ridecamp@endurance.net: RE: Saddle pad with astro-turf

RE: Saddle pad with astro-turf

Mike Sofen (a-miksof@MICROSOFT.com)
Wed, 11 Jun 1997 15:37:10 -0700

This is very common in the Northwest, where the grass gets too soggy in
the winter. I know of several riders that carry astro-turf tucked into
their saddle pads, along with a folding golf club, to practice their
putting while on vet hold... :-)

Mike Sofen
Seattle, WA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stacy A Berger [SMTP:Stacy_A_Berger@ccm.sc.intel.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 1997 1:49 PM
> To: endurance@moscow.com
> Subject: Saddle pad with astro-turf
>
>
> I recently purchased a used Sharon Saare saddle. The seller included
> a
> beautiful saddle pad. The "stuffing" of the pad sounded strange.
> When
> I opened up the velcro I was very surprised to find plastic astro-turf
>
> used as the inserts! I can't imagine what the benefit would be and
> have
> never seen this. Anyone else experienced with this?
>
> I replaced the astro-turn panels with felt - but am curious if anyone
> else actually uses the plastic grass!
>
> Stacy
> Gilroy, CA

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