Saddle pads for slipping and comfort? Round horse & plank horse!

[Chloe_GHE]

Hey All,

I need some pointers on where to buy some new saddle pads.

Firstly Dustry is coming back into work soon after his kissing spine op. This is his back now, very please with how it's looking > https://www.facebook.com/gifthorsee...277826531553/1135392339920092/?type=3&theater

I'm trying to source a specific saddle pad but not having much luck.

I'm after a forward cut white saddle cloth.
Not as thick as a polypad
Not as thin as a basic saddle cloth
Made from that waffle bathrobe material and then quilted

Anyone any ideas where I can find this? It also needs to be quite long in the spine length. I find that saddle cloths seem to be made too short these days and so they rub at the end of the saddle. I want something that comes out a good couple of inches at the wither and back.

Any ideas?

The second pad I'm trying to trace is a typical standard quilted pad, not thick, just normal but made from a suede grippy type material. This is for Bolly who is round and whose saddle can slip when jumping.

He's just got a new saddle with a serge underside which has helped the slipping so much but I thought in addition a grippy pad would help even further.

Any ideas on that front too?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Lanky Loll]

Humm not sure they fit the bill but love my Ecogold pads - I've got the XC ones but they do squares.
The secure worked great on my TB which every saddle moved on. The calmatech might work for D? It has removable shims as well as a bit of sheepskin so you can adjust it if it's too thick.

 

[nikkimariet]

Just try using a slip of drawer liner between any pad and the saddle.

 

[milliepops]

the second one is screaming out lemieux to me, the luxury pads are firm but not thick quilt and have faux suede material on top
http://www.horsehealth.co.uk/lemieux/plain-pads/close-contact-suede-squares

 

[Auslander]

John WhittakerGlobe airflow pads have the waffle (bathrobe) material on the inside, and then quilting outside

And Mark Todd do a waffle lined one too

 

[teapot]

We use one of the Griffin Nuumed ones for our RDA Group horse who's round and saddle slips occasionally. It's properly sticky rather than suede, I've seen Le Mieux ones move before now.

Worth the price, not at all thick and comes in a variety of shapes too but you get the idea here https://nuumed.com/43-hiwither-anti-slip-numnah-gp-mesh-on-mesh-nm16mm-gp

 

[millitiger]

Definitely Ecogold.

 

[HBII]

I can thoroughly recommend the Le Mieux saddle cloths, used with a thin Acavello gel. My mare is very round and its the only thing that keeps us stable.

 

[AdorableAlice]

http://www.limpetsaddlepad.co.uk/the-pads/

 

[beatrice]

AS someone else who finds normal saddle cloths too short I adore my ecogolds. They are so worth every penny!

Plenty big enough even in their standard length for some of my saddles where Le Mieux have been to short. Slightly thicker than a normal cloth but not thick enough to alter saddle fit.

Also never move and definitely help saddle stability so would probably suit both horses.

 

[PorkChop]

Another vote for Ecogolds, we use the saddle secure pad on one of ours that has a very forward girth groove.