Patent ID: 6481189
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: B68C

Abstract:
A saddle for equestrian use, the saddle having panels, each panel containing a plurality of sealed air bags and, externally of the air bags in relation to a horse, a packing capable of adjustment, a separate air bag being at least in a forward part and a rearward part of the panel and each bag in use serving to apply a relatively even pressure to the back of the horse, each air bag being substantially flat and being substantially filled within its interior with a resiliently compressible open cell foam, and the bags within each panel being formed into a single unit for insertion into the panel, wherein said unit comprises separate air bags attached to a layer of flexible lining material, said layer of flexible lining material lying between the bags and the packing and serving also to inhibit puncturing of the bags during insertion of the packing into the panel.