Bates Stirrup Leathers Heritage – Key Features: Premium Leather Construction: Crafted from high-quality leather with a rich, traditional finish that complements the Bates Heritage saddle line. Slim, Low-Bulk Design: Reduces bulk under the leg, promoting better rider stability and close contact with the saddle. Webbing Core Reinforcement: Built with a strong webbing core to prevent stretching and maintain shape over time, even with heavy use. Durable Stainless-Steel Buckles: Equipped with sleek, rust-resistant buckles that enhance durability without adding bulk. Elegant and Cohesive Look: Designed to match Bates Heritage saddles, offering a stylish, polished appearance. Enhanced Comfort and Performance: Combines classic style with modern functionality, ideal for riders looking for both aesthetics and durability. Perfect for riders seeking high-quality, long-lasting stirrup leathers that provide comfort, performance, and a traditional look.

The Bates Stirrup Leathers Heritage offer a premium blend of classic style and modern functionality. Made with high-quality leather, they have a rich, traditional look that complements the Bates Heritage saddle line beautifully, creating a polished and cohesive setup. The leathers are slim and designed to reduce bulk under the leg, enhancing rider stability and close contact with the saddle. Their webbing core ensures strength and prevents stretching, so they retain their shape even after heavy use. We also appreciate the stainless-steel buckles, which provide durability while remaining sleek and unobtrusive. For riders seeking a stylish, high-performance addition to their tack, these leathers are an excellent investment in comfort and longevity.

Bates Saddles for Sale

The Saddle Bank are pleased to offer a wide range of Bates saddles. Bates are an exceptionally popular brand worldwide, offering quality, leather saddles with the ability to achieve a custom fit using their Easy Change Risers and Easy Change Gullet Bars. 

Bates offer a fantastic range of models from pony saddles, GP saddles to performance event saddles, and dressage saddles. Bates offer two key ranges, the standard or WIDE range. The standard range is adjustable from Narrow to Extra Wide. The WIDE range is adjustable from 1XW to 4XW. With 3 different leather types to suit a range of budgets and uses, there is a Bates saddle to suit most horses and riders. 

Bates Heritage leather is a smooth leather offering a waxy feel. The high oil and wax content of this performance leather ensures optimum suppleness and enhanced rider grip. 

Opulence leather offered on most of the Bates models is a soft milled, full grain leather. This leather is ultra soft, and offers the rider immediate comfort. Opulence saddles also come with wear patches on the bottom of the flap to help prevent wear. 

Luxe leather is a premium luxury calf skin leather available on certain Bates saddles, which is soft to touch, and grippy to ride in. Luxe leather saddles also come with wear patches on the bottom of the flap to help prevent wear. 

Popular models of Bates saddles include the Bates All Purpose, Bates Advanta Event saddle, Bates Artiste Dressage saddle, Bates Victrix Show Jumping saddle, Bates WIDE Cob All Purpose, plus many more! 

When purchasing a Bates saddle it is vital that you have the necessary extras to enable you to achieve the perfect fit with your horse. 

When purchasing an adjustable gullet saddle, we recommend taking 2 spare gullet bar widths to make any necessary alterations to the saddle during your trial, and as the horse changes shape throughout the year as well as the relevant Easy Change Riser Pack to make any necessary adjustments to the panels. Speak to our experts if you are unsure on what extras you need to accompany your saddle. 

If you are looking for an Bates saddle for sale and need some help choosing the right saddle for your horse, our team of saddle experts and saddle fitters are on hand to help.

For total peace of mind, every saddle from The Saddle Bank comes with a 5 day UK Mainland trial, inspection report and the 9 month buy back service (UK Mainland only).

Fast International shipping is available, and our experts are on hand to guide you and answer any questions you may have. 

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Developed with your comfort and safety in mind. Bates Stirrup Leathers are extremely supple and slimline, featuring a stainless steel riveted buckle to reduce the thickness of leather under your leg, eliminating any interference. The webbing core ensures they will not stretch and cause unevenness. When fitting your Bates stirrup leathers to your saddle, if they feature a rolled edge we recommend that the rolled leather edge faces towards the rear/back of your saddle to maximise performance and minimise wear and tear.

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