Arena Dressage Saddle

Discerning dressage riders will appreciate the beautifully crafted Arena Dressage Saddle as you and your horse move together in perfect comfort  and harmony. In training and competition, you will enjoy the close contact feeling, enabling you and your horse to perform dressage movements in rhythmic unison.

The Arena Dressage Saddle comes with a medium (black) gullet as part of the EASY-CHANGE Gullet system. 

Riders will turn heads in any Arena with these beautifully styled saddles. They have been meticulously designed with new Horse and Rider Technology (HART) from quality European leather. You will be confident that your saddle is as practical as it is comfortable. 

What is HART?

The technology that makes up HART has been proven to be transformative for horse and rider:

Protective cushioning - The CAIR Cushion System

• All Bates saddles are created with the CAIR cushion system. This system replaces the traditional fillings in your saddle with air, and allows your saddle to constantly adapt to your horses working muscles.

Precision custom fit - The EASY-CHANGE Gullet & Riser Systems

• The EASY-CHANGE Gullet System and the EASY-CHANGE Riser System offers a total fitting solution, allowing you to custom fit your saddle to your horse's changing shape for optimal comfort and performance.

Ergonomic flex - The Elastiflex Tree

• Supported by an EASY-CHANGE Gullet, the Elastiflex Tree features a rigid head to maintain clearance over your horse’s wither, while possessing lateral flexion to work with your horse’s muscular movement with every stride.

Free movement - Performance panel technology

• a generous panel, designed to ensure a large footprint on your horse’s back, maximizing the weight-bearing surface of the saddle and resulting in a reduction in pressure and increased comfort for your horse.
• a wide and even chamber, with performance panels to support your horse’s working muscles and maximize movement in their shoulder area.
• plus complementary technologies for your horse’s comfort including world-leading girthing systems.

Superior rider performance - Comfort Seat Technology

• multilayered foams of exacting densities for instantaneous comfort and support of an optimal position.
• a narrow waist anatomically shaped for closer contact.
• plus complementary technologies for your comfort including world-leading stirrup bar, and systems to precision-tailor support for your riding position.