Is there such thing as decent non Slip pads for saddle

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Does anyone have any recommendations for a pad that would go under a saddle pad to stop a saddle (Thorowgood 3d TB HW) slipping back on a horse with serious Prominent withers and a sloping shoulder - I use a Pro choice neoprene girth but if i do it up too tight it makes him sore and as he is a big horse and gets quite long and i am a midget it s one of the things causing problems as i am so far away from his head and struggle to keep hinm together and I am constantly having to get off to reset my tack......

Sharon x
 
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Thanks for your reply - yes i have a limpet pad and it is quite good but they get so sweaty and i feel i need more under the saddle - a limpet pad and a saddle pad is too much as he is a big lad anyway so i i was looking for something thinner to fit under a numnah - maybe i need to just try the limpet on its own for a while and see if i can get used to it .

Sharonxx
 
Thoroughgood do a non-slip saddle cloth/numnah which works on my high-withered WB with a treeless. I can't quite remember what it is called but it comes in black and white and has a transluscent, rubbery underside (doesn't seem to make the horse terribly sweaty though).
 
I did some work at a sj yard recently where they used sheets of thin grippy foam you can buy from places like Wilkinsons. Very thin and works a treat apparently! :confused:
 
sun-shine said:
I did some work at a sj yard recently where they used sheets of thin grippy foam you can buy from places like Wilkinsons. Very thin and works a treat apparently! :confused:
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I am currently using carpet grip which is similar - but it now doesnt work well enough - certainly works on a normal shape but not my camel type!

Sharonx
 
teapot said:
That's what friend does :) Sometimes less is more when it comes to saddle fits ;)
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He is the most sensitive and tense horse i have ever sat on even though he is TB x and built like a lightweight Hunter ( EX advanced eventer )
I do agree with that on the fit and i will give it a go as i already have a limpet - it will certainly make me concentrate EVEN more on my riding him and trying to be very delicate in my seat but if you see the following pics i probably am a bit small to ride him as tidily as i would like - But Watch this space ......

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After our victory gallop
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Sharonx
 
soak a chamois leather (fairly large), wring out and put under your numnah. They are used a lot in racing.
 
I was going to say a chamois, too, although you do have to be a bit careful putting it on to make sure it stays flat. Make sure it's the real leather kind, though. A lot of h/j people still use this old standby.

I've found the carpet underlay/shelf liners don't stay grippy for ever, so if yours did work it might be worth washing it and/or getting a new piece.
 
I previously owned a horse that was half camel half shark ! and I found a great numnah but I cant remember the brand, it might have been barnsby, I got it from TDS in four marks - they are online. I really worked a treat, the saddle did slip back slightly but I think that was him moving it to where he wanted it to be.
I had tried alot of things ( including spending nearly 5k with Devoucoux ! ) and this was the only thing that worked.

Sx
 
I use a Barnsby pad which works very well as long as you keep it clean (washing machine). It is slightly thicker than a simple cloth saddlecloth but that can be an advantage. What I like is that there are no straps round the girth which can be irritating on a close fit monoflap saddle.
 
sorry to be the only one saying this but if the saddle moves that much, i don't think it can be a good fit...
Does it have extra-filled gussets to lift it, because if he's got high withers his ribs prob sit very low, so the saddle needs extra padding to fill in the gap... a good saddler will point this out to you of course, i learnt it from one! ;)
 
Kerilli, I'll be the other side of the coin here. My black horse came fresh out of racing, whippet thin and racing fit, with a big front and no belly and the shiniest Teflon-type coat ever! I had a saddle that fitted him beautifully but it kept slipping back as his coat was so slippery and he had such a lot of movement in front with no gut to stop it creeping back. One Barnsby grip pad later and it doesn't budge! Horse goes nicely in it too :)
 
I bought a Thin Line pad for my mare as she's got a good wither, big shoulders and flat, muscly back (American Quarter Horse) - Thermatex import them.
It's not really meant as a non slip pad altho you can use it next to the horse, it's more about making the saddle more stable. I used it between the lighter weight Nuumed half lined pad and the saddle and it makes a big difference - she's notorious for chucking the saddle forward.
 
Can i just ask that you are putting it in the right place in the first place? Not saying this is the case with you but it is very common to put the saddle too far forward, instead of placing the tree points behind the shoulder blades. You have to feel the shoulder when tacking up and not just go by sight.
 
Another vote for the Barnsby non slip numnah. I bought one for my horse, who has a barrel like belly, and it did the job with her :) Unfortunately, she is now broken and I've no use for it, so if you want to buy it, (full size, black) then drop me a PM :)
 
You actually shouldn't be using a numnah with the limpet pad - the idea is that the limpet sticks to the saddle and also to the horse's back. I've had the thicker dressage version one for donkey's years and it's brilliant.
 
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