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Location: North Dakota | Occasionally just browsing I've seen pictures of the Mattes western pads pop up. I'm not planning on buying one anytime soon, but they are darn sure cool looking. Would you ever buy a sheepskin pad for your western saddle?
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | cavyrunsbarrels - 2015-04-08 2:06 PM Occasionally just browsing I've seen pictures of the Mattes western pads pop up. I'm not planning on buying one anytime soon, but they are darn sure cool looking. Would you ever buy a sheepskin pad for your western saddle?
Is it a saddle pad/blanket are for the seat of your saddle to sit on? |
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I AM being nice
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Location: MD | Having used Mattes pads for years on my Hunters and Jumpers, I really like them and could see myself buying one. |
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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | Southtxponygirl - 2015-04-08 2:09 PM
cavyrunsbarrels - 2015-04-08 2:06 PM Occasionally just browsing I've seen pictures of the Mattes western pads pop up. I'm not planning on buying one anytime soon, but they are darn sure cool looking. Would you ever buy a sheepskin pad for your western saddle?
Is it a saddle pad/blanket are for the seat of your saddle to sit on?
Nope. Saddle pad. If you click on the attachment there's a picture of one. |
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Location: PNW | They are primarily focused to English disciplines. They are nice pads. I'm not crazy about the design/shape for the western disciplines. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | cavyrunsbarrels - 2015-04-08 3:07 PM Southtxponygirl - 2015-04-08 2:09 PM cavyrunsbarrels - 2015-04-08 2:06 PM Occasionally just browsing I've seen pictures of the Mattes western pads pop up. I'm not planning on buying one anytime soon, but they are darn sure cool looking. Would you ever buy a sheepskin pad for your western saddle?
Is it a saddle pad/blanket are for the seat of your saddle to sit on? Nope. Saddle pad. If you click on the attachment there's a picture of one.
Oh crud didnt see that, I will check it out. |
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Location: Texas | I am also not crazy about the shape, looks funky to me. Probably wouldn't buy one. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | NO.. 
Edit to say that I use wool pads my 5 Stars are wool, but I meant to say not the pad that was shown, I dont like the shape of it. 
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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | EqualRanch - 2015-04-08 3:25 PM
I am also not crazy about the shape, looks funky to me. Probably wouldn't buy one.
They have normal shape pads too. The one with the swoop is just one style. I'm more concerned with the fact that it's sheepskin. |
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| My rope sits on the back of my ranch saddle, that pad would probably keep it from getting all sweaty so yes i would use a pad cut like that. |
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I just read the headlines
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| cavyrunsbarrels - 2015-04-08 5:05 PM
EqualRanch - 2015-04-08 3:25 PM
I am also not crazy about the shape, looks funky to me. Probably wouldn't buy one.
They have normal shape pads too. The one with the swoop is just one style. I'm more concerned with the fact that it's sheepskin.
Why are you worried about the sheepskin? |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | GLP - 2015-04-08 9:31 PM cavyrunsbarrels - 2015-04-08 5:05 PM EqualRanch - 2015-04-08 3:25 PM I am also not crazy about the shape, looks funky to me. Probably wouldn't buy one. They have normal shape pads too. The one with the swoop is just one style. I'm more concerned with the fact that it's sheepskin. Why are you worried about the sheepskin?
I'm sure its all wool I dont think there would be any skin... |
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I just read the headlines
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| Southtxponygirl - 2015-04-08 9:37 PM
GLP - 2015-04-08 9:31 PM cavyrunsbarrels - 2015-04-08 5:05 PM EqualRanch - 2015-04-08 3:25 PM I am also not crazy about the shape, looks funky to me. Probably wouldn't buy one. They have normal shape pads too. The one with the swoop is just one style. I'm more concerned with the fact that it's sheepskin. Why are you worried about the sheepskin?
Yeah, I am assuming that is what she meant. My horse likes the wool fleece better than wool felt so I didn't really understand her concern. I may well be missing something though.  |
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  Warmblood with Wings
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Location: Florida.. | we use them all the time.. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | GLP - 2015-04-08 9:45 PM Southtxponygirl - 2015-04-08 9:37 PM GLP - 2015-04-08 9:31 PM cavyrunsbarrels - 2015-04-08 5:05 PM EqualRanch - 2015-04-08 3:25 PM I am also not crazy about the shape, looks funky to me. Probably wouldn't buy one. They have normal shape pads too. The one with the swoop is just one style. I'm more concerned with the fact that it's sheepskin. Why are you worried about the sheepskin? Yeah, I am assuming that is what she meant. My horse likes the wool fleece better than wool felt so I didn't really understand her concern. I may well be missing something though.
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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | No, no I'm not worried worried. I am just trying to express thay my point of this post had NOTHING do do with the SHAPE of the pad, just the fact that it's all sheepskin rather than wool felt or other more typical western pad materials. I've used sheepskin pads for english before, but those have panels with a ton of padding in them to begin with so it's a whole other ball of wax. I just don't know if it would provide enough protection for their backs. |
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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | Here is another example.
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Industrial Srength Barrel Racer
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| I would think it would get all sweaty and matted down - especially now during shedding season. |
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The Advice Guru
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| I actually have one similar not sure if it is the same brand
Mine has medical grade sheepskin, the medical grade sheepskin doesn't matte (sp) like the non medical grade.
I have used mine legging horses up at home I'll ride 2-3 horses with it and have to wash it every few weeks. I throw mine in the washing machine and wash with special sheepskin soap.
They don't compress much and I would say it would be like riding in a 1/4" five star for thickness comparison.
My pad is actually a nice pad to ride my horses in, but you do have to have a well fitting saddle, you cannot get by with this pad and an ill fitting saddle as you can with the csi pads |
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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | cheryl makofka - 2015-04-09 12:16 PM I actually have one similar not sure if it is the same brand Mine has medical grade sheepskin, the medical grade sheepskin doesn't matte (sp) like the non medical grade. I have used mine legging horses up at home I'll ride 2-3 horses with it and have to wash it every few weeks. I throw mine in the washing machine and wash with special sheepskin soap. They don't compress much and I would say it would be like riding in a 1/4" five star for thickness comparison. My pad is actually a nice pad to ride my horses in, but you do have to have a well fitting saddle, you cannot get by with this pad and an ill fitting saddle as you can with the csi pads
Good to know. My saddle does fit well and only requires about a 1/2" pad. |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | I would buy the second for my roping saddle... But I wouldn't give up my 5 Star for my Barrel Saddle.  |
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Location: Kansas | they look neat but I probably wouldn't use one |
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