Prestige Dressage Saddle Configurator Venus Style

Immerse yourself in the world of riding with the Prestige Dressage Saddle Venus Style! This saddle stands out with its unique advantages and distinguishing features, making it the sportiest model in the Venus line. Its innovative design follows the latest trends in the Prestige saddle range and offers your horse optimal freedom of movement.

The thickly padded blocks are attached with Velcro to ensure a perfect fit. Unlike other models, the panels are not integrated into the sweat flaps, which allows for better air circulation. The tapering at the trapezius muscle allows your horse unrestricted movement.

The soft seat gives the rider a feeling of closeness to the horse and ensures maximum comfort during training. On request, the saddle can be individually adjusted, e.g., with short front panel elements and wider rear panel elements.

With the Prestige Dressage Saddle Venus Style, you not only have a high-quality product in your hands but also the possibility to design it according to your wishes. Let yourself be carried away by the passion for riding and treat yourself and your horse to this exclusive experience!

Advantages:

• New, sporty design in the typical style of the latest Prestige saddles
• Thickly padded blocks with Velcro for better adjustability
• Panels not integrated into the sweat flaps
• Tapering at the trapezius muscle for optimal freedom of movement for the horse
• Soft seat for a close feel to the horse
• Option for wider and shorter front panels
• Customization of welt and stitching color possible

Prestige Saddle Configurator
Here you will find the options for individually configuring your Prestige saddle. Please note that not every option is available for every model.
First, select the leather type as a variation (if multiple leather types are available). In the next step, click the "Configure" button and follow the individual steps. Finally, you can add the selected configuration to your shopping cart and complete the purchase.
Please note the delivery time of the saddle. Usually, the saddle is produced individually according to your selection criteria.

For this reason, a configured saddle cannot be returned (right of withdrawal).

Saddle Tree
The saddle tree is predefined for each model and cannot be individually selected. You can find out which saddle tree is installed in which model in the product description of the saddle.
The following saddle trees are available from Prestige:

Standard
The standard Prestige saddle tree is made of plastic. The material is particularly stable, resistant to external influences such as moisture, and lightweight. The gullet width can be thermally altered with a special machine.

X-Technology Tree

Depending on the saddle model, this saddle tree has one or no cutout in the front part and two cutouts in the rear area where the seat bones rest. The cutouts are covered with elastic rubber membranes.

Advantages
The membranes increase the comfort and stability of the rider. For female riders, the feeling of comfort and stability is even more pronounced with trees that offer a wider seat in the back, such as the X-D2, X-Perience, and X-Contact K (unisex effect) models.

For whom does X-Technology make sense?
• For those who seek a feeling of closeness to the horse: it is guaranteed by the membranes on which the rider's seat bones rest when sitting in the saddle;
• for those who seek a more comfortable seat while maintaining athletic performance;
• for those riders who desire more stability in the saddle. X-D2, X-Perience, and X-Contact K, thanks to the "unisex effect," can give women with wider pelvises, who often have difficulty achieving a close connection to the horse, a predefined but not forced position.

X-Breath Tree

Depending on the saddle model, this saddle tree has one or two oval cutouts in the center of the seat. The cutout is covered with an ultra-elastic honeycomb fabric that guarantees an anatomically comfortable position for the rider, which is also balanced for the horse. The cutout also provides more breathability.

This is a technology applied to the saddle tree, consisting of an oval cutout in the center of the rear part of the tree. This cutout is covered by an elastic and breathable honeycomb fabric. In the X-BREATH K, there is an additional cutout in the front part of the tree.

Advantages
These cutouts provide better breathability and reduce the heat endured by the horse and rider. The rear cutout makes the seat more comfortable by relieving the spine from the stresses it normally experiences. In addition, saddles with X-Breath technology are lighter.

For whom does X-Breath Technology make sense?
• For those who like a breathable and comfortable seat;
• for those riders who desire physical well-being by reducing the strain on the spine and tailbone;
• for those who are looking for a lighter saddle;
• for those who feel downhill on the horse or ride a thoroughbred.

CPS Tree or "Coccyx Protection System"

A saddle tree with a new geometric shape with injected membranes and a
differentiated capacity to absorb all loads and movements. This concept was developed to protect the seat bones, tailbone, and back and is visible through the soft Plexiglas viewing window on the underside of the saddle.

Advantages
These membranes absorb all loads and movements while protecting the rider's seat bones, tailbone, and back. They were developed considering the anatomy of men and women.

For whom does CPS Technology make sense?
• For those who want a more elastic and softer seat: the central gray
• membrane creates a shock-absorbing feeling for the rider's spine and for the horse;
• for those who desire physical well-being;
• for those riders who are looking for a comfortable seat. The tree with this technology is especially intended for female riders due to the wider rear part
• for riders who feel downhill on the horse and have difficulty finding a balanced position;
• for dressage riders who have difficulty finding a deep seat feeling with a downhill-built horse;
• for show jumpers who want to get back into the saddle faster after a jump.

Leather Type and Color
The following leather variants and colors are available:

Cuoio
Prestige's standard leather is smooth full-grain leather or grained leather.

D
double small and large saddle flaps. In calfskin or cowhide. Thickness: 4.3mm.

Lux
oiled double calfskin or 4.5mm thick grained leather that undergoes a long tanning process for optimal grip.

Super
4.5mm thick, very soft and robust grained leather that undergoes natural tanning.

Elite
double small and large saddle flaps (5.2mm thickness). Smooth leather or grained leather that undergoes natural tanning.

Seat Size
The seat size is an important aspect when buying a saddle, as this size cannot be changed later. When choosing the seat size, the contact area of the horse's back, the size/leg length, and the weight of the rider should play a role.
Recommended maximum weight for each seat size:

• Seat size 15: 40 kg
• Seat size 16: 41-55 kg
• Seat size 17: 56-79 kg
• Seat size 18: 80-120 kg

Gullet Width
For most Prestige models, a gullet width from 31 to 37 can be selected. Gullet widths from 31 to 37 are always 1 cm larger or narrower compared to the standard size 33 (measured at the end of the tree points). For models X-D2, X-D2 K, X-D2 K FREE, X-D1, X-D1 K, X-D1 SC, and D1 SC, the tree sizes are divided as follows:

• S: up to gullet width 32
• M: gullet widths 33 and 34 (X-D2 K Free 32 and 33)
• L: from gullet width 35

Saddle Panels
Wool panels or classic padded panels
Classic saddle panels filled with synthetic wool. These panels are very adaptable by a saddler.

LPF Panels:
Panels filled with synthetic Dacron fiber, honeycomb mesh, and a thin rubber layer. Thanks to this special composition, these panels are lighter than classic panels. These panels are also very adaptable by a saddler. LPF (Light Performance Fit) panels consist of an Airnet shell and foam towards the horse's back. The filling is made of Dacron, a synthetic wool fiber.

Advantages
These panels are light, elastic, and easily modifiable. They also adapt very well to the modern horse. These panels combine the reduced thickness and close-to-the-horse feeling typical of latex panels with the shock-absorbing and highly adaptable properties of a padded panel.

For whom do LPF panels make sense?
For those riders who do not want to give up the feeling of closeness to the horse, but believe that an optimally fitting saddle is an essential prerequisite for the horse's well-being and performance.

Latex Panels:
Pre-formed foam panels made of expanded polyurethane.

 
Saddle Flaps
Basically, a distinction is made between standard saddle flaps, i.e., double saddle flaps with a sweat flap against the horse and a saddle flap or large saddle skirt on top, and mono saddle flaps (K), in which only one saddle flap is installed. The mono variant usually allows for slightly closer contact with the horse's body and always has long girth straps.
The saddle flap is always fixed for the model and not configurable. For monopanel saddles, you will always find a K in the saddle name.

• Standard: Double-flap saddles
• K: Mono-flap saddles

Forward Projection of the Saddle Flap
The forward projection describes how far forward the saddle flap extends. Riders with particularly long legs often find more room for their legs with more forward projection, allowing them to shorten the stirrups and balance better. However, care should be taken with forward projection, as too much can quickly restrict the horse's shoulder freedom.
The following forward projection options are available from Prestige:

• A-2: -2cm
• A Standard
• A+2 / A: +2cm
• A+4 / AA: +4cm
• A+6 / AAA: +6cm

Length of the Saddle Flap
The length of the saddle flap describes how far down the saddle flap extends. The length of the saddle flap should also correlate with the rider's height.

• XS -5cm
• S -2.5m
• M 0 (standard)
• L +2.5cm
• XL +5cm
• XXL +7cm

As for jumping saddles, these will also have slightly more forward projection at the front with longer saddle flaps.

Shoulder Free Variant SF
Available in classically padded and latex panels, but only on some models. Special panels, extra developed for more shoulder freedom. Particularly suitable for horses with pronounced shoulders.