Bates Isabell Icon Saddle
Total
elegance meets high performance in an iconic dressage saddle that is state of
the art. The Bates Isabell Icon stands alone in freeing your horse’s full scope
of movement and conveying your aids clearly. Strengthening your natural
position and enhancing your intuitive connection, through saddle innovation and
career experience. Your journey starts here.
Isabell Werth’s
successes have made her an icon of our sport with a medal tally that is
unlikely to ever be rivaled.
Her saddle is one of her
proudest achievements.
Many dressage riders
have shared a personal connection with her saddle renowned for offering an instant
improvement to rider position and confidence.
For Isabell, her saddle
is her communicator with her horse, a second skin that must deliver connection,
rider balance and horse comfort.
With
over 35 years of competition experience and 90 years of saddle innovation, the
Bates Isabell Icon stands alone in high-performance dressage, as truly state of
the art.
Features: Perfect dressage seat,
Luxe Leather, movable overgirth, Adjustable Ergonomic Stirrup Bar, adjustable
Flexibloc system, adjustable Y-girthing/billet system, Bates SynergyPanel,
HART.
Bates Isabell Icon seat:
has been perfected
You will feel seated closer to your horse than ever
before. An ultra-narrow waist that is low to your horse and just enough support
to help you to move in harmony and deliver aids cleanly.
Luxe Leather: is
more than luxury
When it comes to luxury and the ultimate riding feel in
the seat, there is no comparison to
Luxe Leather, simply the finest calf-leather in the world. You will immediately
notice the soft elasticity, exceptional grip, beautiful depth of color and
strength, all of which make it the ultimate in comfort and prestige.
Movable overgirth:
stability redefined for dressage
Wrapping the saddle flaps around
your horse, the movable overgirth delivers unrestricted feel of your horse’s
body and totally stabilizes the supple flap. With enhanced contact you will
enjoy a stable lower leg that helps even the most demanding moves appear
effortless. Locate the overgirth in the optimal position to lie centrally
between your girth points/billets for perfect presentation.
Adjustable Ergonomic Stirrup Bar:
strength and control starts with perfect balance
Select the optimal alignment in the saddle to enhance
your position for perfect balance. When balance becomes effortless, your
strength and precise delivery of aids are also amplified, for ultra-sensitive
and responsive connection with your horse.
Adjustable Flexibloc system:
subtle and effective support
Delivering exceptional support for the your position
discreetly below the saddle flap. Working in harmony with your position and
seat for exceptional security below luxurious soft cushioning.
Refined Elegance: a
work of art for a classical presentation
A showpiece in any stable, the elegant detailing
celebrates Isabell Werth’s journey to become an icon of our sport. Simple and
understated for a classically neat presentation, befitting the glamor of
dressage with every luxury for horse and rider.
Adjustable Y-Girthing system:
Achieving an equal distribution of pressure along the
length of the saddle tree delivers tremendous stability. When adjusted for an
individual horse, this girthing system results in an incredible reduction in
‘white noise’ for your horse and accentuates clear communication between you
and your horse. A new streamlined adjuster fitting removes any lumps for
perfect seamless contact.
Bates Synergy Panel: the
ultimate for close contact dressage performance
Exclusive to Bates Saddles. Ultra-fine and low
profile, this panel sculpts away from your horse’s shoulder and transitions
contact seamlessly and gradually on to your horse’s body, freeing their
shoulder and achieving optimal space around the wither. The connection between
you and your horse is accentuated through channelling your leg with seamless
contact to let your horse feel your aids as they have never before. Your horse
will instantly respond to the soft cushioning of the CAIR Cushion System, which lets them extend, lift
and round to their fullest potential.
HART: the biggest competitive
advantage
The greatest gift for any horse is an elite saddle that
allows them to move freely, to their fullest potential, and that can continue
to be adapted as they develop, grow and change throughout the levels. You will
know you are protecting your horse’s back through your partnership with the
kind of comfort only possible through HART.
For you
Beneath elegant lines, the perfect dressage seat and leading saddle innovations
can be tailored perfectly for your ridden biomechanics. When you optimize the
saddle for your natural position, your balance and stability are enhanced, you
ride in total synergy and your vision comes to life.
“Sitting centrally in the saddle you feel close to your horse, able to
sit deeper with exceptional stability to move with the swing of your horse.” Isabell Werth
For your horse
Engineered to adapt with
your horse as they move through their body with total comfort, displaying
strength and suppleness through their movements.
You will immediately
notice your connection is accentuated and your horse more intrinsically
responsive to your aids.
“I love to see the freedom in my horse’s shoulder, to feel in their
expression they are comfortable and supple. The adjustability of my saddle
together with CAIR has kept so many of my horses so comfortable over so many
years.” Isabell
Werth
The new Bates Isabell
Icon delivers exceptional freedom, perfect balance, effortless alignment and
unrivaled connection.
Bates saddles have all
the benefits of Horse and Rider Technology… we call this HART. For more
information please visit horseandridertechnology.com
Simply the
greatest competitive advantage in a saddle, Horse and Rider Technology unlocks
your full potential through unparalleled connection and freedom of movement.
Extended
detail available: https://batessaddles.com/pages/hart-horse-and-rider-technology
Sizes: 16.5”, 17”, 17.5” and
18”
Colors: Black and Brown (Special
Order only)