Saddle pad alpaca fleece

The ergonomic saddle pad with alpaca fleece offers an alternative to conventional lambskin saddle pads and impresses with numerous advantages:

✔️ anti-static and anti-allergic: Unlike sheep's wool, alpaca wool does not contain lanolin = wool fat, to which horses can be allergic

✔️ our alpaca wool is processed naturally and does not need to be tanned or dyed: your horse receives a pure natural product

✔️ Inflamed sebaceous glands in the saddle area are proven to regress

✔️ shock-absorbing + pressure-distributing function through dense, curled wool fibers

✔️ the saddle will not be too tight due to this pad

✔️ Rider sits close to the horse's movement and can give subtle weight aids

✔️ animal-friendly resource: Alpacas are sheared once a year for this product

Alpaca wool is finer than sheep's wool and weighs only a third as much as sheep's wool because its wool fibers have microscopically small cavities inside. They can absorb up to 50% of their own weight in moisture without feeling wet. Woven into fleece as the base of the saddle pad or saddle pad, these fine and shock-absorbing fibers lie directly on the horse's back and thus absorb sweat very effectively. The alpaca saddle pads and saddle pads therefore act as a real air conditioning system, especially in hot temperatures, instead of warming the animal. They effectively transport sweat to the outside and the saddle area stays drier even under heavy loads.

The shock absorption of the fluffy alpaca fleece comes from the extremely fine, curly structure of the alpaca wool. Woven to a certain density, the alpaca fleece acts like a light air cushion, which absorbs shocks and, above all, distributes the pressure evenly . Alpaca fleece is significantly lower than lambskin and cannot be understood as a height compensation in the saddle area, but rather as a fine pressure pad with particularly skin-friendly properties . The alpaca fleece saddle pad must lie directly on the horse's back in order to develop its properties and cannot be seen under the dressage or jumping saddle pad.

Why is the L'Evoine Alpaca saddle pad particularly animal-friendly?

Unlike lambskin saddle pads and lambskin saddle pads, alpacas are sheared. Their wool is woven into an elastic fleece and no skin (leather) has to be processed.

The L'Evoine alpaca saddle pad and the alpaca fleece pad are therefore thinner and are ideal for horses with a sensitive saddle area or problems with sebaceous glands . A saddle that is optimally fitted continues to sit perfectly and is not too tight. All saddle pads and saddle pads are particularly ergonomically shaped and have an extra high cut withers . Since they do not need to be chambered again, they sit perfectly on the horse's back and do not slip even without stripping.

Upper material + filling: cotton, inner material: 100% alpaca fleece

Made in Germany