vocation, prestige Italia combines the ancient know-how of master saddlers with an industrial manufacturing approach, respectful of everyone involved in the production chain.
Kent & Masters saddles are expertly made in England and are proud that all their leather saddles are handmade in England by skilled craftsmen and qualified master saddlers using traditional techniques. They combine this heritage with scientific research & testing plus saddle-fitting expertise to develop fitting solutions for even the trickiest conformation.
Albion’s guiding principle is simple. Blending traditional values and artisan craftsmanship with revolutionary innovation and state of the art technology, they take tremendous pride in producing beautifully handcrafted equestrian supplies. Established in 1985 with a core vision, the brand began to pioneer a truly premium range of equestrian supplies. Since then, they have gained an outstanding reputation for providing premium quality, excellent customer service and for being talented saddle makers.
The Ideal Saddle Company is one of the largest manufacturers of all leather saddles on wooden saddle trees in the world, offering an extensive range of dressage, show jumping, eventing and showing styles. For over thirty years we have been based in Walsall, the home of English saddlery, and our range of saddles offers unrivalled choice in quality, style and performance, whether you’re a leisure rider, a competitive amateurs or a top level professional. With skilled fitting, the finest workmanship and our trademark flexibility we create the IDEAL saddle for you AND your horse, ensuring that you can both achieve your best.
Fairfax Saddles are renowned for their scientific design, development and testing. They make saddles, girths and bridles that are proven to relieve pressure and improve the horse’s performance, which is why they are chosen by some of the best riders in the world. Experienced saddlers make their saddles in Walsall, England using a mixture of traditional techniques and cutting-edge technology. Their innovative designs are proven by science and protected by patents, their ground-breaking research is regularly published in reputable scientific journals and presented at veterinary conferences worldwide.
