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The English SQUISH Pad is a next-generation saddle pad that uses science to improve horse & rider comfort.
To sum it up in one sentence, it's one of those pieces of tack you have to try to understand how profound of a difference it makes. The soft feeling is so distinct, you will notice the ride improvement in the first minute.
The ✨WOW✨ comes from the dampening squish foam and soft felt padding used to make the inner panels. Think of it like a "squish sandwich", where a soft layer of felt is held between two pieces of squishy foam. We arrived at this material composition by testing many viable materials with a BodiTrak pressure sensing mat, ultimately settling on this material make-up because it produces the lowest peak and average pressure readings compared to every other saddle pad we tested.
OK... that sounds neat, but how does it actually work?
Featuring a free spine channel and adjustable wither shape, with squish foam impact dampening panels. Read below for more details…
When you place a saddle on the squishy panels, it sinks into the pad deeper at the highest pressure points. This characteristic of the squish panels works to fill in the gaps under the saddle to even out the pressure. In addition to the gel foam, the inner felt panels act as a diffuser to further even out saddle pressure.
This might sound a little crazy, but the "impact" to a horse's back while riding is actually quite low... we know this because we measured it. Many brands attempt to solve impact absorption with dense impact foams and plastics, but they are solving the wrong problem. This is because the PSI exerted over a horse's back is typically only in the 2-4 PSI range (which is low). For perspective, an adult will exert over 10 PSI on the ground while walking.
The data shows that the way to make a horse comfortable and protect against soreness is to dampen all the small movements under the saddle, similar to the shocks in your car that soak up all the imperfections in the road to make a smooth ride.
This is what the squish panels do. They dampen the movements to make for a more comfortable ride for horse and rider. This softening is very obvious for horses or riders with sensitive backs.
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