The Shocking Truth About Gel Saddle Pads That Will WOW Even Your Horses

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With the high demand to match the performance of horses on the ever-evolving competition of today’s equestrianism, comes a wide variety of tack items that promises to enhance and improve your performance in the show ring without compromising your comfort.

It is true that the reason behind every success in competitions are constant training, proper conditioning and carefully selecting the right tack that will make your horse extremely comfortable! But promises will stay promises unless proven otherwise.

Just recently, Kavallerie gel saddle pad created a big buzz in the equestrian community, not because of promises but just real benefits and testimonialsfrom great riders!

The secret lies in the combination of functionality and design. It is designed to conform with your horseback for a better fit and fully functional in absorbing shocks and impact on your rides.

Wanna know more about what it has to offer? Allow me to spill out the details!

BENEFIT #1: SHOCK-ABSORBING PADDING FOR REAL COMFORT

When can you say that a saddle pad is shock-absorbing? Are there parameters that can measure the shock being absorbed by any padding on top of your horseback?

Actually, It’s easy to identify if your saddle pad is helping, just by observing your horse if there are any sudden changes to his physical and emotional state, then you can tell.

Then have follow-up questions like: Is the response to the padding positive or does it cause more discomforts? See, just like that, you can already tell if the added padding is helping with the impact of your rides.

Your horse is your horse; you are the one who can understand their behavior more than anyone else, agree?

To test our products and see if it’s really helping we’ve conducted horseback thermography.

Thermography has been shown to be one of the best methods of identifying horse's back problems through distributed heat and pressure, by this you can see the shock pattern and if the pressure on your horseback is evenly distributed or not.

On the latest research conducted. A Kavallerie gel pad was tested on a poorly fitting saddle, and results will amaze you!

A poorly fitting saddle showed a scattered red mark that means the uneven distribution of pressure points, but after using the Kavallerie gel pad that red marks evenly disappeared on the horse’s back.

BENEFIT #2: BREATHABLE MATERIAL FOR SWEAT FREE RIDES

Unhappy horses and Irritated equine moods are often signs of discomfort. The Kavallerie gel pad with breathable gel holes ensures that your horse will have significant relief from too much heat and sweat on your rides. The reiter gel technology allows excess heat to dissipates quickly through hole channels.

Why is it essential to get rid of too much sweat and heat?

Simply because sweat irritates your horse skin that can lead to mild or severe rubs and soreness created by the uncomfortable friction of your saddle pads/saddle against your horseback, sometimes white marks also appear.

These rubs and soreness most of the time is detrimental to the performance of your horses, so it is crucial to choose padding that can help dissipate unwanted heat build-up.

This concept of breathability is not just applicable to saddle pads; you might also want to consider your horse's overall condition on your competition. So best is to choose breathable materials from saddle pads down to your horse boots.

BENEFIT #3: WITHER RELIEF FOR HORSE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE

Whether your horse has prominent withers or no withers at all, Kavallerie gel pad helps! For horses with huge wither zone, this gel pad allows you to balance and lift your saddle off the horse's wither to prevent injury or bruising.

Your horse small wither is actually more than a basis for measuring height but it also has a crucial role in your horse overall movement mechanism, any little problems there can literally affect your horse performance. So take time to protect this ridge from any injuries.  

Aside from this gel pad, there is also some saddle pad that provides great relief to your horse’s wither:

• 3D Air Mesh Gel Pad-This pad is designed to protect the wither from any unwanted injuries or rubs, with the high-quality mesh material to let your horses wither zone to breathe while being shielded from the hard edges of saddles.
• Fleece-Lined Gel Half Pad- A therapeutic padding for wither protection while allowing enough room for your horse’s back drastic development.

BENEFIT #4: ANTI-SLIP GEL PAD TO KEEP YOUR SADDLE IN PLACE

Saddles forward slipping or backward slipping are both annoying problems! A saddle that moves a lot while you are enjoying your rides can interrupt your momentum as well as a saddle that’s already slipping just by mounting.

Others would prefer mounting blocks to help or string girths which are too fancy when you're in a hurry, or you don’t have any at the very moment you need it!

Kavallerie gel pad is one simple solution to do away with any slipping accessories that are hard to carry around. This non-slip pad and stays in place so well holding your saddle and keeping it from moving.

“Non -slip is Always Great Relief!”

BENEFIT #5: ERGONOMIC DESIGN THAT CONFORMS WITH YOUR HORSEBACK

Every horse is built differently, but no matter their structure, it is important always to make sure your saddle and pad fit their backs correctly, this gel pad is ergonomic and takes the shape of your horse, but still giving allowance for horses with constantly changing back!

Constantly developing back? Let's hear it out from TB and OTTB owners, they know better on how well this pad works!

BONUS IS THAT YOU’VE GOT 4 DESIGNS TO CHOOSE FROM! CHOOSE THE ONE THAT WILL WORK BEST FOR YOU AND YOUR HORSE:

Apparently, one pad can’t work for all horses' needs, so Kavallerie incorporated four unique designs that will help a particular horse needs.

• Seat Saver/ Air Release- for saddle bridging, work ultimately for horses with no particular horseback problem and just need additional shock-absorbing padding.

• Front Riser- For horses with prominent withers but lack muscles behind the withers also works for mutton withered horses!

• Rear Riser- For horses with prominent withers and huge muscle build-up behind the withers to balance out the saddle.
• Middle Riser- For Swayback horses, and those with spots and rubs at the middle region of the horseback.

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So yeah, I’ll leave it here but promise me that you’re not going to sacrifice your horse comfort, never do that with ill-fitting saddles.

They are our best friends from the barn to the show ring and so they deserve the best care and comfort as much as we do!

“Ride with Kavallerie and Experience Excellence in Motion”