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Understanding Close Contact Saddles: Design, Feel and Performance

Understanding Close Contact Saddles: Design, Feel and Performance

What makes a saddle feel "close contact"? While often described as a feeling, close contact is the...

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How to change the gullet of your Bates Kimberley HB

How to change the gullet of your Bates Kimberley HB

Instructions of how to step by step change the gullet of your Bates Kimberley HB.

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The showjumping saddle buyer's guide: fit, function and finding the right match
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The showjumping saddle buyer's guide: fit, function and finding the right match

The saddle is your most important piece of equipment, the vital connection between you and your horse. In a discipline where precision, balance, and freedom of...

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How Saddle Fit Transformed an ‘Unsafe’ Horse into a 5-Star Eventer
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How Saddle Fit Transformed an ‘Unsafe’ Horse into a 5-Star Eventer

For Sarah, saddle fit isn't just a box-ticking exercise—it's

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FlapLock Technology | The patented innovation changing jump saddles forever

FlapLock Technology | The patented innovation changing jump saddles forever

There's a moment every show jumper knows. You're in the air, your leg is on, and beneath...

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Official FEI Saddle Partner

Official FEI Saddle Partner

After years of positive work together on proactive, horse-first educational content, Bates Saddles are immensely proud to cement our relationship as the Official FEI Saddle...

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Is my girth in the right position?

Is my girth in the right position?

Amanda reassures Han that "that's totally normal! The girth wants to sit in the position of least pressure... so that's just going with her natural shape". 

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