The Albion Platinum Ultima is a premium British-made dressage saddle from Albion's high-end Platinum range. Designed for serious dressage work, the Ultima combines a secure, supportive rider position with Albion's emphasis on professional horse-fitting capability.
 
The Platinum Ultima provides the substantial rider support associated with Albion's performance dressage saddles while maintaining a traditional dual-flap configuration. Its generously proportioned dressage blocks help stabilize the rider's leg and encourage a long, balanced position.
 
The saddle features wool-flocked panels, allowing a qualified saddle fitter to alter panel volume, balance, and contact with the horse's back. This gives the fitter considerably more scope to accommodate changes in the horse's musculature than a permanently molded panel system.
 
Specifications
• Brand: Albion Saddlemakers
• Range: Platinum
• Model: Ultima
• Discipline: Dressage
• Seat Size: 17.5"
• Flap Length: 17.5"
• Flap Width: 14.25"
• Flap Measurement: 17.5"L × 14.25"W
• Panels: Wool flocked
• Configuration: Dual flap
• Seat: Deep, supportive dressage seat
• Knee/Thigh Support: Substantial dressage blocks
• Construction: Premium leather
• Serial Number: 89009
• Factory Markings: 17.5 / T / 89009
• Made In: England
• Suitable For: Dressage, Competition & Performance Flatwork
 
Rider Fit
The 17.5" seat combined with a 17.5"L × 14.25"W flap creates a relatively substantial rider configuration.  The 14.25" flap width provides considerable room through the knee/thigh area and may be particularly useful for a rider with a longer or more forward femur, depending on where the block is positioned.  The Ultima's deep seat and supportive block configuration are intended for a rider who prefers a secure, defined dressage position rather than the open feel of a more traditional minimalist saddle.
 
Horse Fit
The Platinum Ultima combines Albion's tree design with wool-flocked panels, allowing a qualified saddle fitter to fine-tune panel balance and contact for the individual horse.
 
Actual suitability depends on the saddle's tree width and tree profile, along with the horse's wither shape, shoulder angle, back curvature, and saddle-support area.
 
About the Albion Platinum Ultima
The Platinum Ultima belongs to Albion's premium Platinum family of dressage saddles. These saddles were developed to provide a high level of rider support while retaining the professional fitting characteristics for which Albion is known.