I don't seem to have any trouble with my Supracor
pad slipping under my Boz that does not have sheepskin on the bottom of it's
foam panels. However, the other Boz has sheepskin and it slips under that
one.
I love my Supracor pad but have found that both my
horses get heat bumps or some kind of bumps from it. One didn't get them
until second day of Cuyama, at which point I changed pads and saddles. The other
just did his first 30 and had them after that.
My other pad system is a Skito with a Dixie
Midnight underneath. I can't keep it under either Boz, sheepskin or no, without
attaching it to the front of the saddle.
Both horses are shaped at opposite ends of the
scale. One has withers like the Matterhorn and the other has a wide shelf
back.
Maybe I should get the new pad cover! Thanks for
the info.
After much thought, it seems as tho the nature of the pad, which
encourages the mobility of the horse under the saddle, leads to the pad
"walking". With each step, the pad squashes & unsquashes, permitting
the horses back to change shape. For some saddles, Lib has let me
make blunt holes in the front of the Supracor for anchoring ties opposite the
D rings.
Lighter weight riders seem to have more pad travel.
Quentin
PS
Lib is home and walking around, optimistic about serious riding later in
summer. Thanks for all the cards.
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Pads slipping
Supracor advertises that
the pads don't slip. With a cover over the pad, would it then
slip? I am thinking of getting the fleece cover with the pad. Or
would anyone suggest that I make my own cover and if so, what
materials?
Catherine Schultz
<I just checked
with Supracor about their pad covers. The very beathable woven wool bottom
fabric wear out pre-maturely. My question was...do they have a new bottom
fabric that wears better? The answer is YES, but you have to ask for it, as
it is brand new. It is a woven, washable fleece from New Zealand that is
very durable. I would buy the pad itself from Supracor and not a retail
store, and then you would get the newest technology. They are also selling
the new pad covers by themselves, and they gave a 2 year warrenty with the
other style, so the replacement pad is free if the 2 years are not
up. Natalie Hodges >
