L&B
Well-Known Member
Just gathering opinions really...
My lad came back into work around 6-8weeks ago after 6months off due to lameness (foot related), prior to that he was an ex racer & had been through retraining.
Before the lameness he had a saddle, after the lameness, he had a different saddle... NOW (after about 8weeks) the second saddle doesn't fit.
Typically for his breed he's fairly short backed & high withered.The concern is with weight in the saddle it is pinching him around his withers (where they meet his back). The saddler tried 4 or 5 other saddles but he was holding nothing up.
The saddler says this is due to him having no muscle on his back and so the saddle is being held up lower down thus causing it to not be propped/cushioned where it should be. She wanted to avoid fitting anything too narrow.
She has suggested keeping the saddle he has (a silhouette narrow-med) & using a prolite pad as a temporary measure so I can get him in constant work build muscle up... She said she didn't want to keep changing saddles & ending up in the same place 3months later, again when he's changed shape. She believes he will continue to change for a while yet.
So I wondered what your experiences were of prolite pads? And opinions?
Thankyou.
My lad came back into work around 6-8weeks ago after 6months off due to lameness (foot related), prior to that he was an ex racer & had been through retraining.
Before the lameness he had a saddle, after the lameness, he had a different saddle... NOW (after about 8weeks) the second saddle doesn't fit.
Typically for his breed he's fairly short backed & high withered.The concern is with weight in the saddle it is pinching him around his withers (where they meet his back). The saddler tried 4 or 5 other saddles but he was holding nothing up.
The saddler says this is due to him having no muscle on his back and so the saddle is being held up lower down thus causing it to not be propped/cushioned where it should be. She wanted to avoid fitting anything too narrow.
She has suggested keeping the saddle he has (a silhouette narrow-med) & using a prolite pad as a temporary measure so I can get him in constant work build muscle up... She said she didn't want to keep changing saddles & ending up in the same place 3months later, again when he's changed shape. She believes he will continue to change for a while yet.
So I wondered what your experiences were of prolite pads? And opinions?
Thankyou.
