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Saddles     
GIVE YOU THE TIME AND EASE TO REALLY ENJOY YOUR RIDING.

Lightweight
Makes Wintec saddles easy to manage and more comfortable for your horse, especially on long rides or when frequent hours are spent in the saddle.

Easy Care
All Wintec saddles require no oiling and waxing and are easily cleaned using soap and water.

Weatherproof
In a Wintec you can feel comfortable riding through any terrain in all weather without the worry of damaging your saddle.

Overall Convenience
A Wintec saddle is a great option for busy people who want to spend less time in the stable and more time on their horse.

Think About Using Wintec for:

• trial riding
• pleasure riding
• schooling young horses
• an affordable second discipline saddle
• lightweight advantage for jumping
• extra shock absorption (good for people with back problems)
• to improve your dressage position.

WINTEC 
500 All Purpose, Wintec Isabell, 500 Dressage, Close Contact, Caprilli All Purpose

500 All Purpose Saddle   W/CAIR                  

Tough by nature, traditional in looks and easy to care for. The Wintec 500 saves hassle in the stable and is very versatile making it a great saddle for busy riders whose time to ride is precious.  Fittings not included Sizes: Pony (38cm), 40cm, 42cm, 43cm, 44cm, 46cm (151/2, 161/2, 17, 171/2, 18")

• Traditional Leather Appearance
• Soft Suede Knee Insert Provides Extra Grip
• Fully Adjustable FlexiBloc System
• Well Balanced Seat
• Easy Care - No Oiling or Waxing Required
• Weatherproof and Durable
• Easy Change Gullet System Provides Custom Fit
• Wide Bearing Panel Distributes Weight Evenly
• Elastiflex Tree to Facilitate Excellent Communication
• Wool Flock Panels Mould to Your Horse's Shape
• Lifetime Guarantee on Wintec Tree                                    

With Cair  $  

Without Cair  

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WINTEC 500 DRESSAGE

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Cut along classical lines the 500 Dressage is a superb saddle for riders competing in Dressage who like the traditional appearance of leather, but don't want the hassle of oiling. Sizes:  40cm, 42cm, 43cm, 44cm, 46cm  (15.5  161/2, 17, 171/2, 18")      Wintec 500 Dressage Saddle   - Without Cair

• Soft Equileather Knee Insert Cut Along Classical Lines
• Traditional Appearance of Genuine Leather
• Custom Fit FlexiBloc System
• Third of the Cost of a Good Leather Saddle
• Great to Have if Dressage is Your Second Discipline
• Hard Wearing in Nature
• Equileather Simply Wipes Clean
• No Oiling or Waxing is Required
• Easy Change Gullet Provides Adjustable Fit
• Open Chamber and Wide Bearing Panel
• Elastiflex Tree to Facilitate Excellent Communication
• Wool Flock Panels Mould to Your Horse's Shape
• Lifetime Guarantee on Wintec Tree

Cair Panel System  - The revolutionary Air Panel System that gives your horse the ultimate in comfort.

WINTEC CLOSE CONTACT

Well Balanced Seat and Narrow Waist Easy Care, Durable and Weatherproof Extra Soft Contoured Knee Insert CAIR Panel System provides maximum comfort for your Horse Easy Change Gullet System Provides Custom Fit Fully Adjustable FlexiBloc System Traditional leather look Appearance Elastiflex Tree to Facilitate Excellent Communication Lifetime Guarantee on Wintec Tree

DRESSAGE SADDLES   WINTEC ISABELL Developed in conjunction with World Dressage Champion, Isabell Werth to support both horse and rider. The difference the Isabell saddle can make to your riding is quite profound as radical features take the effort out of sitting in the correct position. The Wintec Isabell is versatile, lightweight and provides the easy care benefits of Equisuede. FEATURES: Performance driven tree and seat shape Super-Enduro seat foam retains its resilience and won't ride down, flatten or harden Soft Sorbtec knee inserts moulds to the rider's knee shape Newly positioned stirrup bars are positioned 5cm (2") further back than standard bars Adjustable Flexibloc System enables the rider to individually tailor their thigh and knee support Adjustable Y-Girthing System secures the front and back of saddle High performance panel that is long, even and narrow in the waist CAIR® Panel System provides maximum comfort for your Horse EASY-CHANGE Gullet System allows a saddle to be custom fit within minutes Lifetime guarantee on Wintec Tree Sizes: 42cm/16.5", 43cm/17", 44cm/17.5", 46cm/18" Approx. Weight: 5.59kg / 12lbs 5oz Colours: Black & Brown

Wintec 500 Dressage Saddle w/ Cair Designed with the same easy care and hardwearing qualities as the All Purpose, the 500 Dressage is cut along classical lines and is ideal for riders commencing pre-novice and novice dressage competition who like the traditional appearance of leather. $555.00  026-149  Instock    Call us to see if we have your size.

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FITTING A WINTEC SADDLE

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Wintec saddles are immediately comfortable for both horse and rider. Due to the soft materials and nature of the wool flock the panel of the saddles will compact down and take the shape of your horse very quickly, eliminating a long breaking in period.

In order to keep the saddle fitting well, you should have the fit of your Wintec saddle checked after 4 to 6 weeks of riding to ensure sufficient clearance is still being provided to the horse's wither.

We recommend riders check the fit of their saddles after 3 months and then every 6 months throughout their saddles life, to ensure the saddle continues to fit correctly as the horse changes shape according to its level of fitness.

If the saddle comes too close to the wither, the panel should be inspected to see whether the best alternative is to either add more wool to the front of the saddle or fit a slightly narrower gullet plate. In general we would advise the fitting of a narrow gullet plate, providing there is still ample resilience and depth in the wool panel, so the closest fit to the horse's back is maintained.

When the saddles are restuffed, care should be taken not to over-stuff the panels as in most cases this will cause an incorrect fit on the horse and improper weight distribution. It is a far better alternative to fill the panel back to approximately its original stuffed shape and lift the front of the saddle through the fitting of one of our fractional fit gullets as required.

Through the use of the Easy Change Gullet System and Wool Repacking a Wintec saddle can be custom fitted to your horse's back. Wintec recommend that a qualified saddle fitter is consulted when buying and fitting a new saddle.

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The Easy-Change Gullet System is a revolution in convenience and comfort for horses and riders. It's a system developed to ensure that a saddle maintains the best fit for a horse by allowing riders to change a saddle's fit to suit a horse's changing shape.

Did you know ...

• Your horse will change shape as its maturity, type of work and level of fitness changes.
• A gullet that is too narrow may pinch and restrict the horse's shoulder movement
• A gullet that is too wide may cause the saddle to sit on the horse's wither leading to damage of the spine

• To avoid damaging your horse's back, you should check the fit of your saddle regularly

The Easy-Change Gullet System provides the flexibility of changing the fit of a saddle to suit a horse's changing shape. This means you don't need to buy a saddle for every horse you own and you don't need to buy a new saddle for a new horse. 

You can easily determine the correct gullet width for your horse with an Easy-Measure Gullet Gauge. 

The Easy-Change Gullet System is available in a complete set as well as an individual gullet kit.

....  Individual Gullets    Reg $24.95    
028-437

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EASY-CHANGE GULLET STEPS

To Use Wintec's Easy Change Gullet System follow this Simple 6-step Guide:

Hold the saddle in a vertical position so the cantle is pointing towards the ground and the seat of the saddle is facing towards you. Keeping the saddle in this position place the saddle between yourself and the edge of a table or bench. This provides you with leverage and easy access to the head of the saddle.

 

	1.	Unscrew the two screws located under the skirts in the head of the saddle.
	2.	Pull away the velcro® closure in the head of the saddle and pull the panel down from the point pockets freeing the front half of the panel.
	3.	Remove the two screws at each end of the gullet plate. Before fitting new width gullet apply more loctite to the screws you have just removed. LOCTITE 243 Threadlocker is recommended. Alternatively use the new screws supplied with a gullet kit. Do not use any screws which do not have Loctite applied to secure gullet.
	4.	Fit new width gullet by only starting each screw until the gullet is lined up, then holding the gullet tight to the tree in the head of the saddle, fully tighten both screws.
	5.	Re-fit the panel in the point pockets.
	6.	Re-screw the head of the saddle and close velcro® fastening. Important: Head screws must not be over-tightened. A firm pressure is all that's needed.

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