Ride and Drive - Zilco Empathy Contour Breastplate

The unique Empathy breastplate, is a careful blend of ancient and proven harness systems with new lightweight materials that combine strength with low maintenance and maximum comfort.
Research into the ideal breastplate shape has been meticulously followed right back to the days of the charioteers of ancient Greece. Study of load bearing areas and the horse's skeletal and muscular anatomy have all been taken into consideration. The result is a breastplate that combines the load bearing and efficiency of a full breastplate, but with lightness and a more versatile and adjustable fitting.

The Empathy works with the horse's conformation instead of against it, by allowing greater freedom of movement through the shoulder area, enabling the horse to pull a load with minimal restriction to limb movement or pressure on the shoulder joint.

Features :
Shape follows the contours of your horse, fitting over the point of the shoulder. but below the soft underneath of the neck and windpipe

Features :

Shape follows the contours of your horse, fitting over the point of the shoulder. but below the soft underneath of the neck and windpipe

Frees up the bony part of the shoulder joint to maximise movement without pressure

Straps to the wither have three positions, moveable to suit narrow or wide necks

Padded martingale which assists the desired position of the collar

Complete kit comprising : Empathy Contour Collar, witherstrap, martingale and quick release trace fittings.

Suitable for :

Facilitating best possible paces and freedom of movement in any horse or pony

Hugely advantageous to animals with a low headset

Animals with shoulder lameness from strains or old injuries or stiffness to the shoulder

Horses or ponies that tend to shorten their stride when in draft

The Empathy Breastplate Set comprises :

Complete kit comprising : Empathy Contour Collar, witherstrap, martingale and quick release fittings for buckling your traces to

480122 Pony £ 122.00

480222 Pony £ 151.00

480322 Cob £ 151.00

480422 Full £ 151.00
Emopathy Collar fitted

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The unique Empathy breastplate, is a careful blend of ancient and proven harness systems with new lightweight materials that combine strength with low maintenance and maximum comfort. Research into the ideal breastplate shape has been meticulously followed right back to the days of the charioteers of ancient Greece. Study of load bearing areas and the horse's skeletal and muscular anatomy have all been taken into consideration. The result is a breastplate that combines the load bearing and efficiency of a full breastplate, but with lightness and a more versatile and adjustable fitting. The Empathy works with the horse's conformation instead of against it, by allowing greater freedom of movement through the shoulder area, enabling the horse to pull a load with minimal restriction to limb movement or pressure on the shoulder joint.

Features : Shape follows the contours of your horse, fitting over the point of the shoulder. but below the soft underneath of the neck and windpipe
Features : Shape follows the contours of your horse, fitting over the point of the shoulder. but below the soft underneath of the neck and windpipe Frees up the bony part of the shoulder joint to maximise movement without pressure Straps to the wither have three positions, moveable to suit narrow or wide necks Padded martingale which assists the desired position of the collar Complete kit comprising : Empathy Contour Collar, witherstrap, martingale and quick release trace fittings. Suitable for : Facilitating best possible paces and freedom of movement in any horse or pony Hugely advantageous to animals with a low headset Animals with shoulder lameness from strains or old injuries or stiffness to the shoulder Horses or ponies that tend to shorten their stride when in draft The Empathy Breastplate Set comprises : Complete kit comprising : Empathy Contour Collar, witherstrap, martingale and quick release fittings for buckling your traces to 480122 Pony £ 122.00 480222 Pony £ 151.00 480322 Cob £ 151.00 480422 Full £ 151.00
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