The Patrick Saddlery Leggero Profile is a premium English-made monoflap dressage saddle designed to provide exceptional close contact while retaining the fitting flexibility of a traditionally wool-flocked performance saddle.
The Leggero is distinguished by Patrick Saddlery's unusual all-in-one monoflap and panel construction. Rather than using a conventional arrangement of separate flap, sweat flap, and panel, the Leggero integrates these components into a streamlined design that reduces bulk beneath the rider's leg and creates an exceptionally close feel.
The rider sits in a deep, supportive seat with a medium twist, while substantial external thigh blocks provide stability and help maintain an effective dressage position. Patrick offers numerous block configurations, allowing the Leggero to be tailored extensively to individual rider anatomy and preference.
The wool-flocked panels are an important horse-fitting feature. A qualified saddle fitter can alter the flocking to fine-tune panel volume, balance, and contact with the horse's back. The flocking can also be maintained and rebalanced as the horse's musculature changes.
Specifications
• Brand: Patrick Saddlery
• Model: Leggero Profile
• Discipline: Dressage
• Seat Size: 17.5"
• Tree Width: Medium-Wide (MW)
• Tree Configuration: Profile
• Configuration: Monoflap
• Panel Design: Integrated Leggero monoflap/panel construction
• Panels: Wool flocked
• Seat: Deep, supportive dressage seat
• Twist: Medium
• Knee/Thigh Support: Large external dressage blocks
• Construction: Premium leather
• Serial Number: 128-0519
• Made In: England
• Suitable For: Dressage, Competition & Performance Flatwork
Horse Fit
The Medium-Wide tree describes the width of this saddle, while the Profile configuration describes its underlying tree shape/profile. These are separate aspects of saddle fit and both are important when matching the saddle to a horse.
The Profile configuration provides some curvature through the longitudinal tree shape rather than being designed around an exceptionally flat, tabletop-style back. This makes it a useful starting point for a horse with normal wither definition and some natural curvature through the topline, rather than an extremely flat, low-withered, broad back.
Combined with the MW width, this saddle is worth considering for a horse that has moderate-to-broad width through the shoulder and upper back while retaining some wither definition and curvature through the back.
Potential candidates can include many warmbloods, sport horses, Thoroughbred crosses, and similar athletic types, provided the individual horse's back shape corresponds appropriately with the tree.
The wool flocking provides additional fitting flexibility, allowing a qualified fitter to fine-tune balance and panel contact. However, flocking cannot fundamentally change the underlying tree profile.
Rider Fit
The Leggero Profile is particularly appropriate for a rider who prefers a very close-contact monoflap feel combined with substantial positional support. The deep seat and external blocks provide significantly more security than a traditional open-seat dressage saddle, while the integrated monoflap/panel construction minimizes bulk beneath the leg.
About Patrick Saddlery
Patrick Saddlery is an English performance-saddle manufacturer specializing in highly configurable saddles for dressage and other English disciplines.
The Leggero is one of Patrick's signature dressage designs. Patrick describes it as a lightweight close-contact dressage saddle featuring a unique integrated monoflap and panel design.
