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Helen Langehanenberg and Prestige - Making Waves at WEG

Helen Langehanenberg

The international dressage community recently celebrated the beginning of a new era, as the top three medal winners showed a softness and harmony which has inspired millions and confirmed the importance of good basic training with reference to the progressive training scale.

  Damon Hill
Helen Langehanenberg and Damon Hill
Pic from FEI
 

Helen in PrestigeThe WEG Silver medallist Helen Langehanenberg attributed success to her attention to detail and care to ensure that Damon Hill is happy and comfortable in a saddle designed to allow freedom of the shoulder and elastic oscillation of his back muscles. Pic above right - the distinctive Prestige logo on Helen's saddle.

In Normandy 2014, Helen rose to new heights and posted a fantastic score of 88.286% in the freestyle event.

Helen SpeaksThis achievement came with the assistance of Helen’s personally designed Prestige X-Helen saddle. When Helen visited Australia earlier in 2014, she explained the how this saddle had evolved and the design features that were incorporated to improve her competition performances.
Pic Above Left - Helen acknowledges her silver medal and the fantastic ride she had on Damon Hill.

Hel and Damon HillPrestige’s X-Technology is the result of a close study of the human anatomy and careful consideration of the horse’s comfort. It brings together the most sought features and achieves maximum closeness to the horse by making minor adjustments to the tree - not by resorting to an extreme twist, lengthening the tree supports, or shifting the centre of gravity to the rear of the seat – all of which can cause discomfort and/or harm to the horse. Pic Above Right - Helen Langehanenberg secure leg position.

Prestige has delivered a unique closeness between horse and rider by imbedding elastic membranes into the saddle tree.  These membranes are filled with a special shock absorbing material in the area corresponding to the rider’s seat bones.   The exact location of the membranes varies according to whether the saddle is for jumping or dressage, allowing for the different seating position.
Prestige Italia developed the X-Helen dressage saddle as a reflection of Helen Langehanenberg’s training methodology.  Helen’s design delivers optimum performance and a more refined feel, made possible due to the thinner panels.  The unique features aid the horse’s well-being, comfort and ease of movement, this greatly enhances harmony between horse and rider.  These factors will ultimately influence the judge’s assessment and marks.

  Judges Boxes at WEG
Judges Boxes at WEG
 

Prestige Italia have a proud tradition of working with the World’s leading riders and taking into account their training philosophies and horse care ideals.  They have combined this hands-on experience with state-of-the-art technologies and the latest high-tech materials to produce saddles and equipment that deliver optimum performance … and a winning edge.

Saddleworld stores proudly stock Prestige saddles and look forward to showing you the range. Go to www.saddleworld.com.au for your nearest store.

Watch Helen Langehanenberg & Damon Hill,WEG Normandy Freestyle 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFSwqQyhvqw