Equestrians Enjoy Synthetic Wintec Saddles

In the early 1980s, Ron and Ken Bates of Bates Saddlery Australia in Perth made racing saddles from kangaroo hide, because of its light weight and strength. However, unlined kangaroo hide was not quite satisfactory due to its tendency to wrinkle.

Knitted fabric and neoprene material was used in research designs to create a superior horse saddle. The synthetic horse saddle offered equestrians better breathability and flexibility versus the animal hide saddles. Using material similar to the neoprene wet suit laminate, Wintec started to design synthetic saddles. The new saddle material was a breath of fresh air to jockeys and equestrians all over the world.

One of the most popular features of the Wintec saddle is the CAIR panel system, which uses air panels in place of the traditional flocking material. Each saddle panel has two independently sealed air panels.

The air panels are superior, because they help evenly distribute the rider's wait across the horse. This design offers comfort to the horse and ease on the rider's body. For the horse, the air panels relieve pressure point strain that is typical for saddled horses. The CAIR panel design offers a design that molds to a horses body so, it is more comfortable to both horse and rider.

Wintec saddle also offer a design called the Easy-Change Gullet System. This advanced saddle technology improves the fit for any Wintec saddle. The Easy-Change Gullet System molds to the horses shape. However, it can be transferred to other horses and the fit will be maintained for a different horse. This is great for aging horses and horses that have a change in fitness levels, which results in a change in the shape of a horse.

A common issue with horses is a saddle that restricts a horse's shoulder movement due to a narrow gullet. Also, a wide gullet could potentially sit on a horse's wither and damage the horse's spine. To aid in fitting a horse to the proper size gullet, Wintec saddles offers the Easy-Change Gullet System to prevent size issues. This means that you can use the same Wintec saddle for different horses and also keep the same saddle for any new horses.

Wintec saddles also offer saddle selections in many colors, which has made the racing and equestrian community take notice. The Wintec saddles are really popular in Europe. Wintec saddles are known as a champion's saddle, as it has won numerous times in the English Derby.