Best pad for sore backs?

PatrioticPOA · 08-05-2008, 03:41 PM

P.S. I work at a tack shop and I agree with JBandrio, if your saddle is too big it gives you some "play room" to futz with the pads. But I recommond something that actually fits him

luv2show · 08-05-2008, 04:43 PM

First off, why would you ride your horse with a saddle that doesn't fit?
Where are you placing your saddle? There should never be any pressure on the withers, period.
Can you get pictures? How and where is he sore and how can you tell this?

speedyscout · 08-05-2008, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by luv2show

First off, why would you ride your horse with a saddle that doesn't fit?
Where are you placing your saddle? There should never be any pressure on the withers, period.
Can you get pictures? How and where is he sore and how can you tell this?

this thread is not about my saddle fit.

luv2show · 08-05-2008, 05:17 PM

My mistake, but I don't know how you're placing you saddle... there shouldn't be any pressure on the withers period.

WashingtonBay · 08-05-2008, 05:19 PM

It is confusing, because your thread title indicates there's some kind of back soreness you expect this pad to be "best" for.

JBandRio · 08-05-2008, 05:41 PM

Guys, give her a break:

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedyscout

Its my saddle. I am getting a new one tho, and when I get my new saddle I want to have extra protection. He is NOT sore right now just when I rode him in the saddle....

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Originally Posted by JBandRio

Ok, so, your old saddle made his back sore, but it's no longer sore and you no longer ride in that saddle - yes?

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Originally Posted by speedyscout

Correct.

WashingtonBay · 08-05-2008, 05:49 PM

Yeah - I see. Break granted.

I guess I've talked too much about this pad today, with the nearly identical title in this forum about the same pad.

luv2show · 08-05-2008, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by JBandRio

Guys, give her a break:

I wasn't trying to be rude. I actually didn't read the entire thread. Like WB said, it was the title of the thread that made me ask those questions.

luvs2ride79 · 08-05-2008, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by speedyscout

Its my saddle. I am getting a new one tho, and when I get my new saddle I want to have extra protection. He is NOT sore right now just when I rode him in the saddle....

The best way to prevent a sore back is to use something that is truly shock absorbing. I would try a ThinLine pad (regular thickness, not the Ultra thin pads). They have a 30-day guarantee, so if it doesn't work, you can send it back. I have had great results with my ThinLine and it really does seem to help minor saddle fit imperfections. It distributes weight laterally, evening out pressure points.

JBandRio · 08-06-2008, 03:28 AM

the BEST way to prevent a sore back is to use a properly fitting sadde and ride correctly

08-05-2008, 03:41 PM	#11
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08-06-2008, 03:28 AM	#20
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08-05-2008, 04:43 PM	#12
luv2show Full Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 123 Images: 17	First off, why would you ride your horse with a saddle that doesn't fit? Where are you placing your saddle? There should never be any pressure on the withers, period. Can you get pictures? How and where is he sore and how can you tell this?

08-05-2008, 05:17 PM	#14
luv2show Full Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 123 Images: 17	My mistake, but I don't know how you're placing you saddle... there shouldn't be any pressure on the withers period.

08-05-2008, 05:19 PM	#15
WashingtonBay Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tumwater, WA Posts: 899 Images: 79 Blog Entries: 2	It is confusing, because your thread title indicates there's some kind of back soreness you expect this pad to be "best" for.

08-05-2008, 05:49 PM	#17
WashingtonBay Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tumwater, WA Posts: 899 Images: 79 Blog Entries: 2	Yeah - I see. Break granted. I guess I've talked too much about this pad today, with the nearly identical title in this forum about the same pad.