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The reason it was stiff on a cold morning is not due to the cover but the 
nature of the foam insert.  It is much like the Tempur-Pedic mattress...it 
is heat-responsive foam, therefore stiff when cold, soft when warmed to the 
body.

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Catfish Daniels" <catfishdaniels@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] Equipedic Pad Users


> Hi Karla:
> I use the equipedic pad, too.  Keeping it clean on a regular basis is the 
> best way.  I'm not the best at it either - but my friend Mel & Jonathan 
> keep theirs very clean on a regular basis and their pads always remain 
> nice and soft and comfy.  As for MY pads, when they're in between cleaning 
> periods, I notice that they harden up specially in cold temperatures.  At 
> the VC 100, my pad got a bit hard because I didn't wash it before the 
> endurance ride - and it was a bit past due to be honest with you.  So my 
> friend Mel had me put my pad in front of a heating vent, and wouldn't you 
> know it, it became soft and comfortable.  And it stayed that way since the 
> heat coming off my horse's body kept it nice and supple.  Only after the 
> ride after I unsaddled my mare, as temps went cold again, the pad 
> stiffened up again.  So in my experience to answer your question, if you 
> don't have time to clean it before a ride, a quick fix is to place it 
> where it's warm - preferrably a heating vent - even that on your 
> dash-board in your truck.
>
> Good luck.  I love those pads - they have been the missing link for me.
>
> Catfish
>
>
> > From: "Barbara McCrary" <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "Karla Watson" <karlawatson@xxxxxxxxxxx>,"RIDECAMP" 
> > <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [RC]   Equipedic Pad Users
> > Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:13:12 -0700
> >
> > I have two Equipedic pads and I wash the pad before it gets hard, which 
> > means fairly frequently.  I watch to see how it is building up sweat and 
> > dirt and wash it before it becomes impossible.
> >
> > Barbara
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Karla Watson
> >   To: RIDECAMP
> >   Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 9:40 PM
> >   Subject: [RC] Equipedic Pad Users
> >
> >
> >   Equipedic Pad users: What can you do when the wool on the pad gets 
> > HARD? Is there anything you can soak it in to loosen it up? It is beyond 
> > a curry comb. I have had them harden up on 3 pads. My boy is very 
> > sensitive and I want to continue to use them but if all the wool parts 
> > get stiff and hard, I will have to switch to another pad. Help!!
> >   ---------Karla Watson/Portland, Oregon
>
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