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RE: [RC] [RC] Other pads for english saddles? - Libby & Quentin Llop DVM

You get the best cooling with Supracor Coolgrips and NO other pad. I have
thousands of miles with this arrangement. They work very well with Wintecs.
Libby

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From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mel Cochran
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 12:53 PM
To: guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [RC] [RC] Other pads for english saddles?


What about the wintecs with CAIR panels?  In theory, they should always fit
a horses back just right.  I remember someone mentioning that they generate
a great deal of heat.  I have been shopping for a pad that would help with
that issue - I was originally thinking of the supracor coolback, but it
needs to be used with another pad or with their quilted cover (which is
square).  Now I am looking at the fleeceworks dressage pad.  It seems to be
pretty nice, and is contoured.

Right now I am using a plain old toklat pad with the saddle and have not had
issues, but I have only been on short rides with it.

Thanks!

Mel


From: Ridecamp Guest <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [RC]   Skito pads for english saddles
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 16:18:56 GMT

Please Reply to: Laura T tichenor06@xxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
==========================================

Yes a skito pad will distort the fit of an english or dressage saddle.  If
your saddle is stuffed properly to fit the horses back, you do not need
that kind of pad.  If your saddle isn't stuffed properly you will need to
go to a saddle fitter.

I have always ridden english and dressage, (20 plus years) and I only use
thin cotton pads, or a woolbak with NO inserts.  I have yet come up with a
horse with a sore back with a thin pad.  Get pads that are a high profile,
iow they will take in account the wither of the horse.  I make sure I pull
mine up into the front of the saddle.  I love my woolbak high profile, they
are well worth the money.

Also if you use too much padding you may feel as though you are wobbly
because of too thick of padding, like a skito.

I ride in an Arabian Saddle Company saddle, wide.  It fit right out of the
box on my horse.  And that is with a thin cotton pad.  I used to (and still
have the saddle) ride in a Crosby Olympia II, which is a medium, and now I
have two wide backed horses, so I ride in the ASC.

Laura T


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