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My Equipedic never slipped. It slipped a little bit with my daughter's horse but she didn't have it on right at first and maybe it needed to be a bit broken in?

 

I hose mine to clean it. I hose it with inserts in. I can go about 2-3 cleanings with hose before I take inserts out and clean them with just water/vinegar. I find they get MUCH cleaner hosing them than the washing machine and its less wear and tear on them. Sometimes I dilute very gentle cleanser in a water bottle, spray the pad during hosing to help get it cleaner. They usually dry overnight but if they are still a little damp, I can still ride with them. I have thought about trying Dixie Midnight under the Equipedic. I can see how having 2 Equipedic pads per horse would be handy though to rotate them. Maybe when I win the lottery.....

----------Karla Watson/Portland, Oregon

 

Do you find any improvement maintenance-wise (cleaning) or is it about the same with the Equipedic?  I'm happy with my Skito/Dixie Midnight combo but cooler would be better in our Texas heat & humidity.

 

Thanks,

 

Pam

-----Original Message-----
From: Karla Watson
Sent: Oct 21, 2004 2:41 PM
To: RIDECAMP
Subject: Re: [RC] Equipedic Success

All this technical talk about these pads is making me dizzy....all I can say about them is that I have had success with all of my endurance horses with this pad. I had white hairs on my bay with my old Skito pad. Changed to equipedic and they are gone. Changed in beginning of year, thru Spring, Summer and now getting winter coat, all thru ride season....still no white hairs! My daughter's horse is white so we don't know about him but he used to get Bs on "back" on his vet card. Changed him to Equipedic and he now gets As on "back." That also got him a junior Best Condition recently! Both horses moved better with this pad. We both ride in sport saddles. Yes this pad is spendy but when you start getting those white hair heat marks, you kind of get upset and will do anything to change it. So far so good.....

-------Karla Watson/Portland, Oregon