Best pad for sore backs?

speedyscout · 08-05-2008, 12:31 PM

I was looking at pads to relieve pressure off of withers and back, because I was thinking that would be uncomfertable...I dont want a sheekskin one. I was thinking this is possibley a good canidate?:
http://www.horse.com/English-Tack/En...Pad-EIM16.html

JBandRio · 08-05-2008, 12:33 PM

What's the deal with his back?

If it's sore, don't ride.

Lopinslow · 08-05-2008, 12:34 PM

i'm with JbandRio, WHY is his back sore? that first needs to be adressed.

I have a thinline that i believes really helps with my saddle that doesn't fit 100% perfectly.

however, you are going to pay much more than $18 for a quality pad!

speedyscout · 08-05-2008, 12:47 PM

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....

WashingtonBay · 08-05-2008, 12:51 PM

We've just been talking about that pad on another thread? If you have a saddle fit problem, that pad isn't going to help you or provide much 'protection'.

What is the saddle fit problem?

speedyscout · 08-05-2008, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WashingtonBay

We've just been talking about that pad on another thread? If you have a saddle fit problem, that pad isn't going to help you or provide much 'protection'.

What is the saddle fit problem?

Im getting another saddle, and I just dont want pressure on his back or withers.

WashingtonBay · 08-05-2008, 01:04 PM

OK - there's nothing wrong with this pad for a well fitting saddle, but it's not therapeutic necessarily... it will not help distribute weight more evenly or provide a lot of shock absorption or anything.

JBandRio · 08-05-2008, 01:15 PM

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

Ok, given that, then your choice of pads will be somewhat dictated by how "just right" or "a bit too big" your saddle fits. The more "just right", the thinner the pad HAS to be or it will become too snug.

the more "a bit too big" it is, the more options you have as far as something like thick sheepskin, or one of those thick polypads, or the like.

speedyscout · 08-05-2008, 01:30 PM

Quote:

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?

Ok, given that, then your choice of pads will be somewhat dictated by how "just right" or "a bit too big" your saddle fits. The more "just right", the thinner the pad HAS to be or it will become too snug.

the more "a bit too big" it is, the more options you have as far as something like thick sheepskin, or one of those thick polypads, or the like.

Correct.Thank you! Your always the tack expert it seems like.

PatrioticPOA · 08-05-2008, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JBandRio

If it's sore, don't ride.

More like if it sore, you need to check the fit of your saddle before building up pads. Is there a dry spot when you take the saddle off him. If so that is an indication that it isn't fitting properly and is pinching him.

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speedyscout Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC. Posts: 2,712 Images: 83 Blog Entries: 1	Best pad for sore backs? I was looking at pads to relieve pressure off of withers and back, because I was thinking that would be uncomfertable...I dont want a sheekskin one. I was thinking this is possibley a good canidate?: http://www.horse.com/English-Tack/En...Pad-EIM16.html __________________ "Lets go QH jumpers!" Rip Simon <3 You are forever remembered. Last edited by speedyscout; 08-05-2008 at 01:07 PM.

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Lopinslow Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: MN Posts: 658 Images: 23	i'm with JbandRio, WHY is his back sore? that first needs to be adressed. I have a thinline that i believes really helps with my saddle that doesn't fit 100% perfectly. however, you are going to pay much more than $18 for a quality pad! __________________ Quality AQHA Western Pleasure Horses The Naughty Version, Goallthewaymay & Unzipped n Naughty

08-05-2008, 12:47 PM	#4
speedyscout Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC. Posts: 2,712 Images: 83 Blog Entries: 1	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.... __________________ "Lets go QH jumpers!" Rip Simon <3 You are forever remembered.

08-05-2008, 01:15 PM	#8
JBandRio Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NC Posts: 22,418 Images: 138 Blog Entries: 12	Ok, so, your old saddle made his back sore, but it's no longer sore and you no longer ride in that saddle - yes? Ok, given that, then your choice of pads will be somewhat dictated by how "just right" or "a bit too big" your saddle fits. The more "just right", the thinner the pad HAS to be or it will become too snug. the more "a bit too big" it is, the more options you have as far as something like thick sheepskin, or one of those thick polypads, or the like. __________________ - JB Acres, owned and operated by Dynamite animals. - It's a wonder horses as a whole don't just kill us all and be done with their misery. - Keep your voice soothing and low - even when things get western (buck1173) - Rio feels good - he bounced an in-and-out

08-05-2008, 12:51 PM	#5
WashingtonBay Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tumwater, WA Posts: 991 Images: 98 Blog Entries: 2	We've just been talking about that pad on another thread? If you have a saddle fit problem, that pad isn't going to help you or provide much 'protection'. What is the saddle fit problem?

08-05-2008, 01:04 PM	#7
WashingtonBay Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tumwater, WA Posts: 991 Images: 98 Blog Entries: 2	OK - there's nothing wrong with this pad for a well fitting saddle, but it's not therapeutic necessarily... it will not help distribute weight more evenly or provide a lot of shock absorption or anything.

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