A classic Dressage saddle.
The traditional and elegant Encore Dressage saddle is surprisingly innovative. Its classic design sits alongside highly customisable features, giving the rider the opportunity to bespoke the knee block and position to suit their individual riding needs. The Encore delivers time-honoured style matched with contemporary features.
Product range: Classic
The concealed V-girthing system is designed to distribute pressure evenly along the horse’s back and barrel, enhancing saddle stability while significantly improving the horse’s comfort, freedom of movement, and overall performance.
Equipped with a twin flap as standard, this saddle features a fixed block that offers reliable and consistent support, helping to maintain correct leg position while providing traditional styling and enhanced rider stability.
A hook bar is fitted as standard, providing a secure and convenient attachment point for essential equipment such as breastplates or martingales, enhancing both functionality and rider confidence.
A medium-deep seat is designed to place the rider in a perfectly balanced position, combining stability and freedom of movement to support correct posture and enhance overall riding effectiveness.
Design and fit
The Encore is a classic Dressage saddle. Its traditional design is packed with features that are highly customisable to give you a saddle that fits your specific needs. The tree used for this Dressage saddle is a good option for horses with medium wither and a slight curve to the back. The demo saddle comes with a velcro grid on the flap which your saddle fitter will use to customise rider position and shape of block for optimum leg position.
This saddle is available in three options:
- Flat pad with a Fixed block
- Flat Pad Velcro Block (allowing rider to customise position – see chart in Options tab)
- Blocked Pad with a Fixed Block
Features and benefits
- Highly customisable to give a bespoke fit for the rider
- Hook Bar fitted as standard
- Built on one of our most popular wooden trees
- Medium-deep seat
- Customisable knee blocks
- Twin flap as standard
- A mono flap is also available, which has concealed v webbing to improve horses’ comfort
- V-girthing system gives you even girthing pressure to improve horses comfort
- Wool-flocked panels that mould to your horse
- Available in a short flap (-25mm), standard flap or long flap (+25mm)
- Leathers available are plain full grain, genuine buffalo, bison print, memel print in black and brown (See Build My Baines for full colour options and other materials )