Berney General Purpose Saddle

Description

SADDLE DESCRIPTION 

This general purpose saddle is our most versatile saddle, suitable for riders of all levels, it provides comfort riding in any discipline. 

SADDLE TREE

As with all of Berney’s saddles, this saddle is made with a medium deep laminated beech wood spring tree that is strength tested to the British Safety Standard. By using a spring tree we are able to achieve added shock absorbency while keeping the saddle lightweight. We designed the tree with a higher gullet plate and cut back head to accommodate horses with more prominent withers. 

LEATHER TYPE

This saddle is handmade with a full grain cowhide seat, knee pads and premium vegetable tanned leather flaps which means the leather fibres remain strong and durable over time. 

WOOL FLOCKING

Our fully leather lined panels are flocked with pure new wool to achieve complete comfort. The biggest advantage of the flocked wool panel is that it spreads any impact over a bigger surface area allowing the horse full use of themselves. Pure new wool also retains its spring and shock absorbency over time and moulds to the shape of the horses back compensating for horses changing shape throughout the season.

SADDLE SEAT & FLAPS

Traditional styled round cantle saddles give a very secure seat while the modern square cantle offers more freedom of movement to the rider. The forward cut flaps with soft knee pads affords the rider a comfortable and secure seat. The long moulded knee roll in the front cups your knee for extra support and a stuffed roll to the back of the rider’s leg runs the full depth of the panel. This knee roll system gives the rider a lot of support and allows you the flexibility of riding with a longer stirrup length for flat work and shorter stirrup lengths for jumping. 

THE FIT FOR RIDER & HORSE

This saddle is available in sizes 17” and 18” for the rider.  The fit refers to the shape and prominence of the horse’s withers. We find that a medium fit is perfect for the majority of horses. However if your horse has a very high wither, most commonly found with more blood horses then a narrow fit may be better and if your horse has a relatively low wither then a wide fit would be better.