RE: [RC] Do Dixie Midnight Pads need to be replaced regularly? - Betty Edgar
Further on
Dixie Midnight Pads. I have no idea what their composition is, however,
I've been using them for many years, probably more than 10, and have the
following observations. My first one DID get stiff and scratchy after
many, many training and 50-100 mile rides on different horses. It is
rare that I don't hose off the DM pad after every use and hang it somewhere
out of the sun, usually in the barn alley to dry. Seems to me that getting
the sweat out of it would prolong it's life. . . maybe it doesn't
matter. Anyway, I replaced it but at that time there was apparently
no guarantee because I paid full price for it.
Secondly,
shedding hair works its way thru the DM pad and you want too protect your saddle
from that at least during the heavy shedding period in the spring.
With some saddles and some horses I use another pad between the DM and saddle,
sometimes not. Bottom line for me is that I really like the DM pad
and the time saved in washing saddle pads is well worth the cost of
the DM.
Betty
Edgar
NW
Region
Bottom line: Examine PVC horse tack frequently
and replace it when it gets stiff.
Ed,
Who shortly after the invention of more than 4
elements, worked on coiled web for 3M Company.
Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower
Road Victor, MT 59875
