Nexus Dressage Saddle Balance International C Seat Extra Wide

Description: This is from the website. This saddle requires pads made by BALANCE. They are not included. The Nexus Dressage Saddle is built on the BALANCE Nexus Tree. It has a higher cantle and a far more defined contour through the seat of the saddle than the other THV Dressage saddles that have been built on the BALANCE/FB7 tree (Zenith, Felix, Matrix). Some riders prefer a seat profile that has more shape like this because it can provide a higher level of support and direction than a flatter seated saddle. If you look at many dressage saddles on the market, you will see extremely high cantles, very deep seats and very large knee blocks and thigh blocks etc. These are features that are designed to, pretty much, anchor the rider into the saddle. We prefer to encourage riders to develop the skills needed to take responsibility for their own balance and stability, rather than relying on the saddle to provide it for them. We discourage riders from using the leverage and security of a highly ‘upholstered’ saddle to brace against their horse when training them. Having said this, we do see the merit of a seat profile that makes it harder for the rider to get into a position that the horse finds challenging to carry. The Nexus Dressage saddle does this by making it harder for a rider to slouch back, behind the movement of the horse. Instead it helps to align the rider’s pelvis into an engaged position, over which, the upper torso can be balanced and under which the limbs can hang in a balanced and effective position. The stirrup bars are set a little further back than on the other THV dressage saddles which, in combination with a seat profile that supports the back of the pelvis up into a centred and aligned posture, seems to provide a very good base of support from which the rider can be both effective and sensitive. In order to avoid spoiling the good line of the tree through the waist area of the saddle, we use a swinging hook stirrup bar. This is called a hanging ‘e’ bar , which is attached to the rails of the tree rather than the points. The use of the e bar helps to maintain the narrower feel through the waist of the tree, that a fixed bar could not provide. The ‘e’ bar itself is constructed from high quality, laser cut steel, in order to provide a reliable and safe piece of equipment. It was designed by Frank Baines Saddlery.

Price: 2100 USD

Location: Lady Lake, Florida

End Time: 2025-01-22T11:48:34.000Z

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