Bates All Purpose Square Cantle with Heritage Leather Saddle Black. The Bates All Purpose Square Cantle with Heritage Leather Saddle is an all purpose saddle featuring the latest in saddle design and technology. The Bates All Purpose Square Cantle delivers instantaneous comfort, security and balance. The saddle offers luxurious comfort for your horse with broad bearing area that achieves a large foot print on your horses back. The wide and even chamber throughout the length of the saddle enable generous clearance of your horses spine. Read more… The Bates All Purpose Saddle offers a square cantle and a forward cut flap that is particularly suited for pleasure riding involving more jumping along with a narrow waist provides closer contact, so you sit in to the saddle rather than on it. The saddle features an ergonomic stirrup bar which enables the roller of the tongue on the buckle to be recessed in to the bar and sit flush, which significantly reduces bulk under your leg, by at least one thickness of leather along with the point girthing system which helps to achieve greater strength and durability and improves the distribution of pull from the front and back of the saddle to increase comfort and saddle stability. The saddle also features the Flexibloc System which allows the rider to adjust their knee and thigh support for an individually tailored ride. The Heritage Leather upholds traditional practices of natural oil and wax tannage, showing off a rich patina, characteristics of the finest natural leathers. The high oil wax content of the leather enhances the rider grip with optimal suppleness. The natural surface of the leather is more easily scratched however they can easily be removed by simply rubbing or buffing the leather in the area to draw the oils back to the surface. Due to the high oil levels it is important to ensure the surface is protected against wear, water and sweat with the correct level of care. The Bates saddles offer the Easy-Ch