Saddle pads for dipped backs

[planete]

My old boy's back has lost muscle while he was being a field ornament and, even though he seems to find his saddle comfortable and he has no problem rounding up in it, I am worried it may eventually hurt him as it seems to bridge very slightly (dirt mark on numnah fades in the middle). Can anybody recommend a purpose made pad please? I have looked at the Acavallo middle riser gel pad and my only worry is whether it might alter the fit of the saddle and make it narrower. Does anybody use any Acavallo gel pad and has it altered the fit of your saddle?

 

[Micropony]

Sorry to ask what might be a daft question, but why don't you just get the saddler out to adjust the flocking?

 

[planete]

Strada saddle, no flocking in the saddle. Can anybody comment on pads please?

 

[Pinkvboots]

Sorry to ask what might be a daft question, but why don't you just get the saddler out to adjust the flocking?

Sometimes with a dipped back or with muscle loss flocking simply won't do the job, a little bit more is needed as a temporary measure until the back improves

 

[Pinkvboots]

My old boy's back has lost muscle while he was being a field ornament and, even though he seems to find his saddle comfortable and he has no problem rounding up in it, I am worried it may eventually hurt him as it seems to bridge very slightly (dirt mark on numnah fades in the middle). Can anybody recommend a purpose made pad please? I have looked at the Acavallo middle riser gel pad and my only worry is whether it might alter the fit of the saddle and make it narrower. Does anybody use any Acavallo gel pad and has it altered the fit of your saddle?

Even a basic shim pad could help just shim the middle so it's not bridging, I have one with a slightly dipped back and I just use a shim numnah. Mine are nuumed

 

[meleeka]

I use a Prolite pad, the one with the shims in all three sections. The horse is lacking in muscle and I don’t think there’s a saddle out there to fit currently without one. I like it because I can reduce the shims as needed. My horses back is much better when she’s not carrying too much weight, so also something to bare in mind.

 

[Tiddlypom]

There’s a 6 pocket nuumed numnah (confusingly called a 3 pocket numnah) which might help. Think it was developed after a request from an HHOer .

https://nuumed.com/352-hiwither-3-pocket-everyday-quilt-numnah-no-wool-nm24ssss

 

[planete]

Thank you all. I have ordered the Prolite Tri pad thin. Hopefully it will be a temporary measure. I am mostly leading at the moment and hopping on for the odd ten minutes. We have a few wrinkles to iron out, like getting his bare feet work worthy again and persuading him he has seen cows and road signs before. All good fun.