I started to understand the cavity that the SMART™ saddle has the opportunity to fill. With SMART™ FlexTech technology you start to create true synchrony and synergy between horse and rider. Where the saddle excels is in the support and secure close contact feel while offering the horse true freedom over the fence.
Brendan Bergin, BAgrSc-Eq (Hons), BHSI, ETCM, IQEQ Level 3 (Ride/Tourism)
I am so excited to join the team as a SMART™ Ambassador. The SMART™ Elite Dressage Saddle is probably one of the most comfortable saddles I have ever sat in. I love that I can make little tweaks to help my position on the horse. Where it is flexible, I can get a really good feeling of what is going on underneath me, and it gives such a close feeling to the horse. With three horses out competing in British Dressage, from Novice to Advanced/Prix St George, only having to put one saddle into the lorry for the three of them is such a massive bonus and saves so much lorry space.
Rafaella Bailey , Talland School of Equitation based Dressage rider Novice to Advanced/Prix St George
I've ridden lots of horses, in lots of saddles, having gained my BHSI qualification almost 15 years ago. I'd never go back to using treed saddles and my Warmblood competed at Inter 1 in my SMART™ saddle too. Most of my riding school horses go in SMART™ saddles and I plan to increase my collection so that all my school horses are ridden in them.
Follow Porridge’s Facebook page to watch his progress in the new SMART Native Dressage saddle, watch this space!
"I love the SMART™ Elite saddles. They allow the flexibility to use it on any horse, including the narrower stamp. It gives me a close contact feel and my horses all the freedom they need."
Penny Lawn BHSII, Bramham based 4* Event rider and trainer, competed Advanced Dressage and Foxhunter Showjumping.
"I love the SMART™ saddles because my horses love them. They have made riding comfortable for students and horses, our equine massage therapist commented how much better our horses' backs are, the horses are moving and jumping better, the students are happy, and it's made saddle fitting so much easier without the need for expensive appointments and constant readjustments.
I am so thankful I found SMART™ Saddles!"
Lindsey Partridge, Trainer, Clinician and founder of Harmony Horsemanship Inc.
As a rider, trainer and riding coach the more the SMART™ saddles evolve the easier life gets with regard to solving individual issues for both horse and rider.
Tim Downes, FBHS, Ingestre Stables. List 1 Dressage Judge and British Dressage Master Judge, 5* international 3 day event judge and a British Eventing Master Coach. Chief Assessor for the BHS, a UKCC Assessor and an FEI Olympic Solidarity trainer.
"I have to say how pleased I have been with how my horse has worked in SMART Elite Dressage saddle. He has felt much more supple through the back and shoulders and able to work more freely though his whole body, in particular for the lateral work for the higher levels of dressage tests and thus able to work in a better and more uphill balance. There has been a huge amount of research and development go into the SMART saddle range and I highly recommend them.
Andrew Bennie, FBHS, NZ Olympian, BE Accredited Coach, List 1 BD judge, FEI Eventing 4* and Olympic judge.
SMART™ saddles have offered us the perfect solution as they can be fitted and used on a variety of different horses, meaning every time we bring a new horse into ridden work we don’t need to invest in a new saddle or have a saddle fitter out. The saddles are also easy to fit using a variety of different shims and pads. The SMART™ Native range is designed for cob types, which makes up for majority of the horses we have in at the centre.
