Saddle with passively morphing interface panels and method of use, wherein passively morphing interface panels morphs in surface profile to be reshaped upon contact with a supporting surface of a horse's dynamic back and of horses of varying sizes and shapes, so that a direct load path is created from the riders concentrated downward weight on a Chassis through a pair of symmetrically opposed Line of Contact edges, aligned with tilted sagittal plane sections through the horse's back surface, and making contact with the midline area of opposed pair of elements made of rigid materials that are caused to tip out of plane until moment forces are balanced, which occurs when the Element's entire length makes contact with the supporting horse's back causing the elements Interface's surface profile to be reshaped, without directed input, to momentarily match the varying supporting surface profiles of a horse's dynamic back.

Saddle with passively morphing interface panels and method of use, wherein passively morphing interface panels morphs in surface profile to be reshaped upon contact with a supporting surface of a horse's dynamic back and of horses of varying sizes and shapes, so that a direct load path is created from the riders concentrated downward weight on a Chassis through a pair of symmetrically opposed Line of Contact edges, aligned with tilted sagittal plane sections through the horse's back surface, and making contact with the midline area of opposed pair of elements made of rigid materials that are caused to tip out of plane until moment forces are balanced, which occurs when the Element's entire length makes contact with the supporting horse's back causing the elements Interface's surface profile to be reshaped, without directed input, to momentarily match the varying supporting surface profiles of a horse's dynamic back.

A saddle pad (2) configured to be located in use between a saddle and a horse, wherein the saddle pad defines a spine (4) and a pair of opposed side portions (6), wherein each side portion extends outwardly away from the spine, wherein the spine includes a front portion (8), a rear portion (12) and a middle portion (10), and wherein in use the front, rear and middle portions of the spine together define a concave profile with the front and rear portions of the spine being elevationally higher than the middle portion, such that in use, the front portion and rear portion are spaced from the body of the horse.

A saddle pad (2) configured to be located in use between a saddle and a horse, wherein the saddle pad defines a spine (4) and a pair of opposed side portions (6), wherein each side portion extends outwardly away from the spine, wherein the spine includes a front portion (8), a rear portion (12) and a middle portion (10), and wherein in use the front, rear and middle portions of the spine together define a concave profile with the front and rear portions of the spine being elevationally higher than the middle portion, such that in use, the front portion and rear portion are spaced from the body of the horse.

An improved method of manufacturing an equine protective covering includes applying a stamp comprising a profiled shape with a predetermined temperature and pressure to the interior side of the cushion assembly such that concurrently: the first synthetic fabric layer and the second neoprene layer are permanently bonded; the second neoprene layer is plastically deformed such that the profiled shape of the stamp is permanently transferred to the second neoprene layer; and the plastic deformation of the second neoprene layer is such that the perforations remain open.

An improved method of manufacturing an equine protective covering includes applying a stamp comprising a profiled shape with a predetermined temperature and pressure to the interior side of the cushion assembly such that concurrently: the first synthetic fabric layer and the second neoprene layer are permanently bonded; the second neoprene layer is plastically deformed such that the profiled shape of the stamp is permanently transferred to the second neoprene layer; and the plastic deformation of the second neoprene layer is such that the perforations remain open.

A saddle pad display system is disclosed, especially for equine use wherein a strip loop is mounted on the pad horizontally and the display is mounted via a plurality of vertical loops.

A saddle cover system is disclosed herein. The saddle cover prevents rubbing, scratching or in any way marring the saddle by the stirrup during storage.

An equestrian identification system including a series of character presentation panels attached to a panel receiving patch. A dense hook interface is provided upon an interface surface of the character presentation panels. A dense loop interface is provided upon an interface surface of the panel receiving patch. The panel receiving patch is applied to an area of a saddle pad, an equestrian's attire, or other object. One character image is provided upon a viewing surface of each respective character presentation panel. The character image is selected from an image group, where the image group consists of a set of numbers within a range of 0 through 9, a set of alphabet letters within a range of A through Z, and a complete set of grammatical characters included within ASCII code languages. The panel receiving patch can be colored to compliment the object to which is it being applied thereon.

An equestrian identification system including a series of character presentation panels attached to a panel receiving patch. A dense hook interface is provided upon an interface surface of the character presentation panels. A dense loop interface is provided upon an interface surface of the panel receiving patch. The panel receiving patch is applied to an area of a saddle pad, an equestrian's attire, or other object. One character image is provided upon a viewing surface of each respective character presentation panel. The character image is selected from an image group, where the image group consists of a set of numbers within a range of 0 through 9, a set of alphabet letters within a range of A through Z, and a complete set of grammatical characters included within ASCII code languages. The panel receiving patch can be colored to compliment the object to which is it being applied thereon.