Protecting elderly horses back

[OrionDuca]

Hi all,
I have an elderly horse (25) and obviously as he's older he's not in top tip competing condition, I want to carry on riding him (just for a hack out, maybe a light school) but my worry is with his age and because he doesn't have brilliant muscles i don't want to damage his back with the saddle, is there anything anyone can suggest to protect his back?

Thanks in advance, have a nice day

 

[touchstone]

If he's lost a lot of topline then padding should help, using something like a pro lite adjustable pad or Le chameau do an adjustable saddle pad/numnah where you can buy additional shims of different thicknesses, it's probably worthwhile getting the saddle fit checked.

 

[Garnet]

I use a Korrector pad on my 28 year old, which has airbags in it to spread the load of the saddle evenly on his back. I also mollycoddle him something rotten, riding in a quarter sheet in this bitter wind

 

[BlackRider]

I use a treeless, and find my horse goes far better in it.