Please note: That from October 2023, all of the BALANCE-designed products are no longer available from The BALANCE SAddle Company Ltd. and this website. The production and sales of the full BALANCE range of saddles, saddle pads and harness/training equipment is now being managed by THV Saddling. The products themselves and the manufacturers are the same as under BALANCE, but will now show the THV Saddling Logo. Please go to the THV Saddling website and order via their online shop, or email them to ask about availability.
The Cushion Quilt version of our Saddle Shaped, Wool-fleece-Lined pad is very versatile and used under most of the BALANCE saddle Models and styles. However, if you have a jump style saddle, or a straighter cut dressage saddle like the Xtreme, you will see that there are other pads that are made to suit the shapes of these saddles better.
'Cushion Quilt' (Extra Thick) Wool-Fleece-Lined, Saddle-Shaped Pad.
Wither Contour Options.
Please note that the non-standard contour and length information still applies, but we (BALANCE) are not ordering non standard pads anymore, so you will need to order those from THV Saddling, as explained above.
All BALANCE pads are made with what we call a ‘Correct Contour’ shape along the spine. This shape respects the increase in height that you see in the horse’s back at the front of the saddle area.
Our ‘Correct Contour’ pads are suitable for most healthy horses. The difference between the level of the horse’s back (where the saddle sits) and the withers, should not be pronounced.
However, if the horse has underdeveloped or wasted muscle from any number of reasons including: saddle related damage; unbalanced riding; pain in the feet; pain in the mouth, ill health etc., the spineous processes in the wither area will appear to be more prominent. In these cases our Correct Contour pads may not have enough lift at the front and the Extra Hi-Wither Option would be more suitable. The difference in height between a 'Correct Contour' pad and an Extra Hi-Wither pad is 1" (2.4cm).
A ‘High Wither’ should not be assumed to be a horse’s natural shape no matter what the breed! It is usually a symptom of something that is not supporting the horse’s well-being .
Length Options.
The pads are available in 2 lengths…Regular and Extra Long (Extra Long to order only). Our Regular length is suitable for BALANCE saddles of B and C seat lengths, we recommend the longer version for D and E length saddles)
If you have a non-BALANCE saddle and want to know if this pad would be the right size to use with it, please see the dimensions shown below. As a rough guide, the Regular length is suitable for most saddles between 17" and 18" in length, but please use the measurements below to check the length against the length of the panels on your own saddle.
Please Note: These measurements cannot be guaranteed to the last mm. We accept a tolerance of plus or minus 1 cm. from the manufacturer.
Regular Length
- A -- B = 24" (61cm) STANDARD
- C -- D = 22" (56cm)
- E -- F = 9" (23cm)
Short Length
- A--B = 22" (56cm)
- C -- D = 22" (56cm)
- E -- F = 9" (23cm)
Extra Long
- A -- B = 26" (66cm)
- C -- D = 22" (56cm)
- E -- F = 9" (23cm)
Alternative Fleece Option. If you have always used the original version of this pad, which was made with a fleece with a longer fibre length and not as dense as the current pads, we can still get them made with the original fleece.
No-Fleece Option. If you know your horse is allergic to, or dislikes the feel of wool against their skin, we can supply a version of this pad without the wool fleece.
Ordering Non-Standard Options.
If you want a non-standard colour, length, wither contour etc. you will need to order that item from THVSaddling.com (see note at the top of this page)
