Performance
FULL PRICE: $3,250
DEPOSIT: $650
Available for Trial: 17 inch seat
Why we love it…
This is our new favorite saddle from Eques. It is designed by the owner of the Eques company and world renowned Icelandic horse rider Rasmus Moller Jensen. This saddle offers a medium deep seat and a close contact feel. The soft foam knee rolls are well positioned and help you obtain the proper leg position. We have found that this saddle has one of the best fits for a variety of horses. We used this saddle alot during the last show season and felt that it definitely helped us be effective and successful with our horses.
As is the case with with all Eques saddles you can measure your horse and switch out the gullet accordingly. This is a great option to have when accommodating for fluctuations in weight and muscling. It also comes in a variety of lengths so you can order your specific size that works best for your seat.
This saddle uses Gullet System A. Your saddle will come with a standard Red 26A gullet. You can purchase different gullet sizes in our Tack Essentials section of this website.
Seat sizes: 16”, 16.5”, 17”, 17.5”
You can order Latex or Wool flocking.
Consider this…
Contact us with saddle fit questions specific to your horse!
I have designed a saddle that promotes the relaxed seat, which in my opinion is essential to successful balancing of horse and rider. Harmonised balancing of both horse and rider are 2 things that must add up in order to reach the high-level performance.
Performance is the first model built on the B-tree. A saddle tree that I personally developed to combine the best of several worlds, that is the forward pointing position of the gullet which provides freedom of movement for the shoulders of the horse; the wide channel which provides freedom of movement for the muscles surrounding the spinal column of the horse; and finally, the angle of the bars which provides a remarkably close contact to the horse.
The close contact provided by this saddle is ideal in situations where you need to show the horse from its best side e.g., at competitions or breeding shows. The short knee pad acts mostly as a thigh support and thus ensures that there is room for all types of legs. The rider is highly supported in this saddle, so my recommendation is to go one size up if you are usually in-between sizes.
I kept the saddle in a discrete and classic design in order to prevent the saddle from drawing the attention away from the good and harmonious performance.
In summary, Performance is intended for competition But naturally it is also the ideal all-round saddle for the riders that prefer close contact to the horse.
– Rasmus Møller Jensen