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RE: [RC] [RC] Other pads for english saddles? - Mel Cochran

What about the wintecs with CAIR panels? In theory, they should always fit a horses back just right. I remember someone mentioning that they generate a great deal of heat. I have been shopping for a pad that would help with that issue - I was originally thinking of the supracor coolback, but it needs to be used with another pad or with their quilted cover (which is square). Now I am looking at the fleeceworks dressage pad. It seems to be pretty nice, and is contoured.

Right now I am using a plain old toklat pad with the saddle and have not had issues, but I have only been on short rides with it.

Thanks!

Mel


From: Ridecamp Guest <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [RC]   Skito pads for english saddles
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 16:18:56 GMT

Please Reply to: Laura T tichenor06@xxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Yes a skito pad will distort the fit of an english or dressage saddle. If your saddle is stuffed properly to fit the horses back, you do not need that kind of pad. If your saddle isn't stuffed properly you will need to go to a saddle fitter.

I have always ridden english and dressage, (20 plus years) and I only use thin cotton pads, or a woolbak with NO inserts. I have yet come up with a horse with a sore back with a thin pad. Get pads that are a high profile, iow they will take in account the wither of the horse. I make sure I pull mine up into the front of the saddle. I love my woolbak high profile, they are well worth the money.

Also if you use too much padding you may feel as though you are wobbly because of too thick of padding, like a skito.

I ride in an Arabian Saddle Company saddle, wide. It fit right out of the box on my horse. And that is with a thin cotton pad. I used to (and still have the saddle) ride in a Crosby Olympia II, which is a medium, and now I have two wide backed horses, so I ride in the ASC.

Laura T


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