Enlightened Equitation’s new Fhoenix Vogue saddle is available now!

The Vogue, designed and created by Heather Moffett, has an almost treeless design and is the most conventional in appearance of any treeless saddle on the market. The only rigid part is the cantle which helps to support the rider’s seat.

The Vogue has a number of features to help the horse and rider; these include stirrup bars that are set further back to create a more natural leg position, and a carefully designed seat which is compression cut from viscose elastic memory foam and moulds to the rider’s seat. This feature helps the rider to sit centrally in the lowest part of the saddle.

We all know that a badly fitting saddle can hinder a horse’s way of going but, if the rider is continuously having to fight with a saddle that puts them in the wrong position the problems are compounded. Sitting too far back depresses an area of the horse’s back and this makes the horse hollow and raise his head and makes it harder for him to balance and work correctly. The design of the Fhoenix saddle range helps to eliminate this by supporting the correct position in a way that helps both rider and horse, the saddle flexes with the movement of the horse’s back and also with no points of the tree, permits complete freedom of the shoulders.

The Vogue is the most supportive of all the saddles that Heather Moffett has designed and features a deeper seat and minimum twist. It allows the rider to sit in the correct position with ease and is made in England, using super soft Italian leather, so there’s no compromise on quality. The Vogue is available in black or Havana brown leather with or without suede seat and knee rolls and also has optional decorative stitching for those who prefer a little more style.

The Vogue retails at £1145 + P&P.