Wintec 500 Square Cantle All Purpose Adjustable GP Saddle HART Black/Brown NEW

Practicality and comfort at its best, the Wintec 500 SC All Purpose is a quality saddle for you to do a little bit of everything – especially jumping! You will love the open seat with a low, Square Cantle for greater freedom of movement and the added comfort and grip of the most supple and durable leather-look, easy-care saddle yet. Be bold and personalise your Wintec saddle with a coloured stirrup keeper! After a big day of training – simply hose off your easy-care Wintec saddle. For your horse, they will enjoy the super-soft panels which mould in and around their muscles, hugging their conformation and freeing them to move.

Features:

Super Soft Deep Seat, Changeble Stirrup Keeper & Super Soft Panels

Available in Black or Brown in 42cm (16.5''), 43cm (17''), 44cm (17.5'') and 46cm (18'')

Weight: 6kg / 13.2lbs

For you, the rider

• A medium-deep seat in luxurious and grippy Equi-Suede, designed to offer support and enable a strong, balanced rider position.
• A shaped knee insert in grippy Equi-Suede for support of your position
• Adjustable Flexibloc system for customisable support beneath the flap of your saddle
• Ergonomic Stirrup Bar for reduced bulk under your thigh

For your horse

• World-leading performance systems, the CAIR Cushion System and EASY-CHANGE Fit Solution, offer the ultimate in ease of fitting and performance for your horse. These revolutionary systems work together to provide a custom fit and fluid cushioning to hug your horse’s individual conformation for even weight distribution over the entire length of the panel.
• A generous panel designed to ensure a large, even bearing surface with drop panel points
• A wide, even chamber to aid in achieving for clearance of your horse’s wither and spine
• Equi-Leather Grip Panel for added grip and stability under the saddle
• QUICK-CHANGE Girthing System for ease of replacing girth points

HART (Horse And Rider Technology)

The technology that makes up HART has been proven to be transformative for horse and rider:

• Protective cushioning: CAIR Cushion System
• Precision custom fit: EASY-CHANGE Fit Solution
• Ergonomic flex: Elastiflex Tree
• Free movement: Performance panel technology
• Superior rider performance: Comfort seat technology

Only if a saddle has all of these features, is it worthy of the HART badge.

Wintec Saddles featuring world leading performance systems, CAIR® Cushion System and EASY-CHANGE® Fit Solution, offer the ultimate in ease of fitting and performance for your horse. These revolutionary systems work together to provide a custom fit and fluid cushioning to hug your horse’s individual conformation for even weight distribution over the entire length of the panel.

Your horse will show a marked improvement in their freedom of movement, as world leading performance systems the EASY-CHANGE Fit Solution and CAIR Cushion System maximize your horse’s comfort and freedom of movement. Your horse will enjoy unsurpassed adaptability for an optimal fit, even weight distribution and fluid cushioning for their total comfort.

These saddles are sold as standard with a Medium width (Black) Easy Change Gullet. All other gullet sizes from Narrow to Extra Wide are available on our separate listing and are sold separately.

We strongly recommend fitting these saddles under the guidance of a Wintec trained saddler. Please see the Wintec site for a full list of approved saddlers in your area.

When trying on your saddle please ensure you use a clean saddlecloth and do not remove any tags. Saddles which have had the tags removed, been sat on, girthed up, ridden on or show any signs of use cannot be returned.

Saddle Fitting Information

After your initial saddle fit, we recommend that you have the fit of your saddle checked within the first three months, as it will settle in the head during the initial riding period, as is standard with all new saddles. Following this initial settling in period, your saddle fit should then be assessed every six months throughout your saddle’s life to ensure the saddle continues to fit correctly, as your horse changes shape according to its age, level of fitness and work program. It is always recommended that you seek ongoing professional advice on your horse’s saddle fit, where possible. However the following information can assist you in not only assessing your horse’s saddle fit, but understanding when simple adjustments should be made.

In order to check the clearance, bearing and balance of a saddle, it is important that the saddle is positioned correctly. All fitting adjustments and saddle alterations should be made in accordance with the manufacturers recommendations.

Ensure your horse is standing square and is on level ground. Locate your horse’s shoulder and check to see that the nail of the saddle is approximately three fingers distance from the edge of your horse’s shoulder.

Checking for sufficient clearance

Sufficient clearance of your horse’s wither, across the width and length of the spine, should be maintained at all times. Check to see that the channel of the saddle is clear of your horse’s wither and spine through the length of the saddle.

Checking for even bearing

Your saddle should bear evenly on your horse’s back, providing a close fit. Run your hand between your horse and the panel of your saddle to check for even bearing. If your saddle features the CAIR Cushion System, it is important that a rider sits in the saddle to check the bearing, as the air becomes dynamic under the rider’s weight.

Checking for a balanced seat

Check that the deepest part of the saddle seat is central and level to ensure perfect saddle balance. Should your saddle require further adjustments select the optimal combination of EASY-CHANGE Risers to achieve sufficient clearance, even bearing and perfect balance.

NB. The innovative systems in our saddles offer unsurpassed flexibility in achieving an optimal fit, however, no one saddle can claim to fit any horse. It is always recommended you seek ongoing professional advice on the fit and in meeting the unique needs of each horse/rider combination.

We are one of the largest independent retailers of Wintec in the UK and a verified premium stockist giving us access to the entire range. Our sales advisors all use these products on a daily basis so are able to offer you expert advice. If you need any assistance in selecting the right item for you or your horse please don't hesitate to contact us.