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Dressage Saddle

Henri de Rivel HDR Paris Dressage saddle 18″ 2.5 fit $800.00

Excellent COURBETTE Aristokrat Dressage saddle 18″ $975.00

County Perfection Dressage Saddle – 17MW $2,650.00

Stories from the Saddle by Samantha Miles Dressage Eventing Jumping Endurance $37.71

Klimke Dressage Saddle 17 inch $650.00

Pre Owned Karl Niedersuss Dressage Saddle Brown 16 3/4″ $375.00

Collegiate Mentor Dressage Saddle 17 ” $312.00

REACTOR PANEL A/P JUMP TRAIL ENDURANCE DRESSAGE SADDLE DEMO COND. 18 SEAT, NR $799.00

Brand New Dressage Saddle from Germany 10 YEAR WARRANTY !!! $1,350.00

New Cardanel Orion dressage saddle 17 1/2″ med-wide blk; super cushy! $1,995.00

White Dressage Saddle Pad large used 2xs $19.99

Navy Blue Dressage Saddle Pad Weave design- thicker large New $29.99

White Dressage Saddle Pad Weave design- thicker large New $24.99

GORGEOUS Albion SLK Ultima Dressage Saddle 18″ Wide Barely broken in, perfect!!! $2,400.00

Dressage Saddle Package $250.00

Stubben Siegfried Saddle 17” seat 32 tree? Saddlebred Dressage $275.00

Used ALBION Platinum ULTIMA Dressage Saddle w/Fittings – 17″ – Wide Tree – Black $3,520.00

Brand New Passier Grand Gilbert 16.5 wide Dressage Saddle with gussets $2,400.00

DESIGNER BLUE ART DECO SQUARES DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD $36.95

BLACK SILVER BAROQUE CHENILLE DRESSAGE SADDLE COVER $28.99

Bates Caprilli 17″ Medium Tree Dressage Saddle NO RESERVE! $400.00

NEW (BLACK) COW LEATHER (DRESSAGE) TREELESS SADDLE 18″. $165.00

Passier Grand Gilbert Dressage Saddle STUNNING Tack LOT ~ Vespucci ~ BONUS FREE $1,489.99

ENGLISH DRESSAGE SADDLE PACKAGE BLACK 17″ *NEW* $229.99

Engel Sheepskin Dressage Saddle Blanket Full Lining $184.99

17.5 Courbette Marschall Dressage Saddle 31 cm Medium Tree Nougat Pre-owned Nice $449.99

Demo Laser Amulet Dressage Saddle 17.5 with Adjustable Tree $3,036.00

Bates Isabell Dressage Saddle 16.5″ FLOCK+ GIFT PACKAGE $2,695.00

Bates Isabell Dressage Saddle 17″ FLOCK+ GIFT PACKAGE $2,695.00

Bates Isabell Dressage Saddle 17.5″ FLOCK+ GIFT PACKAGE $2,695.00

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Choosing Tack For The Dressage Horse

Dressage is a riding discipline that celebrates discipline, grace, elegance, and beauty. It is a riding discipline that is made even more beautiful by its simplicity.

When is comes to outfitting the dressage rider less is better. A rider competing in the lower levels should be wearing well polished black hunt or field boots. They should have invested in a pair of britches. A clean white shirt should be worn with a collar and ta stock pin. Covering the white shirt should be wearing a dark colored jacket. The riders hands should be covered in dark colored gloves that will help disguise the movement of the riders hands. If the rider has long hair is should be gathered up and tucked neatly out of sight. On the riders head should be a black helmet. If the rider is a junior rider, under the age of eighteen, many show committees require that the rider’s helmet should meet ASTM/SEI standards and have a fastened harness. Unless the rider is aboard a hot horse (high spirited horse with an excessive amount of go) the rider should have a pair of spurs which help dress up the rider’s leg.

A rider competing in the lower levels of dressage should make sure their horses tack follows the same simple guidelines as the riders apparel. Before entering the competition the horses coat should be clean and well groomed. Long before leaving for the show the rider should have pulled their horses mane and on the morning of the show they should have plaited the shortened, thinned mane into several tidy braids, if they have a horse with a nice steady head set they can wrap the braids with white adhesive tape, at the lower levels of competition braids are not actually required but they are a sign of respect.  The tail should be left upbraided. The horses hooves should be polished with either clear or black hoof polish. The horses bit should be a simple snaffle, curb bits are not acceptable in dressage competitions, the bit can not include any copper. The bit should be attached to a plain leather bridle. On the horses back their should be a leather saddle. At the lower levels of competition the rider can choose between a black or brown colored saddle and they have the option of using a dressage saddle or a dressage saddle. Under the saddle their should be a saddle blanket, the blanket can be black or white and be either a square cut or can be shaped to follow the line of the saddle.

Once a rider has reached the upper levels of dressage competition their are a few subtle changes in their show attire. FEI rules require that they wear a pair of white britches. Hunt coats are no longer allowed, riders are required to wear the longer, more elegant shad belly. Although their is no rule banning the wearing of a helmet most riders choose to wear a derby style hat. Black gloves are replaced with white gloves.

Just like the riders show clothing there are some changes made in the horses tack. The bridle must be made of black leather, in the horses mouth their should be two bits in the horses mouth, a snaffle bit and a curb bit. A whip is no longer allowed in competition. The horse must be braided. The saddle must be a dressage style cut and be made of black
leather. Some riders have chosen to add a jewel encrusted brow band to dress up a plain horses head.

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