The Gel Pad & Back Riser is the product you are looking for if your need is to balance the saddle in order to allow a correct position for the rider. In particular, it permits to raise the seat of the saddle, in this way the barycenter of the rider will move forward. The Gel Pad & Back Riser is recommended when: the horse back is too low or has excessively-pronounced withers the saddle is worn and/or has excessively-thin back pillows the rider struggles to maintain the leg in the correct position, bringing it too forward and losing the proper position Like all the Acavallo Gel Pads, it is anti-slip and shock-absorbing, this means that it softens the blows to which the horses back and rider are subjected. It is also hypoallergenic and it can be put directly in contact with the horses back. Washable with water or in washing machine at 30. Washing is recommended when the saddle is too dirty and the gel loses the grip.