About ThinLine LLC The Company
Welcome to ThinLine, a company providing a unique tack technology for horses and riders. Our supple, light weight, breathable shock absorbing foam has multiple benefits and no drawbacks.
ThinLine is made in the USA and we support a full team of USA manufacturers for assembly of most of our product lines. Leather goods are primarily manufactured by Kentaur in the Czech Republic.Elaine Lockhead (ThinLine Owner) graduated from Duke University and spent her early career in the fast paced world of advertising, her love of horses drew her back into the industry. For fourteen years she ran a large riding program in North Carolina and competed through Intermediaire I.
It was while she was riding Lipizzaners that she inadvertently discovered ThinLine®. She remembers, “I was riding these wonderful baroque horses, but was having a horrible time with saddle slippage problems and had resorted to using foregirths and cruppers, which the horses hated. I was riding at a barn where I came across an old piece of ThinLine® so I tried it. Voila! No more saddle slippage.”
What first attracted Elaine to the product turned out to be just one of the benefits. “As I continued to use the product I noticed how much better my horse was going and how much it easier it was to sit the trot. When I discovered that ThinLine® was no longer available due to a variety of business issues I decided this product had to be back on the market. I have been a rider most of my life and had never seen a product do so much as a ThinLine® saddle pad could do, and all without any negatives.” So Elaine contacted the former owners and arranged to buy ThinLine Inc. And the response has been immediate.
ThinLine® pads are different from other pads because they incorporate a unique, open cell technology that moves shock, weight and heat laterally along the pad without compressing. The result is 95% shock absorption.
“This encourages your horse to move through his back,” Elaine explains. “We get calls and emails literally everyday with stories of how ThinLine® saddle pads have improved their horse’s movement or their ability to sit their horse’s gaits. These riders tell us they have little or no back pain and that their horses are working better and happier. It’s a two-way street of comfort, ideal for preventing problems or resolving challenges.”
The trademarked open cell technology also makes ThinLine® horse tack 100% breathable so heat and moisture are not trapped under the saddle. An anti-microbial agent is also infused into all ThinLine tack. Because ThinLine® doesn’t compress or slip, pressure points created by movement or position changes in the saddle are eliminated. “All of the challenges associated with working muscles are nearly eliminated,” Elaine says. “And because the pad returns to its original shape immediately, it is very durable and can be used on multiple horses each day.”
ThinLine is a small company with great customer service because we are all riders! Many professionals endorse our products but ThinLine does not pay riders for endorsements. Please be sure to thank them if they sent you our way.
Feel free to call our friendly staff with any questions. Toll free at 888-401-9101
