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[RC] cool back pad - shermanWhenever I've seen riding buddies have trouble with a pad slipping back, it was with a saddle with a smooth bottom as opposed to a fleece bottom. The smooth leather provides a nice slide for the Coolback pads which are more inclined to slide on the horse's smooth hair, unlike the Woolback which grips the horse better, so if you use a shelf-liner type material in between saddle and pad it might help, but just having a non-slip pad directly on the horse might not eliminate the problem. Possibley making some sort of adaptation to your saddle bottom, making it not so slippery would help. Isn't there some sort of spray that riders used to spray on their pants or slippery saddle seat to make them slide around less? Maybe spraying the saddle bottom with that would help. I use both Woolback and Coolback pads and have never had any slipping back problems, but my saddles have fleece bottom and the other a waffle type bottom. I do still get a bit of side to side slip with the Coolback as my horse has a barrel back and mutton withers and I don't use a tight girth. Kakthy I've never used a Coolback pad, and I don't have any problems with my Skito pad slipping, but I use the rubber mesh pad to keep my Skito from getting yucky (it was very expensive!) and it's just handy to have the extra non-slip security with a treeless saddle. It also helps to keep my mare's back a little cooler. But you made a good point about saddle fit in regards to slippage as well. I've had to try quite a few different tack products before finding the right fit for me AND my horse, saddle, etc. =) Carrie Kitley =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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