Protecting what's important has evolved.

Vintage brown leather football helmet.
1930s
Illustration of a modern white football helmet with the OrthoRide logo.
2026

Now let's protect your horse.

See inside OrthoRide

The advanced PORON XRD foam inside our saddle pads

Exact materials, layer placement, and correction features vary by OrthoRide model.

The science inside OrthoRide

PORON XRD is a flexible polyurethane foam designed to absorb impact. Inside OrthoRide Western saddle pads, it provides lightweight shock protection without the bulk of gel cushioning.

Up to 90% impact absorption*

The advanced PORON XRD foam inside our saddle pads

Material-response illustration of an impact pressing into yellow PORON XRD foam, with arrows spreading outward.

Soft while you ride

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Soft and flexible as you move, for comfort and freedom of movement.

Firm on impact

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Firms on impact to absorb and spread impact energy, reducing peak force.

* Up to 90% of impact force absorbed in XRD material testing using ASTM F1614. This is a material test result, not a measurement of the finished saddle pad. See Rogers XRD testing information.

Dramatically Lighter than gel

2.5x to 7x lighter by volume than gel cushioning. Same impact protection, far less weight.

A balance scale compares gel cushioning on the lower left tray with lighter PORON XRD material on the raised right tray.
Gel OrthoRidePORON XRD

  • Soft until impact

    Flexible cushioning that moves with you.

  • Lightweight

    Impact protection with far less weight than gel.

  • Breathable open-cell

    An open-cell structure allows air to flow.

  • Low profile

    Thin impact protection without unnecessary bulk.

Thin, lightweight shock protection.
Ride after ride.

Why this trainer chooses OrthoRide

Hear a trainer explain why he uses OrthoRide saddle pads.