The Stübben Euphoria is a premium German dressage saddle designed to combine a deep, supportive rider position with excellent freedom through the horse's shoulders and spine. It represents a more modern generation of Stübben dressage design, incorporating a narrow-twist tree, specialized panel shaping, and a sophisticated V-billet system while retaining the traditional wool-flocked fitting capability for which Stübben is known. This particular Euphoria features a generous 18" seat and carries serial number S424929.
The Euphoria is built on Stübben's NT saddle tree, which provides an especially narrow twist for the rider. The saddle incorporates a special deep seat designed to provide security and central positioning while maintaining close communication with the horse.
For the horse, the Euphoria uses cut-back, gusseted panels designed to provide additional shoulder clearance. An extra-wide spinal channel provides generous clearance along the spine, while the V-webbing girthing arrangement helps distribute pressure and stabilize the saddle.
The panels are wool flocked, allowing a qualified saddle fitter to adjust panel volume, balance, and contact for the individual horse. This provides substantially more fitting flexibility than a permanently molded foam-panel saddle.
Specifications
• Brand: Stübben
• Model: Euphoria
• Discipline: Dressage
• Seat Size: 18"
• Tree: Stübben NT saddle tree; MN tree 29cm
• Twist: Extra narrow
• Seat: Special deep dressage seat
• Panels: Wool flocked
• Panel Design: Cut back for additional shoulder clearance
• Panel Style: Gusseted
• Spinal Channel: Extra-wide design
• Girthing: Long billets with V-webbing
• Point Billet: Saddle designed/prepared to accept optional point billet
• Flap: Long dressage configuration
• Construction: Premium leather
• Serial Number: S424929
• Made In: Germany
• Suitable For: Dressage, Competition & Performance Flatwork
Horse Fit
The Euphoria's panel design is particularly notable. The panels are cut back through the front to provide additional shoulder clearance, helping accommodate movement of the scapula and supporting greater freedom of stride. The broad spinal channel provides substantial clearance around the horse's spine. Stübben specifically identifies these characteristics as features of the Euphoria.
Because the panels are wool flocked, a qualified saddle fitter can further adjust balance and panel contact for the individual horse.
The exact horse profile for this particular saddle will depend heavily on its tree width, which we do not yet have from the information provided. Stübben currently offers the Euphoria from 27 cm through 32 cm and XW, so I would not describe #S424929 as Narrow, Medium, or Wide until we locate its centimeter tree-width stamp.
Rider Fit
The Euphoria is designed around a deep seat combined with an unusually narrow twist. This combination provides substantial rider security without forcing the rider's upper thigh excessively outward.
The 18" version is particularly appropriate for a rider requiring a larger seat while still preferring a narrow feel through the pelvis and upper thigh.
About Stübben
Stübben is a historic European saddle manufacturer dating to 1894. The company combines traditional saddle-making techniques with modern tree and panel development and remains particularly well known for durable construction and highly configurable saddle fitting.
