Frank Baines - Elegance Dressage Saddle

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A world-class dressage saddle, the Frank Baines Elegance Dressage offers the dedicated rider everything they need to compete at the very highest levels. Close contact and wonderful balance, this saddle is a real performer.

Everything about this beautiful leather saddle has been carefully thought out and designed to promote the needs of a dressage rider: balance, control and close contact.

The Frank Baines Elegance Dressage has been built around a tree that has been especially styled with dressage in mind. As a result, it offers very good wither clearance, allowing the horse to move freely from the shoulder and around the spine.

The tree has a narrow waist and is angled to encourage the rider to adopt a balanced and effective position in the saddle; something which is also promoted by the lengthened stirrup bars and deep seat. Likewise a ‘V’ girthing system helps to minimise any unnecessary movements of the saddle. Together, these help the rider to maintain optimum posture and effective aid control.

Frank Baines saddles are crafted from the very finest leather and to the very highest standards, ensuring exceptional comfort and a very long life.

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Awards bestowed upon Frank Baines saddles

Every horse rider has a wide range of requirements that must be met by any new saddle that they buy. The precise nature of these needs depends on the type of riding they enjoy: dressage, show jumping, eventing or hacking out. However, generally speaking, most riders are looking for their saddle to provide the support, comfort and security that will help them – and their horse – to perform to their very best.

Over the past 150 years, the equestrian community has been finding that their needs have been met by saddles connected with the Baines family. With this lengthy history in the saddle-making industry, it is not surprising that Frank Baines saddles are considered to be amongst the finest in the world.

The numerous years of experience that Frank Baines has gained in producing exceptional leather saddles have created many a happy customer. However, satisfied horse riders are not the only ones to be impressed by these finely-crafted saddles; Frank Baines has also been the receiver of a number of prestigious awards from equestrian organisations.

Award-winning saddles

It is a remarkable seven times that Frank Baines saddles have been honoured with the "Best Made Saddle" award from the Worshipful Company of Saddlers. This incredibly old London livery company is one of the most respected equestrian establishments and plays an important role in ensuring the finest standards of saddle-making are upheld. It is thus a very significant mark of respect for Frank Baines to be a repeated winner of this award.

There have been a number of personal achievements for Frank which indicate the impact his work has had in the leather saddle-making industry. He was appointed a Freeman of the City of London and is a Past President of the Society of Master Saddlers, the official trade association for all UK saddle-crafters. Following these honours, he was granted the title of Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Saddlers.

Further to these impressive accomplishments, the Frank Baines company has also received a number of other esteemed industry awards. Its saddles have been given the Best Product Award at Spoga and BETA, two of the major international trade fairs which are central to the UK equestrian industry. The international success that Frank Baines saddles have achieved has also lead to the company being awarded European Export Awards.

Frank Baines saddles at Dogwood London

Dogwood London takes pride in offering only the very finest leather saddles and as such, we have chosen Frank Baines to be one of the few manufacturers featured in our prestigious collection. We firmly believe that Frank Baines saddles are quite simply some of the best-crafted saddles available and are pleased to share them with you.

Our selection includes the general purpose Eclipse and Elite saddles, the Reflex Jumping and the Elegance Dressage – four of the most refined leather saddles around. Their innovative design ensures that you get everything out of the saddle that you need to get the optimum enjoyment and performance.

In addition to our range of Frank Baines saddles, you can also find a collection of beautiful saddles and horse tack from Stubben. One of the most respected names in European leather-working, in all its products Stubben offers a combination of good looks, exceptional comfort and superb craftsmanship.

If you would like to find out more about Frank Baines saddles, do telephone us on 0845 30 10 365.