Nice half pad?

raceTHEwind13 · 07-23-2008, 05:46 AM

Does anyone know what tack store I can get a relatively cheap, decent half pad from? I don't really need a top of the line pad, I would just like one that can hold up to daily schooling's wear and tear and last a while.

XxLiveToRidexX · 07-23-2008, 06:24 AM

Country Supply...possibly.

MaddyHorse4 · 07-23-2008, 06:27 AM

You mean sheepskin or synthetic?

Ovation makes some reasonable sheepskin ones =]

HoofPrints11 · 07-23-2008, 06:34 AM

I've got an ovation one, it was around $70 dollars. It looks great after 6 months of schooling in it every day. Gets nice and white in the wash even though you can't use bleach. The only problem I have is its a one-size-fits-all deal and for a saddle bigger then 16.5" I don't recommend it.

jazzyjumper · 07-23-2008, 06:35 AM

Roma sheepskin half pads are cheap and are pretty nice. I think Dover may carry them.

mytega · 07-23-2008, 07:10 AM

Check “Lauren’s Tack Trunk” ebay store. I got a “Diamond Wool Therapeutic Half Pad” for $48.40 shipped. It’s a really nice wool pad.

luvs2ride79 · 07-23-2008, 08:19 AM

http://www.aretesaddlery.com/tack/sh...ds/cat_24.html

My daughter uses one of these, the one with the cantle roll, and they're very nice! You DO want something "top of the line" if you want it to stand up to daily schooling. These Engel pads seem just as nice as my daughter's friends' Fleeceworks pads, at least the sheepskin is. It's very dense and soft, and it fluffs back up after washing nicely. I use a dog Slicker brush to get the sheepskin fluffed back up, and I wash the pad by hand with woolite.

AllAroundRdr · 07-23-2008, 08:29 AM

I agree with Luvs2ride -- I also purchased my Merino wool half pad from Aretes -- I've actually had multiples. Not only have they held up to every day schooling, they're exceptionally made and completely show worthy

Saddle pads (including 1/2 pads) are an investment for your horse's back

Kodachrome · 07-23-2008, 09:04 AM

I got a real sheepskin pad from Ebay for under 100$... and I lurve it!!!!

raceTHEwind13 · 07-24-2008, 05:43 AM

I've been looking around and so what do yall think about some of these?

I know this one's not technically a half-pad but...
http://www.doversaddlery.com/wither-...-1905/cn/1405/

I like this one:
http://www.doversaddlery.com/centaur...19532/cn/1405/

and maybe this one too:
http://www.aretesaddlery.com/tack/sh.../prod_101.html

um... I don't know:
http://www.statelinetack.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=SLT700930

07-23-2008, 05:46 AM	#1
raceTHEwind13 Full Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The one and only Lone Star State Posts: 117	Nice half pad? Does anyone know what tack store I can get a relatively cheap, decent half pad from? I don't really need a top of the line pad, I would just like one that can hold up to daily schooling's wear and tear and last a while. __________________ Tell A Gelding, Ask A Stallion, Discuss It With A Mare

07-23-2008, 06:24 AM	#2
XxLiveToRidexX Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: At The Barn :] Posts: 373 Images: 1 Blog Entries: 1	Country Supply...possibly. __________________ Imperious is the love of my life <3

07-23-2008, 06:27 AM	#3
MaddyHorse4 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 902 Images: 72	You mean sheepskin or synthetic? Ovation makes some reasonable sheepskin ones =] __________________ OMG GASP! I am siggy-less

07-23-2008, 06:34 AM	#4
HoofPrints11 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,774 Images: 44	I've got an ovation one, it was around $70 dollars. It looks great after 6 months of schooling in it every day. Gets nice and white in the wash even though you can't use bleach. The only problem I have is its a one-size-fits-all deal and for a saddle bigger then 16.5" I don't recommend it. __________________ Half of every ribbon you won belongs to your horse.

07-23-2008, 06:35 AM	#5
jazzyjumper Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 808 Images: 5	Roma sheepskin half pads are cheap and are pretty nice. I think Dover may carry them. __________________ When you are on a great horse, you have the best seat you will ever have. -Sir Winston Churchill jazzy love

07-23-2008, 07:10 AM	#6
mytega Full Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: PA Posts: 161 Images: 46	Check “Lauren’s Tack Trunk” ebay store. I got a “Diamond Wool Therapeutic Half Pad” for $48.40 shipped. It’s a really nice wool pad. __________________ In riding a horse we borrow freedom. -Helen Thomson

07-23-2008, 08:19 AM	#7
luvs2ride79 Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Arkansas, USA Posts: 3,855 Images: 26	http://www.aretesaddlery.com/tack/sh...ds/cat_24.html My daughter uses one of these, the one with the cantle roll, and they're very nice! You DO want something "top of the line" if you want it to stand up to daily schooling. These Engel pads seem just as nice as my daughter's friends' Fleeceworks pads, at least the sheepskin is. It's very dense and soft, and it fluffs back up after washing nicely. I use a dog Slicker brush to get the sheepskin fluffed back up, and I wash the pad by hand with woolite. __________________ "To be an equestrian in the classical sense is not just to be a rider. It is a position in life." --Charles de Kunffy EquineFriends.com**2HotToTrot.com Anti-Slaughter and PROUD! StopHorseSlaughter.com

07-23-2008, 08:29 AM	#8
AllAroundRdr Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southern CA - The Land of Fires & Shakey Ground Posts: 3,071 Images: 9	I agree with Luvs2ride -- I also purchased my Merino wool half pad from Aretes -- I've actually had multiples. Not only have they held up to every day schooling, they're exceptionally made and completely show worthy Saddle pads (including 1/2 pads) are an investment for your horse's back __________________ People say riding isn't a sport...Well you see, the 'ball' I play with has a mind of its own. I've been Goosed..and I LIKED it!

07-23-2008, 09:04 AM	#9
Kodachrome Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 332 Images: 11	I got a real sheepskin pad from Ebay for under 100$... and I lurve it!!!! __________________ Kat & Kodachrome, 7 year old Reg. QH Gelding. My horsey blog: http://katinthesaddle.wordpress.com

07-24-2008, 05:43 AM	#10
raceTHEwind13 Full Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The one and only Lone Star State Posts: 117	I've been looking around and so what do yall think about some of these? I know this one's not technically a half-pad but... http://www.doversaddlery.com/wither-...-1905/cn/1405/ I like this one: http://www.doversaddlery.com/centaur...19532/cn/1405/ and maybe this one too: http://www.aretesaddlery.com/tack/sh.../prod_101.html um... I don't know: http://www.statelinetack.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=SLT700930 __________________ Tell A Gelding, Ask A Stallion, Discuss It With A Mare

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