What makes the Equisensomotoric® Pad different from other saddle pads?

The Equisensomotoric Pad differs from conventional saddle pads primarily through its individual adjustability via correction pockets and its unique layered construction of high-quality natural materials and memory foam. This makes it significantly more shock-absorbing and therefore gentler on both the rider’s and horse’s back.

Personalized Fit and Correction

The greatest advantage lies in the ability to adapt the pad to the changing back musculature of the horse.

Zipped Correction Pockets: Unlike standard pads, the Equisensomotoric Pad features large zippered pockets into which correction wedges can be inserted.

Muscle Development Support: Together with correct training and a well fitting saddle, this allows for targeted compensation of muscular atrophy (muscle wasting) while simultaneously promoting muscle development by relieving pressure on the tissue. Once the horse’s muscles have developed, the wedges can simply be removed.

Custom-made: Each pad is anatomically cut and individually tailored to the withers height and back shape of the respective horse, ensuring an optimal fit under the saddle.

Premium materials and high shock absorption: The combination of specific materials offers superior pressure distribution and shock absorption compared to many conventional pads.

Unique layered construction: The pad consists of several layers, including two layers of durable German sheep’s wool felt, medically tanned lambskin, and soft memory foam.

Very good pressure distribution: This combination allows for very good pressure distribution of the rider’s weight and effectively absorbs shocks, especially at the trot and canter, which is gentle on both the horse’s and rider’s backs.

Shoulder freedom: The tailor made cut and adjustable fit lift the saddle away from the horse’s shoulder blades, allowing them to swing freely – essential for fluid movement.

Thermoregulation and hygiene: The wool felt and lambskin offer excellent natural properties such as moisture absorption, breathability, and thermoregulation, preventing heat build-up and making it more hygienic than some synthetic materials.

Saddle support: Thanks to the special edge-pressure-smoothing effect of memory foam, the saddle sits snugly and comfortably on the horse’s back.

Excellent value for money

1. A felt saddle pad made of just one layer of wool felt can be found in stores starting at €250. We even use two layers of the finest German wool felt in our pads.
2. A high-quality, dense lambskin saddle pad with a generous baroque cut (where the lambskin truly covers the entire saddle area and isn’t cut too short anywhere) also costs at least €350 on average.
3. Memory foam is an expensive raw material, especially when it’s thicker than 2 cm. Therefore, you’ll almost exclusively find pads with memory foam inserts of 1-2 cm in height in stores, priced at around €250 and up. We use a 3 cm layer of memory foam in the vast majority of our saddle pads, as tests have shown that only this thickness provides a noticeably back-friendly effect.
4. A simple saddle pad with a leather rolled edge, oiled leather trim, and a nice outer fabric starts at €350 and goes up from there.
5. A saddle pad with a correction pocket system featuring a durable zipper (instead of Velcro, which quickly sticks and pops open with thicker pads) is available from €300 and up.

If you add up just these five components, which our Equisensomotoric® Pad combines in one product, you arrive at a value of over €1500 – and all of this is individually tailored to your horse’s measurements. Therefore, a pad of this high quality simply isn’t available on the market, as the profit margin for the numerous retailers and middlemen is too small for wholesalers. Only because we market directly and charge a very fair price can we offer the Equisensomotoric® Pads at this excellent price-performance ratio, for the benefit of both horse and rider. And all of this is even Made in Austria.

In summary, the Equisensomotoric Pad impresses with its exceptionally good price-performance ratio and offers very high shock absorption that can be tailored to the individual needs of the horse’s back. This, together with correct training and a well-fitting saddle, further promotes muscle development and the horse’s overall well-being.