The Challenge
The Challenge

A German equine welfare brand specialising in rescue and rehabilitation approached Rubbrex with a recurring problem: foals and sensitive adult horses at their centres developed chronic muzzle lesions from standard halter padding. Leather padding irritated sensitive skin; synthetic foam padding trapped moisture and bacteria. They needed a seamless, food-grade, easy-to-sanitise alternative — and they couldn't find it on the market.

The Rubbrex Solution
The Rubbrex Solution

Our ODM team designed a one-piece moulded silicone muzzle pad with contoured pressure distribution and an integrated halter-retention channel. Food-grade silicone compound. Standard 90-day ODM development cycle with multiple prototype iterations based on physical trials at the welfare centre. Tooling amortised over the launch order and onward reorders.

Commercial Outcome
Commercial Outcome

The muzzle pad became a category bestseller for the welfare brand, with sustained reorder cadence and adoption across European rescue organisations. Rubbrex remains the ODM supplier under a long-term partnership agreement — exact contract terms and reorder volumes available under NDA to serious ODM / distributor prospects.

90-Day Development Timeline

01

Week 1-2: Discovery

NDA, clinical problem brief, site visit to welfare centre.
02

Week 3-4: Concept

3 design concepts presented; one selected for prototyping.
03

Week 5-8: Prototype

3 iterations with field testing on 12 horses.
04

Week 9-10: Sign-off

Field trial at the partner's rescue centre and final design freeze.
05

Week 11-13: Mass Production

Launch order manufactured with AQL 1.5 QC documentation.

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