Berney Grand Prix Dressage with Blocks

Description

SADDLE DESCRIPTION

The Berney Grand Prix Dressage saddle has been designed, tried and tested by some of Irelands most successful riders. It was created by integrating the newest technology and innovations to provide the ultimate saddle for comfort, balance and performance for the horse and rider. 

LEATHER TYPE

Designed with our most premium French calf skin leather seat, flaps and skirts gives the rider more grip that intensifies with use and more security in the saddle. The French calf skin leather is soft and supple giving you that ridden in feeling from day one. 

SADDLE TREE

As with all of Berney’s saddles, this saddle is made with a 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 blood horses with more prominent withers. 

MEMORY FOAM SEAT

Berney Bros are able to provide the most comfort to the horse and rider by using a combination of orthopaedic memory foam, a spring tree, and wool flocked panels. The orthopaedic memory foam is embedded into the seat of the saddle and retains its spring and shock absorbency over time providing a really comfortable seat for the rider and aiding the horse by absorbing the impact of the rider’s movement. 

WOOL FLOCKED

The third component we use to achieve the ultimate comfort and welfare for the horse is our fully leather lined panels flocked with pure new wool. The biggest advantage that this material provides against others is that it spreads the weight of 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 horse’s back compensating for horses changing shape throughout the season. 

 KNEE BLOCKS & CANTLE SEAT

The Grand Prix Dressage Saddle allows the rider to achieve optimum balance due to the dished round cantle and sloped knee blocks. The dished round cantle gives the rider a ‘locked-in’ position meaning they get a really secure and comfortable seat and leg position. The sloped knee blocks aid and support the rider by reinforcing their seat and leg position but allowing full use of their lower leg. 

FLAPS AND GIRTH STRAPS

The straight cut of the flaps gives an elegant line that allows the horse full use of their shoulders and does not distort the judge’s view. The close contact design is achieved by having extended buffalo hide girth straps which means less bulk between the riders leg and the horse, without compromising the riders safety or the horses comfort and welfare. 

SADDLE FIT FOR RIDER AND HORSE

This saddle is available in sizes 17”, 17.5” and 18” for the rider. The fit refers to the shape and prominence of the horses withers. We find that a medium fit is perfect for 95% of horses. However if your horses 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 ‘mutton shoulder’ or relatively low withers then a wide fit would be better