Description

Bates Artiste Dressage Saddle allows you to be as one… the secret to ignite your dressage performance.
Winner of Bates Saddles Dealer of the Year in Australia for 20/21, 21/22, 22/23 and 23/24 – Bonnetts
Created by Artists for Artists, Bates Saddles has long been an industry leader, with our innovations in horse comfort for performance revolutionising saddles and raising the bar for riders and their horses the world over.
Most significantly with the release of the Bates Advanta eventing saddle, Bates Victrix show jumping saddle, and Bates Artiste dressage saddle which have taken the world by storm.
Catapulting Bates into a true high-performance space.
We are beyond proud to announce that this attention to horse-first saddle design has now been recognised by the peak UK eventing body.
Bates Saddles is now an Official Partner of British and German Eventing
This is in addition to our 2019 announcement as the Official Saddle of the United States Eventing Association.
Discover the artistry in bold innovations that are surprisingly about the subtlety in riding.
A position so natural and a connection so sensitive the saddle all but disappears and your performance is amplified.

Artistry

  • this saddle celebrates the art of dressage
  • the sculpted performance conducted by horse and rider in choreographing every movement with emotion, power, and grace.

Perfect fit

  • achieve the perfect fit for your horse and generate power and depth of expression that you will never have felt before.

Stability

  • find stability with the perfect balance that will grant you a stillness, independence of seat.
  • A lightness of hand and leg that will allow you to dance across your stage with ease.

Connection 

  • feel ultimate sensitivity, driving a connection that enables the subtlest finesse in your aids.

Other Features

  • Classic Black Luxe Leather or Classic Brown Luxe Leather – simply the perfect riding surface with its luxurious and tactile grip.
  • Sweet Spot in the seat guides you to neutral, where you feel your pelvic bones squarely and contact is closest.
  • This allows for a longer leg, perfect alignment and support for your upper body balance.
  • Synergy Panel – a low profile panel in dressage is revolutionary.
  • This panel achieves a quick and seamless transition from your seat to your horse for unprecedented connection.
  • The Bates Synergy Panel is the ultimate for freeing your horse to perform to their full potential.

It is simply the most shock absorbent and protective panel for your horse’s comfort and full range of movement.

Monoflap – when it comes to communication, the monoflap design enables the saddle to disappear, so you feel your horse, as never before.

The Unique shaping of the saddle flap, allows your aids to transmit to your horse cleanly and directly.

Sizes 0, 1 or 2
Due to the moveable FlexiContourbloc, the sizing is suitable for a range of sizes.

Enjoy unprecedented support to stabilise your leg and eliminate lift, with a contour that flows through the full length of the bloc.

It is the quiet interaction of this FlexiContourbloc in riding that is like no other and has to be ridden in to experience its power.

As a guide, Size 0 is similar to approximately 16.5”-17”, Size 1 is similar to 17”-17.5” and Size 2 is similar to 17.5”-18”.

Adjustable Ergonomic Stirrup Bar further ensures maintaining perfect balance and strength is effortless.

As the saddle is customised specifically to your individual riding position.

  • Saddle Fitting
  • Bonnetts are part of the Bates Dealership Program, a centre of excellence for all Bates, Arena and Wintec Saddles in South Australia.
  • Gary Slack in 2019 was awarded the highest rating Saddlery Brands International Certificate.
  • For completing the Applied Anatomy and Biomechanics for Saddle Fitting Professionals in Australia.
  • In 2019 Gary passed the Saddlery Brands International Dealership program.
  • As a result this makes Gary and Bonnetts a specialist centre of excellence for Bates, Arena and Wintec Saddles.
  • Winner of Bates Saddles Dealer of the Year in Australia for 20/21, 21/22, 22/23 and 23/24
  • Winner of Arena Saddles Dealer of the Year in Australia for 20/21, 21/22, 22/23 and 23/24
  • Winner of Wintec Saddles Dealer of the Year in Australia for 22/23, 23/24 and Runner Up for 20/21 and 21/22
  • Winner of Saddlery Brands International Dealer of the Year in Australia for 20/21, 21/22, 22/23 and 23/24
  • For all saddle fitting options and saddle information please contact Gary on 0419 860 139 or email gary@bonnetts.com.au

We will contact you with every saddle sale to find out the best gullet width for your horse and change to suit free of charge