Frame for equestrian saddle and equestrian saddle provided with the same

A frame for an equestrian saddle, the frame comprising:

• a frame body provided with an upper surface adapted to be operatively directed towards a user and a lower surface adapted to be operatively directed towards an equine's back, the frame body including at least one opening shaped corresponding at least partially to an inguinal region and/or ischial region and/or sacrococcygeal region of the user;
• and
• at least one shock-absorbing insert, each of the at least one shock-absorbing insert being received in a respective one of the at least one opening, each shock-absorbing insert comprising:
• a container provided with (i) one or more side walls and ii) a bottom wall joined to the one or more side walls, the container defining an open top opposite to the bottom wall, the container being formed distinct from the frame body and being received in the respective at least one opening such that the open top is toward the upper surface, and
• at least one damping element inside the container on the bottom wall,
• wherein the bottom wall is made with a first elastically deformable material configured to dampen impacts and/or vibrations,
• wherein the at least one damping element is made at least partially with a second at least partially elastically deformable material configured to dampen impacts and/or vibrations, and
• wherein the one or more side walls are made with a third rigid material, the third rigid material being distinct from the first elastically deformable material and the second at least partially elastically deformable material.