Posted 2018-03-12 10:08 AM Subject: RE: Cutting the whither strap
Miss Laundry Misshap
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I did it!! I have 5 stars. I've done it to 2 of them. My gelding has huge withers and even with venting, sometimes the pad would settle back on to the withers and make him sore. After cutting it, it didn't really change anything except his soreness because there wasn't anything left to make him sore!
I did this before they invented the wither cut out pads from 5 star.
Posted 2018-03-12 6:55 PM Subject: RE: Cutting the whither strap
cecollins0811 - 2018-03-12 5:58 AM I know some of you tahat have done this are on here, I'm searching for you lol. Why did you do this to your saddle pad and have you regretted it?
Diamond Wool makes a couple exclusively for Caldwell that have 10" and 13" cutbacks with the wither straps being adjustable with velcro that work fantastic! Cutting one or having a saddle shop modify one would probably work too but typically the cutbacks are not deep enough for long withers and without the strap, the pressure will get moved to the base of the cutout.
Cutting the whither strap
