The Right Saddle for Lipizzaners

The Lipizzaner is a dream horse. A baroque type, athletic, beautiful, talented, eager to learn – anyone who sees a Lipizzaner thinks "Classical Dressage." Anyone who calls one of these noble greys their own usually means business when it comes to riding. Lipizzaner owners want to challenge and develop their horse – in the arena and at tournaments. Then, for well-earned relaxation, off to the trail, the beach, into the sunset. A Lipizzaner is much more than a hobby: horse and rider as a dream team.

A Fitting Saddle for Your Lipizzaner: Models and Info from Iberosattel®

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Saddle Compromises? Not for a Lipizzaner!

When searching for the right saddle for their Lipizzaner, these horse owners are especially unwilling to settle for compromises and "well, it's good enough." The Lipizzaner saddle has to be perfect!

And they're right: for a horse that's ridden as much and as demandingly as many Lipizzaners are, anything less than perfect is almost a disaster. Under such intensive use, a pressure point can quickly turn into chronic inflammation of muscle, nerve or cartilage, and chronic inflammation into muscle atrophy, paralysis or cartilage loss. The fairytale prince or magic princess turns into a sick, suffering horse. It's not the wicked fairy's fault. It's the wrong saddle.

A Dream Saddle for Your Horse: What Your Lipizzaner Needs

Really important for a Lipizzaner saddle is spinal freedom – even in the vigorous up-and-down of the canter, there must be no knocking between saddle tree and withers.
The saddle also must not restrict the shoulder muscles.
It must end at the last rib, so the kidneys aren't compressed and the hindquarters have enough freedom of movement.

And these conditions shouldn't just be met at the saddle fitting with the horse standing still. But in movement too.

Iberosattel®: Fitting Saddles for Lipizzaners, Andalusians and Other Baroque Horses

For Lipizzaners with their baroque proportions, many common saddle models are unsuitable, because they restrict their back, which is wide and round relative to its length, and/or are too long in the area of the shoulders and flanks. In your search for the ideal Lipizzaner saddle, you're therefore more likely to find what you're looking for with a specialist in baroque horses. Such as Iberosattel.

An Iberosattel® for the Baroque Horse

Iberosattel® has been designing and making saddles for baroque horses for years. Starting with the home-bred Andalusians, we've specialized in saddles for this short, athletic horse type – and over the years gathered a real treasure trove of experience with horses that have a difficult saddle area (and their riders). Every saddle model from Iberosattel® is the answer to a combination of rider and horse needs. Whether you want a pure baroque saddle or a dressage saddle – or a saddle with a classic baroque look that transforms into a top-notch dressage saddle thanks to a removable rear cantle and Velcro knee blocks: it could well be an Ibero that makes you and your Lipizzaner happy.

Lipizzaners are baroque horses and need a saddle that leaves plenty of room for back and shoulders. — A versatile baroque saddle for your Lipizzaner.

These Advantages an Iberosattel® Offers Your Horse

Proportions well suited to baroque horses: relatively short, with a large, adjustable tree width
large bearing surface that distributes the rider's weight evenly
wide Comfort Pad: no thick padding needed, allowing good contact with the horse
spinal channel made to measure
a well-proven saddle design ensures shoulder freedom and freedom for the loin area
some models with EWF saddle tree: for even more wither freedom
hidden Amazona Solution in every saddle: for pain-free, relaxed sitting for the rider, even at the trot

Every Ibero also has a saddle tree with adjustable tree width that grows along with the horse. This is especially important for a Lipizzaner saddle: the breed is a late developer. Not only does the milky coat color only appear in later years – so do the adult proportions.

A saddle must be adjusted to the specific measurements and needs of horse and rider, and remain adjustable afterwards too. — At Iberosattel® you'll find your individual dream saddle!

Our Customers Swear by Their Baroque Saddle

Elke D. with the Dressage Andaluz: "For my horse it's now a relaxed ride..."

"I use the saddle on every occasion – dressage, small jumps and on the trail – and I'm totally satisfied. Everyone who's had the chance to try the saddle has been just as thrilled as I am."

Dressage Andaluz Saddle on Andalusian Mare

Diana S. with the Ibero Barock: "...the end of our saddle problem"

"We can recommend Iberosattel® with a completely clear conscience, and we're so satisfied that my young mare has now also got an Iberosattel®. The best proof of satisfaction there is."

Ibero Barock Saddle on Quarter Horse

No Half Measures From the Start

With an Ibero, you don't ride your young Lipizzaner with a stop-gap solution along the lines of "he'll grow into it." Instead, you ride with a saddle that's perfectly adjusted from the start and readjusted again and again. Feel free to be demanding, including about your wishes regarding saddle looks and comfort: the chances that the Ibero will accompany you and your Lipizzaner at every walk, trot and canter for many years are excellent.

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Wide Baroque Saddle Pad

For wide horse backs: The wide baroque saddle pad

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We Individually Adjust the Spinal Channel to Your Horse!

For your horse's comfort: measuring for a sufficiently wide spinal channel

To give your horse sufficient freedom of movement and reduce pressure on the spine, the saddle's panel channel must be individually adjusted for each animal.

At Iberosattel®, we take this adjustment seriously and arrange a saddle-fitting appointment with you and your horse.