El Companero Bareback Rider, bareback pad for you and your horse

I was surprised at how secure I felt on El Companero, it doesn’t slip at all. I’ve tried others, but this by far is the best. This pad has good therapeutic value. It makes riding bareback more comfortable, it strengthens my legs and my dad’s injured back muscles! It is definitely worth the money!

Lauren B
Happy Camp, CA

Hello, I received my Bareback pad, and have nothing but good things to say. With 35 years of solid riding experience the only other product that I have ever given A+ to is the supplement, 'MSM'. Never have I been happy with a saddle, and I have ridden in $3000 custom saddles to $200 el cheapos, ALL of them eventually led to a bitter, sore horse.

My mare fractured her pelvis in an accident, so after many months, the first time I got onto her back was with the 'El Campanero pad'. I took her straight out onto the tarmac, bulldozers, flying past me and soccer mom's on cell phones speeding recklessly and all! She had never experienced such close contact and was unsure at first, but within minutes we were one - it was a splendid feeling!

The next day I went out and did a little cross country riding. My mare is a Standardbred and is capable of pacing at extreme speeds of 30 MPH! I was a little reluctant to pace her out, bareback as she paces faster than most horses gallop, but I stuck like glue!!

For the first time ever my mare did not swish her tail with resentment from saddle pain, or try to buck downhill, it was sheer heaven - I will NEVER ride her in anything else again. Now all I have to do is convince Hubby to ride his 30 MPH Speed Racking horse with one - I'm workin on it!!

Thankyou for one of the best, most well thought out, and beautiful pieces of horse equipment ever!! a 10 outta 10!!
Jesse A

Hello El Companero,

I purchased one of your bareback pads last year and have been riding in it for several months now. I am absolutely in love with this product! More importantly, my horse is also in love with the bareback pad and prefers it to either of my saddles. I doubt that I will often ride in my saddles again because they steal from my horse and I the closeness of communication we have now! It proves my point that you don't need to "shout" at a horse with aids - you need only sit quietly in the spot nature intended for both the horse and the person and "whisper" your requests.

At first my friends were skeptical and thought this bareback pad would be like all the others they had tried in the past. They are amazed at how wonderful it is for staying put on the horse and for allowing the rider to stay put. They are also amazed at how my young 4 1/2 yr. old American Paint is so responsive and a willing participant in riding. We do basic dressage moves and it doesn't even look like I'm cueing her because she can actually read my subtler body language.

One of my daughters trains in high level dressage with a coach who was the Russian Olympic Dressage Team Coach in the 70's and 80's. She took the bareback pad over to show them and they, too, fell in love with it and are planning on purchasing one soon. The coach's wife, who also teaches riding, believes it would be the absolute best way to teach beginning riders how to really develop good habits from the beginning.

I also get a smile these days when it's so cold because my friends are shivering in their fancy saddles but my mare and I keep each other warm! How great is that!

Thanks so much for developing this bareback pad. You impact my life (and my horse's) with peace and happiness with each ride. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Sincerely,

Lorraine Sakaris and Nidawi