The Honey Comb Matrix
ThinLine is a real unique material!
Historically, equine products work on a compression basis, meaning they compress then spring back or, like gel, move away from pressure.
What makes ThinLine unique is its technology. ThinLine is an open-cell foam which moves shock, weight, and heat laterally along the pad, boot, or girth.
Beginning as a liquid, microscopic cells are poured into a mold then polarized so each cell lies end to end creating a tunnel. Another layer is poured in the mould and polarised in a new direction.
In each ThinLine pad, this process is repeated hundreds of times creating a honey comb matrix. This structure allows ThinLine to move shock, heat, and weight laterally, much like the ripple effect of throwing a stone into water.
ThinLine products also carry tensile strength so that pressure is actually distributed. Behind every pressure point there is always a hollow point. ThinLine products work to relieve pressure points by adding to the hollow points.
The result of this amazing technology?
The end result is that impact moves ACROSS the ThinLine pad, which produces a completely different ride your horse will love.
Riders will also love how the open-cell technology transfers recoil off the horse’s back laterally rather than directly up into the base of the rider’s spine. The nonslip, breathable shims, also made of this exclusive protection foam, can create a perfect saddle fit.
Integrity and softness allow ThinLine to flex and stretch over high withers, around bones, girths or saddle pressure points without bottoming out (like memory foam, or moving, like gel).
Body temperature warms the ThinLine material allowing it to conform to the horse to support tendons and muscles, and relieve pressure and impact. When returned to room temperature, 24°C , it rebounds to its original shape. The life span of this product is typically 7-9 years.
