what are half pads designed for?

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clairefeekerry1

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like the sheep skin ones? are they supposed to be used on there own or sandwiched between normal saddle cloth and saddle???
i quite like the look of them but also like my coulored saddlecloths so can i use both?
 
I use both, the half pad to add comfort, dont get cheap rubbish-get the real deal, as the real ones are lovely and soft and arent lumpy at all. You can use them on their own as sheepskin is soft enough but pain in the backside washing so often so I tend to stick a saddlecloth under!
 
If you use one dont forget to have the saddle checked with it though, it will make the saddle narrower and could pinch x
 
aren't they intended for using to pose at BSJA shows?
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Well...I use one to protect my pointy withered boy.....but I dont use anything else with it......I like a close leg contact.

Personally I dont see the point of using one on top of a saddle cloth but I am willing to be proved wrong if anyone can explain why, but to me the sheepskin isn't helping wick away any sweat if its stuck on top of other material.....
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aren't they intended for using to pose at BSJA shows?
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lol!

I use a half pad by itself (Prolite, not sheepskin, though). The extra numnah is more for keeping pad/saddle clean.
 
Ha ha, I thought exactly the same and was quite devastated my physio suggested I get one for my horse when I questioned him as to whether he thought my saddle could do with re-flocking!
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He advised me to get some gel-lite pad as they were better than the other half pads but I can't seem to find these anywhere - seen some online but they are SOOO expensive!

I instead bought a polypad one i found in my local tack shop. The reason I was advised to get one was the physio said my saddle wasn't overly bad (I've had it years and was concerned it seemed to be slipping back a bit) and having it re flocked could end up with it being over-flocked and not fitting aswell.

I couldn't possibly get a sheepskin one after I'd been taking the mick out of all the SJers having them at an event a few weeks before now could I
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If your saddle fit correctly you don't need one!

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Wrong.

My saddles are both fitted to use halfpads next to the skin as well as normal saddlecloths over the top. This is on vet's advice after horse developed a nasty sweat rash/allergy/infection despite meticulous washing off etc. Apparently sheepskin is the best thing you can use to wick sweat away and prevent this kind of reaction. As they need regular washing, I have a few and swap them over rather than lots of half-lined saddlecloths, just to make my life easier!
 
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