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I have tried numerous numnahs/saddle cloths for my pony cob gelding and I still can't find one that doesn't slip back. I am doing some research into it and it would be a great help if you could fill in this questionnaire for me so I know what types to have a look at:

What make of numnah/saddle cloth do you use?

Does it slip back/rub?

Rate it on a scale of 1-10

Make a few comments on it

Thanks xxx
 
I use the Griffin high wither ones. On a scale of 1-10, I have to say 10. It will slip (as long as it is attatched). And it is shaped at the front so they never pull down on the withers. I must have had about 6, and have never found anything to match them! They are also sensible, easy to wash, long lasting, and perfect for showing!
 
Shires saddle Cloth
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7/10

it doesnt slip back or rub, but where my fett go, the material has rubbed away and left little bits of material... i do like them though... they come ina ll different sizes and colours too
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I use the Griffin high wither ones. On a scale of 1-10, I have to say 10. It will slip (as long as it is attatched). And it is shaped at the front so they never pull down on the withers. I must have had about 6, and have never found anything to match them! They are also sensible, easy to wash, long lasting, and perfect for showing!

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Ditto, have a few high withered ones, fab!
 
I use several different ones including poly pads, shires, cottage craft etc, nothing overly expensive but neither slip back on my (quite high withered) horse. Have you considered the shape of your horse and finding a numnah to suit? Or maybe something underneath or a non slip backed type numnah?
 
poly pad
no
10/10
poly pads are fantastic, they don't slip even though they don't have straps.

I have also used griffin, aerborn, mark todd etc. none of which have slipped back.
 
I used to have a saddle that pads would slip under, everything slipped, specially fitted ones, polypads and polypad doubler things, you could tie the numnah on, but it would just strain the snaps and slip under and cause more problems. The saddle never moved though. I find that on that horse if the saddle isn't just right for her the numnahs will slip whatever you try. With her new saddle nothing slips. It's a thorowgood cob gp, the cheapest of all the saddles too.... I hate saddle shopping. Anyway, my favourite numnah/saddlecloth are the griffin highwither half lined pads. Great protection, they wash well, look lovely and fit brilliantly. I'd rate them 9/10 Doesn't slip back or rub, but this is with the new saddle, the old saddle would move any type of numnah, but at least with this one when it did slip the sheepskin wouldn't cause any rubbing along her back as a plain numnah did. My old saddle was an albion, We've had an ideal which caused bronc fits and a wintec close contact also caused problems with her and numnahs, they were all fitted profesionaly.

I think slipping numnahs often relates to the saddle fit, but not always. Hope you find the right numnah/saddlecloth.

EC
 
I have recently bought a polypad and so far have found it to be brilliant. I have a Welsh D, so broad accross the back. It has not slipped but you have to really pull it up high into the pommel. The test will be as I start to increase the distance of my hacks (training for endurance events)...if it is going to slip I would have thought it would after 15 miles and soaked through with sweat!
 
I also use the Griffin everyday ones, not the high wither though but just the normal ones. I'd give them 10/10 as they do slip a little bit but are securely attached, so they don't slip so far that the saddle is sat on the binding, they never rub, wash and wear well, and all the attachments are velcro so no fiddling! Plus I got mine for under £15 each! AND they come in my favourite shade of purple!
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The reason I bought them though was because they are the thinnest ones I could find, as I don't believe in using a numnah in place of a correctly fitted saddle, so I have mine purely to keep the saddle clean. So they do the job brilliantly!
 
Ive had this exact problem with one of mine (my TB). I tried loads of different saddle cloths etc. and have now found the only one which doesnt move an inch is a Bartyl Sheepskin one, the type with the rolled bit at the front (which I guess anchors it in place!). My TB loves it and I use nothing else on him now! This is what it looks like:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stephens-Sheepskin...1QQcmdZViewItem
(The 2 at the bottom of the picture)

With the TB I had tried Polypads, Limpit pads and usual ones like velvet saddlecloth, cotton ones in differing shapes (as much as they do differ) etc. Before finding the Bartyl one I found a thin Cottage Craft plain one with a sheepskin half pad worked ok although not well enough for XC when it began to slip back again, whereas this new one works a treat!

However since yours is a cob, this might not work as it is quite bulky. I find with my Welsh Cob (so wide like yours would be) that anything remotely bulky makes my saddle slip like hell! So I found with him, thinner is better. I tend to use a thin Cottage Craft saddle cloth on him which works fine.
 
I have normal griffin nuumed ones, and They're fab. I've used them for lungeing with a saddle and they help the saddle sit better, so much so that where the pony needed a crupper, when i used the nuumed I could lose the crupper altogether. It didnt slip, slide or anything. I don't rate the saddlecloth as highly as the numnah though.
 
I have the Lidl saddle cloths for every day use, they are fantastic!
Never slips, sits high above withers and looks new after loads of washes, 10/10
Also have Nuumed Hiwither numnah for hunting/shows,also v.good
 
Shires numnah

Doesn't slip

10/10

Lovely shape, washes well, has very handy little velcro straps to go around the girth straps so that you can take it on and off more easily than the conventional loops
 
Nuumed High Wither all the way- Poly pad yuck not liking them at all, always seem to slip down onto withers. Have used a limpit pad on a very rounded cob with good results too- you can get on ebay i thinks!
 
Another vote for nuumed half lined numnahs. Mine never slips back, and stays well up into the front of the saddle. Washes well, dries quickly. Quick brush with a hairbrush and its as good as new.
Fiona
 
I have had his saddle checked 2 months ago so I know that it isn't that. Also Pug hasn't got high withers so I can't really use the high wither type!
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