The Bates All Purpose (GP) saddle is a cutting edge all-purpose saddle specially designed for your wider horse. The Bates WIDE All Purpose achieves unprecedented contact and comfort for horse and rider. The wide and even chamber performance panels support your horses working muscles and maximises movement in their shoulder area. Pressure is reduced through the large weight bearing distribution area of the panels, ensuring comfort for your horse in all disciplines.
Features: - EASY-CHANGE solution fit – Together the EASY-CHANGE®Gullet System and the EASY-CHANGE® Riser System offer a total fitting solution for your horse’s absolute comfort and your peace of mind. All adjustments are measurable, symmetrical and completely reversible, ensuring total confidence in your ability to custom fit your saddle to your horse’s changing shape for optimal comfort and performance. It’s EASY! - Ergonomic Stirrup Bar - The Bates saddle ergonomic, design registered, stirrup bar removes additional bulk under the saddle skirt, ensuring even closer contact and maximizing your comfort. The unique shaping offers secure attachment of your stirrup leather, while enabling the leather to come free if required during a fall. Selected Bates saddle models feature a recessed channel to the stirrup keeper, further eliminating interference with your leg for a closer feel of the horse and increased comfort. - Adjustable Flexibloc system – The Bates saddles adjustable flexibloc system does exactly what it says on the tin. They are adjustable knee blocks designed so the rider can position them for the best optimum performance aiding. -Heritage Leather - Bates heritage leather upholds the traditional European practices of natural oil and wax tanning. The high oil and wax content of this performance leather ensures optimum suppleness and enhanced rider grip. The heritage leather is a smooth finish more "traditional" flap leather type you would see on many saddles. This leather is used on many of the Bates performance saddle range.
NEW Serial number B 22 03 0131-40
*PLEASE NOTE: All adjustable saddles come with the Medium gullet bar as standard, we can change the gullet bar to the size required for a £5 fee prior to shipping, alternatively we can put the size needed in the box with the saddle for you to change and if you purchase the saddle and keep BOTH gullet bars the additional would need purchasing also. If only one bar is kept the other would need sending back to us*
Saddle Condition Score: 5.0
Additional Notes:
This saddle is new and still has original tags on.
Condition Rating
5.0 = New Saddle with Tags
4.5 = Ex-demo Saddle, has been used for fittings.
4.0 = Excellent Condition, has been used and ridden in.
3.5 = Very Good Condition
3.0 = Good Condition
2.0 = Fair Condition
- Browser from 600+ saddles and add 2 to your basket.
- Enter code "SADDLETRIAL" at checkout.
- Complete the checkout to place your order, you will pay for shipping and the most expensive saddle as security deposit.
- We contact you for your free saddle consultation, answer any questions you may have and dispatch your saddles.
- Trial your saddles for up to 5 days. Make sure you ride in both saddles to compare and arrange an in-person fitting with your saddle fitter if possible.
- At the end of your trial, we will contact you to see how you got on and arrange collection of the saddles.
- Once we have received the saddle(s) back and inspected them, we will issue any refunds necessary.
Learn more
Not sure if it's the right fit? Speak to our team and get a free virtual saddle consultation. We can look at pictures of your horse and ask you for measurements to help give you peace of mind you're trying the best saddle for your budget.
Our virtual saddle consultations allow us to help you select the most suitable saddle, wherever you are in the world.
Shipping is calculated for you automatically at checkout.
Europe £35.00 3 -6 working days
USA £110.00 3 - 7 working days
Canada £125.00 4 - 5 working days
Australia £200.00 7 - 10 working days
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Bates Wide AP *NEW* Black 16"
- Unit price
- /per
Condition: 5.0
This saddle is new and still has original tags on.
Serial No: "B 22 03 0131-40"
Want to trial this saddle?
Take two saddles on trial for 5 days.
Use code SADDLETRIAL at checkout.
Have questions? Call 01995 642 102
Width:
- XW
- XXW
- 3XW
Adjustability: Adjustable Gullet Bar
Saddle Material: Leather
Panel: CAIR / HART
Gussets:
- Full Front Gussets
Girthing Options:
- Middle
- Point
- Balance
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The Bates All Purpose (GP) saddle is a cutting edge all-purpose saddle specially designed for your wider horse. The Bates WIDE All Purpose achieves unprecedented contact and comfort for horse and rider. The wide and even chamber performance panels support your horses working muscles and maximises movement in their shoulder area. Pressure is reduced through the large weight bearing distribution area of the panels, ensuring comfort for your horse in all disciplines.
Features: - EASY-CHANGE solution fit – Together the EASY-CHANGE®Gullet System and the EASY-CHANGE® Riser System offer a total fitting solution for your horse’s absolute comfort and your peace of mind. All adjustments are measurable, symmetrical and completely reversible, ensuring total confidence in your ability to custom fit your saddle to your horse’s changing shape for optimal comfort and performance. It’s EASY! - Ergonomic Stirrup Bar - The Bates saddle ergonomic, design registered, stirrup bar removes additional bulk under the saddle skirt, ensuring even closer contact and maximizing your comfort. The unique shaping offers secure attachment of your stirrup leather, while enabling the leather to come free if required during a fall. Selected Bates saddle models feature a recessed channel to the stirrup keeper, further eliminating interference with your leg for a closer feel of the horse and increased comfort. - Adjustable Flexibloc system – The Bates saddles adjustable flexibloc system does exactly what it says on the tin. They are adjustable knee blocks designed so the rider can position them for the best optimum performance aiding. -Heritage Leather - Bates heritage leather upholds the traditional European practices of natural oil and wax tanning. The high oil and wax content of this performance leather ensures optimum suppleness and enhanced rider grip. The heritage leather is a smooth finish more "traditional" flap leather type you would see on many saddles. This leather is used on many of the Bates performance saddle range.
NEW Serial number B 22 03 0131-40
*PLEASE NOTE: All adjustable saddles come with the Medium gullet bar as standard, we can change the gullet bar to the size required for a £5 fee prior to shipping, alternatively we can put the size needed in the box with the saddle for you to change and if you purchase the saddle and keep BOTH gullet bars the additional would need purchasing also. If only one bar is kept the other would need sending back to us*
Saddle Condition Score: 5.0
Additional Notes:
This saddle is new and still has original tags on.
Condition Rating
5.0 = New Saddle with Tags
4.5 = Ex-demo Saddle, has been used for fittings.
4.0 = Excellent Condition, has been used and ridden in.
3.5 = Very Good Condition
3.0 = Good Condition
2.0 = Fair Condition
- Browser from 600+ saddles and add 2 to your basket.
- Enter code "SADDLETRIAL" at checkout.
- Complete the checkout to place your order, you will pay for shipping and the most expensive saddle as security deposit.
- We contact you for your free saddle consultation, answer any questions you may have and dispatch your saddles.
- Trial your saddles for up to 5 days. Make sure you ride in both saddles to compare and arrange an in-person fitting with your saddle fitter if possible.
- At the end of your trial, we will contact you to see how you got on and arrange collection of the saddles.
- Once we have received the saddle(s) back and inspected them, we will issue any refunds necessary.
Learn more
Not sure if it's the right fit? Speak to our team and get a free virtual saddle consultation. We can look at pictures of your horse and ask you for measurements to help give you peace of mind you're trying the best saddle for your budget.
Our virtual saddle consultations allow us to help you select the most suitable saddle, wherever you are in the world.
Shipping is calculated for you automatically at checkout.
Europe £35.00 3 -6 working days
USA £110.00 3 - 7 working days
Canada £125.00 4 - 5 working days
Australia £200.00 7 - 10 working days
View full shipping rates
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