• Essential Easy Change Riser System Starter Pack for beginner saddle fit adjustments

• Includes basic riser pads and shims for front, middle, and rear lift options

• Simple to insert and remove for quick saddle balancing

• High-quality, durable materials suitable for everyday use

• Compatible with most saddle types and brands

• Lightweight and easy to handle during saddle fitting

• Ideal for horses with minor muscle asymmetry or slight shape changes

• Provides improved comfort and pressure relief for horse and rider

At The Saddle Bank, the Easy Change Riser System Starter Pack is a fantastic way to begin customising saddle fit without overwhelming complexity. It’s user-friendly, effective, and a smart investment for riders noticing small changes in their horse’s topline or balance.

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. 

Need some help narrowing it down? Get personalised saddle recommendations here. 

Together the EASY-CHANGE® Gullet System and EASY-CHANGE® Riser System offer a complete fitting solution with unparalleled scope of adjustment for your horse’s absolute comfort and your peace of mind. Featuring front, centre and rear risers in varying depths, The EASY-CHANGE® Riser System enables you to make adjustments within the saddle panel for optimal balance and clearance. All adjustments are measurable, symmetrical and completely reversible, ensuring total confidence. The EASY-CHANGE® Riser System STANDARD STARTER PACK contains 6 pairs of Risers (Front Risers in 4 mm and 8 mm, Centre Risers in 4 mm and 8 mm and Rear Risers in 4 mm and 8 mm) an instruction booklet and EASY-CHANGE® locating tool.

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