Saddle girth for equestrian sport
View Patent ↗A girth for equine sports includes an outside, and an inside intended to rest against a horse's body. A pressure-relieving pad is arranged in the region in which the girth is intended to extend over the sternum of the horse. The pad includes a cushioning material that protrudes further inwards beyond the inside of the girth and a channel of reduced pad thickness. The cushioning material is thicker on either side of the channel, and the channel is intended to extend in front of the sternum while the cushioning material on either side of the sternum is intended to rest against the horse's body.
1 . A girth for equine sports, comprising:
an outside;
an inside intended to rest against a horse's body; and
a pressure-relieving pad positioned on the inside and arranged in a region in which the girth is intended to extend over a sternum of a horse, wherein the pressure-relieving pad includes a central channel positioned on a longitudinal centerline of the pad to extend along the sternum when secured to a horse, and a cushioning material on either side of the central channel and configured to rest against the horse's body on either side of the sternum,
wherein the cushioning material has a greater thickness than the central channel, and
wherein a width of the central channel is greater than a depth of the central channel.
2 . The girth according to claim 1 , wherein the pad is designed as a separate element and is fastened to the girth.
3 . The girth according to claim 2 , wherein the pad is detachably fastened to the girth.
4 . The girth according to claim 1 , wherein, when viewed in a longitudinal direction of girth, the pad protrudes beyond the girth on either side such that a girth width, which is intended to rest against the horse's body, of the girth is larger in the region of the sternum.
5 . The girth according to claim 1 , wherein the cushioning material is covered by a textile material.
6 . The girth according to claim 2 , wherein the pad comprises a bearing portion, which is provided with the cushioning material on its inside and which comprises a retaining portion on its outside that is intended for receiving the girth.
7 . The girth according to claim 6 , wherein the retaining portion comprises a material strip designed as a loop surrounding the girth.
8 . The girth according to claim 7 , wherein the material strip comprises a hook fastener such that a size of the loop is infinitely variable.
9 . The girth according to claim 6 , wherein a first side of the retaining portion is fastened to the bearing portion and a second side is fastened to the bearing portion by means of a releasable fastener such that the retaining portion can either be opened to receive the girth or can be closed in order to secure the girth.
10 . The girth according to claim 6 , wherein the retaining portion is designed as a non-slip portion on its surface oriented towards the girth.
11 . The girth according to claim 6 , wherein the retaining portion is elastically extendable.
12 . The girth according to claim 1 , wherein the pad comprises a fastening element for connecting an additional horse harness element.
13 . The girth according to claim 1 , wherein the channel freely opens up at either end.
14 . The girth according to claim 1 , wherein the pad comprises a front end and a rear end, and comprises recesses on either side of its front region so as to provide spaces for elbow room of the horse.
15 . A pressure-relieving pad for equine sport, comprising:
a pad with a left side, a center, and a right side;
a first cushioning material forming a first pad region on the left side; and
a second cushioning material forming a second pad region on the right side, wherein in use, the first pad region and the second pad region are positioned to be oriented towards a horse's body, the center of the pad having no or a reduced thickness cushioning material such that the first cushioning material and the second cushioning material define a single channel on a longitudinal centerline of the pad that is intended to extend along a sternum of the horse in use,
wherein a width of the channel effects a reduced application of pressure along the sternum of the horse in use relative to a pressure applied by the first pad region and the second pad region in areas surrounding the sternum.
16 . The pressure-relieving pad according to claim 15 , wherein the pad is designed as a separate element and is securable to a girth.
17 . The girth according to claim 1 , wherein the width of the central channel is at least two times the depth of the central channel.
18 . The girth according to claim 1 , wherein the width of the central channel is at least three times the depth of the central channel.
19 . A pressure-relieving pad for equine sport, comprising:
a central channel along a longitudinal centerline of the pad;
a first pad region on one side of the central channel; and
a second pad region on an opposite side of the central channel,
wherein in use, the first pad region and the second pad region are positioned to be oriented towards a horse's body, and wherein the first pad region and the second pad region are spaced from each other by the central channel such that in use, the first pad region and the second pad region engage areas surrounding a sternum of the horse, and
wherein in use the central channel is positioned over the sternum of the horse while applying no or minimal pressure to the sternum.
20 . The pressure-relieving pad according to claim 19 , wherein a depth and a width of the central channel are configured such that in use, the central channel is spaced from the horse's body and such that the central channel applies no pressure to the sternum.