The whole seat and flexible front arch are made from 45mm thickness memory foam, into which the rider sinks, giving great depth of seat and exceptional comfort. The soft front arch expands and contracts automatically to accommodate all but very high withered horses and the stirrup bar positioning enables the rider to sit effortlessly in the correct ear, shoulder, hip, heel alignment.

The design features a 'twist' enabling the rider to drop the thigh deeply, and not feel straddled, especially on a wider horse. The 'twist' and core are built up from layers of materials, tested and chosen for their shock absorbing and pressure resisting properties. This enables the saddle to flex with every oscillation of the horse's back, giving great freedom of movement, with no restriction of the shoulders or hindrance of the lifting of the horse's back.

The Fhoenix GP and Dressage saddles are available in two designs:

The Fhoenix Prolite Saddle has moulded prolite panels to give a traditionally gulleted underside to the saddle which is there for lateral stability rather than spinal clearance. The panels have velcroed flaps along both sides so a small amount of extra padding can be inserted into either side of the front arch to give extra clearance to very high withered or atrophied horses.

The Fhoenix Prolite Saddle

 

The Fhoenix Prolite Underside

The Fhoenix Suberpanel Saddle  does not have a gullet, it has a channelled centre and the Suberpanel pad (made up of very fine pieces of cork) is attached by leather straps, through the ‘d’ rings under the skirts, and to the additional ‘d’ at the back of the saddle. As well as comfort, the panel also gives the saddle amazing stability in all directions. The saddle needs no adjustment when switching from one horse to another.

The Fhoenix Suberpanel Saddle



The Fhoenix Suberpanal Saddle Underside



The Fhoenix  Suberpanel Pad Attachments