Description
Our elegant Classica Dressage Saddle provides the ultimate balance for riders who prefer a deeper seat. The graceful twist and monoflap design allow for a natural inner thigh drape and closer lower leg communication. You’ll enjoy the sumptuous cradling comfort from the moment you mount.
Expertly handcrafted by our Master Saddlers in England, our unique flexible-point tree creates generous freedom for your horse’s shoulders. The wide gullet channel eliminates any pressure on the spine, and broad wool-flocked panels ensure comfortable weight distribution. Combined with our VersaFit™ Saddle Pad System, you can achieve a fully customized fit that supports long-term comfort and performance – a rarity in the sport of dressage.
The feel of this saddle is especially appreciated by those working towards the higher levels of Classical collection, while at the same time delighting equestrians of all stages of development. We’re often told that our Classica Dressage Saddle allows such an ideally balanced posture that riders forget all about the saddle while astride – and can therefore fully concentrate on partnering with their horse.
Our Classica Dressage Saddle is part of a complete SADDLE SYSTEM, created to allow your horse to move as nature intended! Our saddles are engineered with more generous, open-fitting trees, and are designed to work specifically with the lifting, sculpting and cushioning power of the VersaFit™ Pad & Shim System.
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- Master Craftsmanship – Handmade in England by our Master Saddlers
- Monoflap Design – Streamlined for closer leg connection & feel
- Deeper Classical Seat – Perfectly balanced, our slimmest twist, slightly higher cantle; core options of soft foam or extra-soft latex (note: extra-soft seat will ride slightly smaller)
- Front Knee Rolls – Available with 6″ short or 9.5″ long rolls
- Hook-Style Stirrup Bar – Pairs well with our single stirrup leathers
- Long Billets – Rear billet on a web V-swinger for enhanced stability
- Flexible Point Spring Tree – Shorter points with flexible ends for dynamic shoulder freedom
- Soft, Broad Panels – Even weight distribution for maximum horse comfort
- Jacob’s Wool Flocking – Finest quality for long-term performance and softness
- Premium Leather – Buffalo leather flap and skirt for durability, Italian Calf leather for seat, knee rolls and panels
SMARTFLX™ TECHNOLOGY
“Welcoming” the horse’s back in motion requires that you MANAGE THE INTERFACE – which is the space between your horse’s body and the underside of the saddle. After incorporating a good saddle, this is the next most important factor for successful saddle fit when you want to give your horse the opportunity to enjoy the journey with you. With SmartSaddlePads.com saddle pads and tapered foam shims you are best equipped to custom fit the interface of your horse to adapt to individual age, top line shape and state of training.
SMARTFLX´S EXCLUSIVE, UNIQUELY SHAPED TREES ARE THE SUBSTRUCTURE AND MAJOR KEY TO SUCCESS OF ANY OF OUR SADDLES.
The very special SMARTFLX™ shape provides room needed for the horse’s back to come up in performance of any athletic maneuvers, especially ones requiring significant engagement or “collection”. Also sculpted into the SMARTFLX™ shape are the ergonomic considerations built in for the rider which enable feeling close to the horse´s body and it´s movement while securely balanced and unstressed in hip, knee and ankle joints. The “bars” and “groundseat” of the SMARTFLX™ western tree are a one-piece molded shape based on years of research and development incorporating thousands of horses worldwide. This molded piece is formed utilizing a particular, extraordinary elastomer compound material that is solid enough to support the rider and protect the horse’s back yet flexible enough to allow the horse to move as nature intended and the human to feel connected in harmony. It is amazingly thin and keeps you close to your horse. Our wooden forks and cantles provide the base stability to hold the bars at the attitude and angle that our research proved was optimal. Our english saddles are constructed with the same principles regarding the spacious, welcoming shape we know is necessary for healthy, comfortable movement. English SMARTFLX™ trees are handcrafted by Master Saddlers in England utilizing digitally sculpted, laminated beechwood bars reinforced by steel head plate and thin diagonal steel bands that support appropriate diagonal flexibility. Because the SMARTFLX™ trees are sculpted to welcome the expanded “moving” horse body, there is room to accommodate an enormous variety of horse breeds and sizes.
VersaFit unique shimming concept provides a simple way to offer dynamic custom fit. The welcoming “hug” of our saddles’ undersides provides for a physically and mentally un-restricted equine athlete capable of enjoying full physical potential under saddle.
