The complete guide to making the right choice 🔥🐴

Horse wellbeing today calls for increasingly sophisticated tools — whether to prepare the back for work, encourage relaxation or speed up recovery 🥰 Among the most widely used equipment, back warmers and heating/massage pads have earned their place in many yards 🤩

The Back on Track and Equilibrium brands clearly stand out from the crowd. But which one should you choose? And for what purpose? Here's a comprehensive guide to help you make the right decision.

🔥 Back on Track back warmers

Back on Track is a benchmark brand thanks to its Welltex® technology — a fabric that reflects the body's own heat as far-infrared rays, promoting blood circulation, muscle relaxation and warm-up.

1. The Back on Track Warmer back warmer

Ideal for:

• gentle warm-up before work

• post-session cool-down and relaxation

• horses sensitive in the back, withers or lumbar area

• everyday use, simple and hassle-free

Its key benefits:

• lightweight and easy to fit

• works using the horse's own natural body heat

• can be used for extended periods without risk

• perfect for horses that need a gradual, progressive warm-up

Choose this if:
You're looking for a reliable, everyday product that's easy to care for and wonderfully gentle on all body types 🤩

2. The Back on Track Warmer Royal back warmer

The "performance" version of the Back on Track back warmer.

Ideal for:

• more targeted and stable action thanks to the surcingle

• horses in athletic training

• pre-ride stretching sessions

• horses with a very tight back or sensitive to girthing

Its key benefits:

• stays perfectly in place

• enhanced and more even heat distribution

• breathable, ideal in summer and winter alike

• pairs beautifully with Back on Track boots for a complete warm-up routine

Choose this if:
You're looking for highly effective preparation before work, or if your horse needs extra muscular support 😉

🔥🔥 The Equilibrium heating & massage pad

Equilibrium takes a different approach: a combination of heat + cyclical massage, used by many international riders to prepare and relax their horse's back.

Ideal for:

• releasing deep tension

• stimulate blood circulation

• improve back suppleness

• stiff, ageing or convalescing horses

• nervous horses that relax better with massage

Its key benefits:

• 3 massage programmes (low / medium / intense)

• 3 heat settings

• visible results within a few sessions: a more supple back, a rounder way of going

• rechargeable, portable and easy to use anywhere (horse truck, competitions, yard)

• excellent alongside ridden work or osteopathy

Choose this if:
You want a versatile device combining heat and massage for maximum relaxation and optimised recovery 🥰

🐴 The two are complementary

Many professional riders use Back on Track daily and Equilibrium for more intensive warm-up or recovery sessions.

• Back on Track: provides natural, continuous warmth — ideal for keeping the back supple all year round.

• Equilibrium: works more deeply through massage — ideal for improving locomotion and releasing tension.

🌟 Conclusion

If you're looking for a simple, effective solution to prepare the back for work:
👉 Back on Track (classic or Mesh) is your best ally.

If you want a complete, therapeutic and deeply relaxing tool:
👉 The Equilibrium heating & massage pad is unbeatable.

The two complement each other perfectly to offer your horse the very best in muscular comfort.