Bates Innova

The Bates Innova Saddle is the newest dressage saddle on the market. It is the most innovative dressage saddle in the world, born out of total dedication to deliver a saddle for sheer performance. Driven by performance for horse and rider, the Bates Innova Saddle explores new frontiers in saddle technology and design.

Engage Innovation, realise your aspirations through unparalleled performance and ride with confidence.

  • The Tree - Precision engineered for pure performance
  • Innova Seat - Flawlessly supports your optimal position
  • The Waist - Seamless transition offers ultimate contact
  • Adjustable Y-Girthing System - Anchors the saddle, evenly from front and back eliminating movement
  • The Panel - Broad, flat and seamless contact
  • CAIR Panel System - for better performance and freer movement of horse
  • New Generation EASY-CHANGE Gullet System - allows the saddle to be fitted to suit the horse's changing shape
  • Bates Stirrup Keeper - An assurance of unsurpassed quality and the radically different performance you can expect.

Available with Standard or Extended (pictured) Contourblocs, in Classic Black and Havana Brown

£1250

Flawless Seat

Sit in the Bates Innova and raise your expectations of a dressage seat forever. Instantaneously comfortable for men and women alike with a full width seat that immediately cuts away to encourage your leg to relax immediately cuts away to encourage your leg to relax immediately on to the horse for unprecedented contact and enhanced communication.

Contact

Bates Innova has the ultimate performance panel, featuring the CAIR Panel System to facilitate greater communication and even weight distribution, offering the unrivalled comfort for your horse. Couple this with the EASY-CHANGE Gullet System, and the Bates Innova offers unsurpassed flexibility in achieving an optimal fit.

Contourbloc

The Innova Saddle is available in Standard or Extended Contourbloc, enabling you to select the optimal support for your physique and riding position.

The Contourbloc is a groundbreaking innovation in Dressage, anatomically contoured to the rider's leg making it distinctly unique. Ride with confidence enjoying unprecedented security, as your leg effortlessly rides in and behind the bloc with no restriction, allowing total focus on your execution of aids.