BATES CAPRILLI DRESSAGE SADDLES

A wonderful soft saddle in the dressage style, which helps you gain a comfortable seat with longer stirrups for distance rides. Please read more about these saddles following the link.

Endurance saddles by Leon Liversage

Please read more about Leon's Saddles under  www.trailrider.co.za

 

The Full Leather Enduro is designed specifically for Endurance riding. This saddle is not a lighter version or some adapt ion of an existing saddle. Placing the rider towards the centre on a balancing point minimizing the effort of the rider on a rising trot and maximizing the quality of the horse’s movement.


The saddle is designed and perfected for the competitive rider and still gives you the balanced ride to ensure the dressage seat, confirming the maximum weight distribution on the horse.


Purpose:

Endurance & Long distance

Construction:

Leather on synthetic tree

Rigging:

English

Stirrups:

Standard Endurance - 1 1/4 inch


Design

  1. •The Enduro is the first saddle designed specifically for endurance riding.

  2. •This saddle is not a lighter version or some adaptation of an existing saddle.

  3. •It does not look or feel like any saddle that you have used before.

Benefits

  1. •Frees up the horse muscular motion in the shoulder.

  2. •Removes or reduces tension in the horses back muscles.

  3. •Eliminates discomfort and allows the horse to relax and move with a rounded frame.

  4. •Balancing rider and the horse.

  5. •Naturally assists the rider to “ride with their hips” or to flow with the motion of the horse.

  6. •Reduces strain on the rider.

  7. •Extends the horses stride.

  8. •Position on the horse and seat shape makes it comfortable.

  9. •Reduces rider “lower back” ache.

  10. •Reduces strain on the horse’s hindquarters.

 

General

Our top priority is the care and well being of our horses and their equipment. Every effort is made to fit the right saddle and bridle, and therefore the equipment used for trail is carefully chosen to ensure the horses comfort on long distance rides. All the horses are schooled in basic dressage in the riding arena using the German training system. This ensures that your horse is responsive, well mannered and fun to ride. This training loosens their backs and softens their mouth so the horse is more in balance on trail. All horses are spirited and forward going, some obviously more than others.


Saddles

Using the right saddle for the right horse is a difficult task.  Some horses go better in an English saddle, whilst others prefer our well approved endurance saddle by Leon Liversage. So we use both types on trail. There is more information about these two types of saddles below.


Comfort

We do offer seat savers and sheepskins.


Bridles

Almost all of our horses are ridden in a loose ring or double jointed snaffle. Some are a bit stronger and are ridden in a pelham.


Gear

We recommend you wear Jodhpurs and half or full chaps with comfortable riding boots and a light weight riding helmet, preferably with a good circulation. We do have a limited assortment of chaps and helmets at the lodge, but we highly recommend that you bring your own equipment.


Other Aids

None 

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