Supracor didn't work for me - I got loin rubbing with it. Only about 6 rides, and he was almost down to bare skin in the loin area.
Right now, I'm using a Christ sheepskin pad, imported by HorseDream. It seems to have solved my rubbing issue. Hopefully, the sheepskin provides enough airflow. :)
On Sep 9, 2008, at 1:14 PM, The Coles wrote:
I personally use a Supracor. I'm a heavy weight rider, on a big long backed moose, in a dressage saddle. I have tried various saddle pads but I keep going back to my Supracor. And, I just purchases a second one, in the Endurance style, which will replace my Dressage Supracor.
The thing I like about it most, and what conviences me that it is actually providing a cooling effect for my horse, is that you can actually hear the air swooshing out of the pad whenever you do a rising trot! It kinda sounds like mini bellows when you are riding. I don't hear it at the canter or at the walk however... I suppose that is because the weight is not shifting that much in the walk, and probably because I two poing in the canter and the wind in my ears may be disguising the noise of the air flow???
For those who's horses are sensitive to the supracor, I would suggest a thin cotton pad between the pad and horse.
It's not very scientific, but in my humble opinion, if I can actually HEAR the air flow, then there has to be some circulation of air, and that would mean there would have to be a cooling effect.
Donna Lee and Jeff Cole Turning Point Stables Browns Flat, NB
