Equiseat Aid Common Use Cases

Does your saddle consistently sit or slip to one side or the other?

The seat aid works to keep you more central, habitually dropping the saddle is a long-standing problem. Using the seat aid consistently will help you to keep a correct amount of pressure on each seat which in turn allows the horses muscles to develop evenly.

Horse Rider stood infront of stable door, wearing black Equiseat Aid, Bay horse is looking out of the stable.

Do you find your horse bends and moves more freely one rein compared to the other?

This is generally a weight distribution problem, but it can also be caused by a rider bracing their thigh against the horse. Equiseat Aid opens the thigh and engages the rider’s inside seatbone, thus allowing the horse to move its ribs to the outside of the circle. This allows freedom through the outside hind limb.

Does your horse suffer from muscle atrophy (wastage)?

Muscle atrophy or wastage is caused by many different things but mostly it’s created by riders not sitting central. This is a chicken and egg situation, which frequently results in the horse actively pushing the rider over to the weaker side. This is a hard habit to break but we have found that consistent use of Equiseat Aid has change both horses and riders considerably. We have seen it take as little its only taken 3 to 4 weeks to see this change.

Horse Rider sat on horse wearing a Beige Equiseat Aid, talking to instructor who is stood alongside

Are you struggling with rider straightness and stability in the saddle?

This is the founding principle of Equiseat Aid and the very reason it was developed. Every rider has a strong and a weaker side. The stronger side will be used to brace through, making it incredibly difficult to sit central (if not impossible). Equiseat Aid works by stopping the stronger leg from gripping up and this has an added effect in that it will stop the rider from falling out to the weaker side. It can also help with stabilising lower legs by not allowing the rider to grip with the knee they take more weight more evenly through their stirrups.

Do you habitually twist or move your weight on the approach, over and landing of a fence?

We all have lessons and no matter how much we try to improve on our habits it’s very hard when it comes to a pressurised situation where you have more than one thing to think about. For example, when jumping it’s all well and good knowing what you need to do to stay straight but actually staying straight when you are approaching a fence, going over and landing. Equiseat Aid helps by stopping your body from perpetuating that bad habit.