The Benefits
Aids in injury recovery & rehabilitation.
Strengthens core & stabalising muscles.
Enhances balance & Confidence.
Can help improve performance by increasing stability
Improves body awareness.
Balance training is a great way to offer your horse a meaningful experience of self-learning. By using balance pads you can give your horse the chance to change his posture, behaviour and movement whilst improving his balance, confidence and core strength.
Using balance pads for just a few minutes will create a calmness & a relaxed state.These improvements also continue even after the horse has walked off the pads.
Aids in injury recovery & rehabilitation.
Strengthens core & stabalising muscles.
Enhances balance & Confidence.
Can help improve performance by increasing stability
Improves body awareness.
Unstable Surface - Balance pads provide an unstable surface that forces the horse to make constant, small micro-adjustments to remain stable.
Core Activation - This process strengthens the horse's core muscles, including the deep stabilizers, to maintain their balance. The suttle shifting action encourages deeper muscles like the Multifidus & Iliopsoas to activate & support the horse’s spine & posture.
Improved Body Awareness - By engaging with the pads, horses develop a better connection between their brain, muscles, and spatial awareness. This process is known as proprioception.
Balance pads work by creating a slight imbalance under the horse’s feet. This instability prompts the horse’s body to engage it’s core & stabalizing muscles to maintain balance. This process is called “proprioception”.
Proprioception - This is your horse’s sense of body position, movement & force in space. It relies on receptors in their muscles, tendons & joints. Proprioception is crucial for motor control, balance & coordination. It allows for actions such as walking, trotting, cantering Etc. without the horse having to look at its limbs. Proprioceptive input helps with calming & regulating the nervous system. When this system is not functioning correctly impairments, compensation patterns & injuries can occur.
Balance pads may appear to be a simple piece of equipment. But their use is very effective in promoting
Phil has worked wonders on Ebony for over a year now. I would definitely recommend him.
Sophie
Solly has regular massage session to keep her happy, sound and mobile. Highly recommended.
Vicky
Charlie enjoyed his massage today. He is moving much freer now & appears much happier.
Carla
Highly recommended Sam is much happier & relaxed within his work. Thank you.
James
© 2026 Equine Solutions • All rights reserved.