What is a caprilli saddle?
The Bates Caprilli Close Contact saddle offers a supportive seat for the rider to ensure safe, comfortable landings. Whether commencing your jumping career or competing at the highest level, enjoy exceptional balance and comfort.
Is Bates a good saddle brand?
Bates are a well known manufacturer of high performance saddles. They design and make saddles for dressage, jumping and even have a dedicated wide fit selection. They are the official saddle of the US Eventing Association, which they couldn’t be unless their saddles were exceptionally high quality.
Do all Bates Saddles have CAIR?
CAIR Cushion System: The CAIR Cushion System is patented exclusively to Bates & Wintec saddles so this is something you won’t find anywhere else.
Who makes Bates Saddles?
Bates Australia
Bates Australia is the parent company to Bates Saddles and Wintec. The family-owned business, located in Perth, Western Australia, has expanded into many international markets and can now be found in 36 countries around the world.
Are Bates Saddles adjustable?
Bates saddles are packed full of clever features and options. They’re highly adjustable and comfortable for both horse and rider.
Are Bates Saddles wool flocked?
Bates, Wintec, and Arena saddles have replaced wool flocking with the innovative air panel. The air panels create a fluid cushioning to hug your horse’s individual conformation and allow even weight distribution over the length of the panel.
Are Bates and Wintec the same company?
Saddlery Brands International is the manufacturer of Arena Saddles, Bates Saddles, and Wintec Saddles, and is directly owned by the parent company Hammersmith Nominees. Many of the features in the Arena, Bates and Wintec saddle ranges are protected by patents and design registrations.
What is CAIR in a Bates saddle?
The revolutionary CAIR® Cushion System replaces the traditional fillings in your saddle panel with air. There are two independently sealed Air Cushions within each Saddle Panel. The CAIR® Cushion System is patented worldwide and exclusive to Bates and Wintec Saddles.
Where are Bates saddle made?
Now, all Bates’ R&D and marketing is done in Perth, but the saddles are sent directly from the factory in Vietnam to dressage and recreational horse riders around the world.
Where are Wintec saddles made?
On the Thorowgood: The seat feels like suede, as do the knee rolls, the rest of the saddle is a slicker, harder material that is still comfortable. They are made in England rather than India, are wool flocked and also offer the changeable gullet system.
Are Bates Saddles good for wide horses?
This is a fantastic saddle for all those wide sports horses and performance cobs! The New Bates WIDE Dressage Saddle features Performance driven deeper seat, new comfort seat technology and an ultra –narrow twist, allowing the rider to sit deeper into the saddle.
What are the dimensions of a Bates Caprilli dressage saddle?
Used Bates Caprilli Dressage Saddle. From rivet to rivet measures 8 inches. Also. The embossing starts with an”M” which I assumed meant medium, although I could be wrong. Also, the flap measures 15 inches from the top of the stirrup bar, down along the stitching to the end of the flap.
Why choose the Bates artiste dressage saddle?
The Bates Artiste dressage saddle is undoubtedly a revolution that you need to ride in to believe! With an impressive 100% take-up from our sponsored dressage… As riders, the lump of stirrup leathers under our leg is something we have just come to accept, but WEBBERS do away with the lump completely. WEBBERS…
Who are the USEA and Bates Saddles?
Bates Saddles are long-standing supporters of eventing and this new partnership… “We are honoured to enter into this new partnership with Bates Saddles,” said USEA CEO Rob Burk. “At the USEA we take very seriously the products and companies… Introducing… the new Bates Artiste dressage saddle.
Why choose a uniquebates saddle?
Bates All Purpose Saddles are the most technologically advanced in the world, delivering a new benchmark in comfort for both horse and rider. Underneath the finest European leather, the all-purpose saddles feature all of the innovations and technology synonymous with the high performance, discipline-related saddles.