Christ Lammfelle pads and exercise sheets...

[Jinx94]

Have trawled the the Christmas Lammfelle posts on here but can't find the info I'm after..

Looking into getting one as haven't ridden Tris for a while, he's changed shape and tbh I miss riding bareback. Avoiding going totally bareback as I'm concerned about him getting rubs from my breeches over winter or the friction against his coat (esp in wet weather)being uncomfortable for him. I would ride with a roller and pad but find rollers really uncomfortable for me - I end up sitting quite far back which isn't good for either of us!

Very wary of how soggy they'll get in wet weather but I'm optimistic we'll have few enough days of truly rank weather that we can just have those as days off I'm more concerned being able to use an exercise sheet with them.

I'm assuming people do use exercise sheets with them on very chilly days? If so, what's your set up? Do you have wrap around sheets? Or pop a numnah underneath them? Or should I forget about trying to get on board until Spring?

 

[sbloom]

There are more weatherproof leather/synthetic bareback pads available, though mostly will be a little more expensive they may have more options in terms of rider support. For an exercise sheet you could use a girth attached quarter sheet if the straps are low enough (I think the CL straps come out of the bottom of the flap? Not a worry if they are available further up) or a wrap around.

 

[Suncat]

you can try a waterproof riding skirt, that will keep your legs and the saddle dry.

 

[SpeedyPony]

I gave up riding in mine in extreme wet, as it was uncommonly soggy!
With a blanket clipped horse on a relatively dry day I didn't need an exercise sheet, I did contemplate a quarter sheet for colder weather/hunter clipped animals, but never tried one.
A cut-out exercise sheet doesn't really fit around the christ lamfelle pad and I didn't like the idea of the edge/binding sitting under the pad.