Finding the right Saddle Tree and Panel combination for different horse types
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The following information chart helps you finding the right Kieffer saddle by chosing the correct saddle tree and panel combination. Get an overview which saddle tree is suitable for which horse type and which saddle panel variation is available.
Possible combinations for saddles fitted with Saddle Tree ‘Exclusive‘
The Kieffer saddle tree ‘Exclusive’ (with gullet plate) is characterised by an open, distinctive cut back pommel, a curved form as well as longer tree tips. It is well-suited for normal to high-withered horses with normal to curved backline.
Saddle Panel Options
Standard - classic cut with standard volume for flocking
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Drop Panel - enlarged volume and contact area at the front of the panel
Passage - half panel at the front - with Drop Panel option
Shortened panel in the rear - with lower volume and smaller contact area
Saddle panel options | Saddle panel characteristics | Which panel for which horse type? | Dressage | Jumping | General Purpose | Endurance |
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Gusseted Panel, Panel Cut: Standard | Classic cut with standard volume for flocking | • Horses with a normal round back and a adequetely developed muscles | Action, Ascona, Lech Profi, Lusitano Evo, Lusitano Kur, Malmö, Paris, Piet, Ulla Salzgeber, | Jump Vario, Koof AT, Koof FL, Liverpool | Aachen, Europe, Garmisch, Garmisch Evolution, Zurich | Gourbi |
Gusseted Panel, Panel Cut: Drop Panel | Enlarged volume and contact area at the front of the panel | • Atrophies behind the shoulder • High withers • Slightly swaybacked | Wellington, all models with Standard Panel | All models with Standard Panel | Gourbi | |
Gusseted Panel, Panel Cut: Passage | Shortened panel at the front | • Wide back / wide costal arch • Well-muscled | Champion, Lech Profi, Lusitano EVO, Lusitano Kür, Passage | Gourbi | ||
Gusseted Panel, Panel Cut: Passage + Drop Panel | Shortened panel at the front combined with Drop Panel Cut | • Wide back / wide costal arch • Atrophies behind the shoulder | Champion, Lech Profi, Lusitano Evo, Lusitano Kur, Passage, Young Profi G-Pony | Gourbi | ||
Gusseted Panel, Panel Cut: Short Panel in the rear | Shortened panel in the rear with lower volume and smaller contact area (-1,5 cm) | • Very short back • Significant rising lumbar vertebrae | Inzell, Salzburg, all models with Standard Panel | Gourbi | ||
Gusseted Panel, Panel Cut: + 1,5 cm more height in the rear | Enlarged volume in the rear of the panel | • Significant difference in height between the withers and the 18th thoracic vertebra • Slanting or straight saddle position | All models with Standard Panel | All models with Standard Panel | All models with Standard Panel | Gourbi |
The saddle models Athen, Florenz, Orphee, Kieffer’s Monoblatt, Kieffer Move® and Distance are fitted with individual panel cuts.
Our recommendations for Saddle Trees ‘Standard’ or ‘Exclusive’
Horse with slightly swaybacked backline and sloping lumbar vertebrae Rocfall rocscience crack.
High-withered horse with longer slope into the saddle contact area
Horse with short, rounded back and significant rising lumbar vertebrae
Horse with well-balanced contact area and slightly sloping lumbar vertebrae
Possible combinations for saddles fitted with Saddle Tree ‘1000’
Saddle Tree ‘1000’ (with gullet plate) is characterised by its shuttered pommel, a straight form as well as shorter tree tips. This saddle tree is suitable for low-withered horses with a straight backline and highly recommended for wide-backed horses with a well-muscled topline.
Saddle Panel Options
Standard 1000 - classic cut with standard volume for flocking
Saddle panel options | Saddle panel characteristics | Which panel for which horse type? | Dressage | Jumping | General Purpose | Trekking | Icelandic | Schooling |
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Gusset Panel, Panel Cut: Standard 1000 | Classic cut with standard volume for flocking | • For athletic horses with a straight, short contact area | Innovation, Lexington, Goteborg, Rotterdam, Young Profi M-Pony, Pony S-Sport | Arezzo, Jana | Le Mans | Icelandic Pro | Innovation | |
Foam Panel, Panel Cut: Standard 1000 | Classic cut | • For athletic horses with a straight, short contact area | Arezzo, Jana | |||||
Gusset Panel, Panel Cut: Half Panel 1000 | Shortened panel at the front | • For horses with a wide back / wide costal arch • well-muscled | Innovation, Lexington, Goteborg, Rotterdam, Young Profi M-Pony, Pony S-Sport | Le Mans | Icelandic Pro | Innovation | ||
Foam Panel with extra wide contact area | Extra wide contact area | • For horses with a wider back and straight, short contact area | Brugge | Kieffer´s Trail, Trekk Vario |
Our recommendations for Saddle Tree ‘1000’
Overbuilt horse with slightly curved backline and conical shaped torso
Horse with long and straight backline
Horse with relatively straight backline and slightly sloping lumbar vertebrae
Horse with well-balanced contact area and slightly sloping lumbar vertebrae
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Animal welfare-compliant
Our made to measure saddle concept based on EQUIscan and Saddle-Check (BVFR) measurement data has been renowned as animal welfare-compliant by the ’Austrian Department For Animal Welfare’.
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The combination of our saddle tree and panel concepts with professional measurement data enables us to built or adjust custom made to measure saddles fitting perfectly to the horses back. It was and is always our aim to create horse-friendly equipment for healthy horses and lucky riders.
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Because of this fact, we are are so proud that our work has been certified as animal welfare-compliant from official side.
Please note: to ensure that a saddle stays always animal welfare-compliant, you have to keep in mind to make regular use of professional check ups, documentation and adjustment.
Saddle tree 'Exclusive' with integrated gullet plate
This advancement in the field of saddle trees increases safety as well as riding comfort particularly in the seat region.
Gullet plate and stirrup bar form a unification made of high-quality steel which is inset in the upper area of the saddle tree. This system exclusively
patented by Kieffer, leads the stirrup bar closer to the saddle tree – the result is a narrower pommel and more seating comfort in the front part of the saddle.
patented by Kieffer, leads the stirrup bar closer to the saddle tree – the result is a narrower pommel and more seating comfort in the front part of the saddle.
With its integrated gullet plate, the saddle tree model 'Exclusive' greatly facilitates adjustment of the saddle tree to the horseback – for example when purchasing a new saddle or as required due to muscular or nutritional changes of the animal. In order to fit the saddle tree, the saddle is simply mounted onto the Kieffer alteration bench and adjusted by cold processing to make it either narrower or wider.
Another advantage of this construction is that an escape of the stirrup bar is in actual fact impossible.
The gullet plate is located above and not below the saddle tree as is usual, consequently sharp corners can herewith be avoided. In the case of a saddle tree with a narrow set fitting for a horse with a slim body shape, the gullet plate does not deform in a V-shape but remains in a rounded shape to prevent jamming the withers.
Of particular importance is the fact, that because of the seamless connection of gullet plate and stirrup bar the pressure caused by mounting the horse is distributed evenly over the whole saddle tree – this prevents the saddle tree from deforming. A deforming of the saddle tree, occurs in many saddles over a long time period and may result in a tilting of the rider´s seat which of course would have negative consequences for the rider and the horse.
Adjustability
With its integrated gullet plate, the saddle tree model 'Exclusive' supports an easy fit for a new saddle purchase and aids adjustment of the saddle tree which may be necessary due to muscular development of the horse or a change of horse ownership. In order to fit the saddle tree, the saddle is simply mounted onto the Kieffer alteration bench and adjusted by cold processing to make it either narrower or wider.