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Richard - thanks for starting a discussion on saddle pad technology!   
Let's hear more-

Steph


On Sep 9, 2008, at 8:56 AM, Richard Sacks wrote:
> >>
> So what does all this mean to a horse? Horses perform self thermo  
> regulation by two means, piloerection and evaporative cooling.  
> Piloerection involves the raising and lowering of the hair on their  
> bodies to trap and release air as a means to control insulation. If  
> lowering the hair is insufficient to release enough heat, sweat  
> glands kick in to allow for evaporative cooling. All endurance  
> riders know how important this is. If a pad impedes air flow, it  
> impedes the horse’s ability to self thermo regulate their bodies.  
> Certainly, one doesn’t want something on their horse’s back that is  
> continually generating heat during an endurance ride.
>
> I know it is an election year and many things get said that are not  
> exactly the truth. Maybe Ride Camp needs fact checkers like we see  
> when it comes to campaign promises.>>

p.s. who better to be a fact checker than somebody who knows the facts?!
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