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Good to know.

I think I'll stick with the Christ pad.  Real sheepskin, with a cotton  
top layer.  It has pockets for pads, but I haven't needed them, so no  
additional filling in the pad.  The one I am using is actually a pad  
for a treeless saddle, rather than the "endurance" model they have.   
The treeless pad comes down on the sides far enough for my English  
style saddle.  HorseDream only carries the "Warmblood" size, so it is  
a bit big on him, which works out just great -- the extra length gives  
a spot for the cantle pack to ride so that I don't get any rubbing  
over the loins from it, either.

The only downside to this pad is that it is not "easy care".  Since  
there is only the cotton quilting under the saddle flaps, the sweat  
soaks through onto the saddle sweat flap.  Means I have to clean the  
sweat flap of the saddle more often.  :)  The flaps of the pad also  
show the dried sweat, so it has to be cleaned (or at least the flaps  
sponged off) if you don't want it to look grungy.  Being real  
sheepskin, after a full washing, it takes a *long* time to dry out  
(days), so I've ordered a second pad so that I have one to wash and  
one to wear.  :)

On Sep 9, 2008, at 6:53 PM, heidi larson wrote:

> I read a study once about 5 years ago on saddle pads and the study  
> entailed the computor pad registering heat and pressure as the horse  
> was ridden.  Sheepskin and wool were the best for dispersing heat  
> and pressure points.
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>       (*)~(*)\_______/
>       /              \
>       \______/       /
>         \_______/\  /-
>     o-- /_/       \  /
>        / \       / /
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> heidi larson
>
>
> --- On Tue, 9/9/08, Elizabeth Walker <bwalker2@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > From: Elizabeth Walker <bwalker2@xxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [RC] Ultimate saddle pad
> > To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2008, 11:31 PM
> > Supracor didn't work for me - I got loin rubbing with
> > it.  Only about
> > 6 rides, and he was almost down to bare skin in the loin
> > area.
> >
> > Right now, I'm using a Christ sheepskin pad, imported
> > by HorseDream.
> > It seems to have solved my rubbing issue.  Hopefully, the
> > sheepskin
> > provides enough airflow.  :)
> >
> >
> > On Sep 9, 2008, at 1:14 PM, The Coles wrote:
> >
> > > I personally use a Supracor.  I'm a heavy weight
> > rider, on a big
> > > long backed moose, in a dressage saddle.  I have tried
> > various
> > > saddle pads but I keep going back to my Supracor.
> > And, I just
> > > purchases a second one, in the Endurance style, which
> > will replace
> > > my Dressage Supracor.
> > >
> > > The thing I like about it most, and what conviences me
> > that it is
> > > actually providing a cooling effect for my horse, is
> > that you can
> > > actually hear the air swooshing out of the pad
> > whenever you do a
> > > rising trot!  It kinda sounds like mini bellows when
> > you are
> > > riding.  I don't hear it at the canter or at the
> > walk however...  I
> > > suppose that is because the weight is not shifting
> > that much in the
> > > walk, and probably because I two poing in the canter
> > and the wind in
> > > my ears may be disguising the noise of the air flow???
> > >
> > > For those who's horses are sensitive to the
> > supracor, I would
> > > suggest a thin cotton pad between the pad and horse.
> > >
> > > It's not very scientific, but in my humble
> > opinion, if I can
> > > actually HEAR the air flow, then there has to be some
> > circulation of
> > > air, and that would mean there would have to be a
> > cooling effect.
> > > Donna Lee and Jeff Cole
> > > Turning Point Stables
> > > Browns Flat, NB
>
>
>
>
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