Improvements all round with the SMART Elite Dressage saddle
SMART™ Elite Dressage saddle has radically improved my Warmbloods movement through his back. We have now been selected to represent Scotland.
SMART™ Elite Dressage saddle has radically improved my Warmbloods movement through his back. We have now been selected to represent Scotland.
We tried the saddle for a couple of weeks on rental and Holly seemed very comfortable. They have both built their confidence back up very quickly and are now flying again - we can’t wait for the Pony Club season to start!
I am so glad that I found SMART™ Saddles - I just wish I had discovered them sooner! The SMART™ saddle fitting experience was so easy and stress free, and the SMART Elite Jump saddle is a perfect fit for him.
Not only is it comfortable and secure for the rider, but it also gives her the freedom of movement through her shoulders
Jack became more relaxed and the biting and bucking stopped and six months on and I can honestly say that he is the most relaxed happy pony and my daughter and I are enjoying every minute with him.
"Thank you from the bottom of my heart, I honestly thought I was going to have to retire her & now I see a future again – my SMART™ Native Dressage saddle was worth every penny.”
Bobby has been ridden in a SMART™ Dressage saddle since April and has really developed through his back and paces since then.
I am grateful to SMART Saddle for putting time into developing these saddles and making them accessible to everyone across all sports
Sue van Eyle, a SMART investment well worth pursuing. With online fitting advice and after only a couple of rides, that Skip was already much happier.
Rodney is a retired racehorse that we bought in August 2020 for my daughter Ruby. He was pretty much unschooled but so willing and sweet natured
We made the switch to the SMART Elite Dressage saddle; his whole front end came up and he was next level to ride. Long story short, I was mind blown!
I have been a practicing human and equine therapist for over 23 years. I noticed SMART Saddles many years ago. My opinions on anything equestrian
It can be difficult to find the right saddle for the right horse under normal circumstances. Add into the mix rehab for PSD, changing of shape
Shirley Kennedy lives in Perth, Western Australia, and have a 12 year old short and flat-backed, very wide Connemara gelding and have struggled with saddles
I now have a SMART™ PRO VSD saddle and the fit is great both for Ebony and for me, especially with the adjustable knee and thigh blocks
The SMAR saddle is amazing! It fits Hugo perfectly all the time, so putting on or losing the odd pound doesn’t matter and, as he’s changing shape
I finally got my first SMART saddle 2 years ago after having numerous issues with fitting a treed saddle to my cob; constant reflocks and needing a new saddle
SMART™ Elite Dressage saddle has radically improved my Warmbloods movement through his back. We have now been selected to represent Scotland.
After struggling for years of finding, fitting and funding saddles for the wide variety of horses and ponies we currently have at HAPPA.
This is Asbo, a 14.2hh, hairy chestnut cob. I bought him 2 years ago, a few months after he’d been backed - I’m a novice rider and he was a novice horse.
I just want to say how pleased I am with my new SMART™ PRO VSD saddle for my horse, Daisy Duckling. I am starting endurance on Daisy next season
As a Ride with Your Mind Biomechanics Coach and Masterson Method bodyworker I appreciate the importance of correct rider balance and comfort for the horse.
"It is such a relief to ride out with the knowledge that my new SMART™ saddle is not restricting my horse’s movement or causing her any discomfort."
For years I have struggled with saddle fit for my ever-changing Haflinger. Eventually, our saddle fitter recommended we try a flexible saddle.
Following a trial with a SMART PRO VSD saddle, I was completely in love with it, as were both my horses! I can’t put into words how delighted I am that these saddles exist.
I am a serial saddle buyer. For the last ten years I have been constantly buying saddles for my 14hh rescue cob, Bob, to try to get the perfect fit.
I have a 5-year-old part Dales x Clydesdale Gypsy cob gelding who I have had since a foal. He was backed by myself but he was forever changing shape
As an adult rider on a pony it was always going to be tricky to find saddles to suit us both, but to add insult to injury the pony also changed shape
Robbie has started the 2021 event season using his new SMART Elite jump saddle. He really likes the feel of the close contact and his balance
I have ridden in my SMART GP saddle for 6 years and it is as good today as the day I bought it. It has been used on everything from my number one horse
A saddle story from size 2 Native GP saddle to the size 5 SMART Elite Jump saddle, Robbie, and each of his horses and ponies
After being told by a few saddlers that I would not get a saddle to fit Rona, my Welsh Cob x ID tabletop mare, I had all but given up trying to buy a saddle
She is beautifully built with large powerful shoulders that can be an issue when trying to find a saddle to fit.
I’ve owned my SMART Dressage saddle for almost one year and I cannot believe the difference it has made to myself and my pony.
I liked the idea of trying a flexible saddle that would allow my youngster to move freely whilst still growing, but also fit me well.
I was amazed at how secure and comfortable I felt while still being able to actually feel Wanda moving properly for the first time.
My horse, Billy, has EPSM as well as hock arthritis. At the early part of the year he was regularly tying up, sore and lacked condition.
We are both enjoying our work so much; he is so much freer in his movement and doesn’t feel restricted.
Having bought a just-backed 4 year-old Connemara as a prospective show jumping pony, we were, in need of a new saddle. With lots of growing to do
The flexible nature of the SMART saddle allows his large shoulder to move freely and for me the comfort is great.
Being able to have a 'proper' saddle whilst not having to worry about it not fitting in 6 months time is a real bonus.
I would recommend SMART saddles unreservedly for all aspects of riding, from happy hackers to high level competition riders.
Eat, Sleep, Ride CIC would like to say a massive thank you to SMART Saddles for making a product that will last our riding school horses a lifetime.
Louie is a Welsh cross, 15.2hh, 9 yr old gelding and I have owned him for two years. He has been a complete joy in every way.
I’ve always loved riding in a dressage saddle and when I bought my narrow four year old, I didn’t think it would be worth buying one for him
I have had my little mare, Honey, for one year and during that time I have really struggled to find a saddle to fit us both.
Emma had only positive results since trying a SMART PRO Dressage saddle. Horse - Cassie, 16.1hh, Holsteiner mare. Schooling at Elementary Dressage.