Gel out seat savers - Has anyone tried one?

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Has anyone tried a Gel out seat saver? I just wondered if they do actually help with security in your seat or not? I got decanted yesterday when my boy did a huge spook and now have concussion and feeling crap! Just wondered if this would help for future if he decided to do it again?
 
yes, they are definitely quite grippy. If you want to be well and truly glued to the saddle, combine it with a pair of silicone seat breeches! However, you'll need to take the saddle off with you when you want to dismount as you won't be able to get out of it :lol:

Seriously, they are really quite good. I let mine get a bit dusty as I find it too grippy otherwise. Hope you're feeling better soon.
 
just to warn you, it is very thick and makes the saddle feel quite different (to me, I use it on a narrow twist dressage saddle). I have to pop my stirrups up a hole when I use it because of the thickness. I find it quite comfortable though.
 
I have a large on my dressage saddle, there's quite a bit of adjustment with the straps that go under the panels and down the gullet... guess it depends on how deep your seat is?

ETA part of the reason I went with one of the acavallo seat savers was that there is no seam down the inside of them. I wanted something to protect my saddle as much as stick me in it, most of the sheepskin seatsavers seem to have a central seam that I thought would rub the seat eventually. I wasn't actually that bothered whether i went gel out or gel in.

The gel out has gradually stained my show breaches on the seat a bit, as the rubber slowly wears off. But no big deal. Also makes your bum sweaty in the summer if you ride a lot :o but other than that all good.
 
Its a pretty deep saddle (one of the saddle company ones) - I went for it hoping for some extra security due to horse's rodeo acts.

Its also got a suede seat, but I think the sticky stuff is all on riders bottom side from what I can see so won't damage the suede. I hadn't thought about seam issues.

Sweaty bottom I can cope with! In fact I'm so determined to have stickability now we've had the all clear to ride out again that I'm considering sticky bottomed breeches as well as the pad. I don't care about ever rising to the trot again if it means we can work through the naughty stuff without me becoming airborne!!
 
SEL said:
I don't care about ever rising to the trot again if it means we can work through the naughty stuff without me becoming airborne!!
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haha then you do indeed need the silicone jods/gel out combo :lol:
yeah the suede would be fine with the gel out I think.
 
Lawks, sweaty bum and having to be levered off your saddle. The things we horse people have to do haha! My friend got a gel in one the other day for comfort rather than stickability. I found the gel out one too sticky so might be ideal for you then if grip is what you need.
 
milliepops said:
just to warn you, it is very thick and makes the saddle feel quite different (to me, I use it on a narrow twist dressage saddle). I have to pop my stirrups up a hole when I use it because of the thickness. I find it quite comfortable though.
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Aahaaa you have just solved a complete confusion for me!
Used to love my gel out but new horse/new saddle I'd forgotten about it. Dig it out recently and was wondering why I suddenly need my stirrups altered for hacking 😂 Duh!!!
 
I bought one last year and it's very comfy. I bought a medium size for my 17.5" saddle but wish I'd gone for a large as I find it's just a tiny bit too small.

I looked at some Dublin gel jods yesterday and the gel panels on those felt quite grippy. Can't remember the proper name of the jods... something like 'warm it gel'. I shall be looking to see if they are reduced in the New Year sales as they will make a good alternative to the gel out pad.
 
I tried one and didn't get on with it at all. It totally threw me off balance with a spook, I felt like I couldn't move to keep my balance. I thought it would be a nice addition for long hacks but I couldn't get on with it at all. I also found jumping difficult as my butt was glued to the saddle too much! I don't like the sticky bum jods either, it just feel all wrong.
 
I've got one. Blinking love it. I only hack and it's perfect. My horse has the odd spook and it keeps me well in my saddle :)

If you have a very tall horse, (I'm 5'2 and my horse I'd 16.1hh) it can be a bit tricky to get off as it grabs you as you slide down :) but it's worth it in my opinion x
 
I had one, put it on, hated the very feel of it before I even got on, so I sold it, now I wish I had kept it and tried it properly
 
I have one that I used on a suade saddle (protected it well) on a sharp TB (protected me well!). Not using it just now as current horse is a little less prone to airs above the ground and/or rapid changes in direction.
 
Sandstone1 said:
I'm thinking of getting one next year to use on my youngster. How do they fit to the saddle?
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They have elastic which runs front to back underneath the saddle in the gullet which attaches with Velcro (which never comes undone!) then either side of the seat is an elastic strap which you stretch down under the saddle and pop under the panels from the gullet. Again very secure.
Took me ages to work out how to fix the side straps in 😂
 
Love mine, but it's very sticky! Good for a sharp sports horse but less good for dismounting! I've discovered the trick is to sort of leap off and away from it, otherwise you sort of slither down the side of the horse in a rather ungraceful manner...

Funnily enough, I really notice the difference with this and my normal faux sheepskin seat saver that I use on my mare. I have an auto-immune disorder and a play around its medication recently has left me in a hell of a lot of pain. I am in less pain when I ride on the gel seat saver.
 
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