Le Mieux Pro-Sorb pads.... anyone use them? Thoughts?

[Scarlett]

Just been pondering my current saddle woes - my two saddles that I LOVE are both a little low at the front on my oddly shaped horse, however he is putting muscle on and as they are the right shape for him I do believe they will fit him in the future. However right now I am struggling slightly with finding ways to make his saddles fit well enough. I need something that will lift the saddle at the wither, it needs to effectively fill the hollow either side of his shark fin sized withers, but not at the back. We have been using a gel riser but it's now just a bit too thick so I'm looking for other solutions.

The Pro-sorb stuff looks ideal...! Removable shims that fit in pockets and a selection of all different shapes and sizes and styles to fit, and the option of it being with or without sheepskin. Has anyone got any of the items in the range? How do they fit? Do they do the job you need?

I'm torn between the idea of a half pad I could use under both saddles, but worry it might be a bit thick, or just trying a non-sheepskin saddle cloth... has anyone got either?

All thoughts and or suggestions appreciated...!

 

[Fuzzypuff]

They are still quite thick though -do you need.a half pad? Nuumed and Mattes do plain non fluffy ones which might work better for you.

 

[Venevidivici]

I have the sheepskin pro-sorb. It is quite thick (without any shims in) so bear that in mind,as above poster said. It's good tho&can always use as just a half pad after,if u need one. Prolite do a thinner one with shims too(i have one of those too-can u tell I had saddle fit issues at one point?!? Horse all grown up now,so don't use them:-/) and Prolite do a seperate front riser, with fixed shims, as well.

 

[I_A_P]

What about a prolite wither pad? That's what I used for my boy and it was ideal. I looked at those at the time as thought it may be a handy all round piece of kit but upon trying a normal sheepskin recently I found ny horse hated it!

 

[WellyBaggins]

I have two now, one for my horse and one for another horse, they are very good, I needed a rear riser and they have done that without altering the saddle fit too much, they have been checked

 

[Scarlett]

Thanks for replies, folks.

He is often ridden with a sheepskin saddle cloth or numnah under his saddle as my other horses go better with sheepskin against their skin, though he's not quite as sensitive as the other 2! I haven't, however, tried him with a sheepskin half pad.

I've tried riser pads but he objected, he gets all 'wriggly' with a prolite or riser under his saddle and doesnt settle in his back, even though it makes the saddle fit better. Ideally I'd like something that is all built into one saddle cloth, and the fact this is all built in and there is a choice of with or without sheepskin is what is appealing.

 

[sbloom]

I use only Mattes correction pads for remedial fits - the best sheepskin, NEVER stitched from smaller pieces and never sheds (I've not come across another brand that at least one customer has not had shedding issues with) plus the best shimming system - nice neat pockets, felt shims that are stable and trimmable, I'm even about to put up a short series of videos on YouTube of how to fit and use them . Expensive but worth every penny.

 

[Scarlett]

I use only Mattes correction pads for remedial fits - the best sheepskin, NEVER stitched from smaller pieces and never sheds (I've not come across another brand that at least one customer has not had shedding issues with) plus the best shimming system - nice neat pockets, felt shims that are stable and trimmable, I'm even about to put up a short series of videos on YouTube of how to fit and use them . Expensive but worth every penny.

Great, thanks... I'll look out for the videos, very useful!

 

[dressage_diva]

They're great as riser pads. I was recommended to use them by my experienced saddler as my horse was losing muscle due to age and injury. She said it was the only under saddle pad she'd ever recommend.