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Location: The Great Midwest | I am currently have a CSI saddle pad on loan. My saddle was going downhill with my last pad (classic equine contropedic) and needed to be built up. Now I am trying a CSI round skirt with the wool liner and shims. It has helped the saddle sit correctly. But there is a problem, every time I get done riding and pull it off the hair behind her shoulders and on her loins have obviously had some friction while riding. The hairs are roughed up and the ends look like they are slightly fried. I put a back cinch on and that didn't help, I tried a navajo pad underneath but it was way to much padding, and her hairs were still crimped from the day before to tell if it helped any. id hate to spend a ton of $$ on a pad that fits but dosent fit.
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Location: ND | I would have to say your saddle isn't fitting right. |
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Location: between here and there | If you didn't have movement before, it's the shimming. Many people are not using the shims correctly and you are probably putting them on an already too tight area from your poor saddle fit. JMHO |
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | no saddle pad is goin to correct a bad fitting saddle....imo it just causes more problems...and i just cant seem to like the csi pads, my so has 2 and i just dont like them............i would try a different saddle first and if thats not at all possible try the ed wright ortho pad
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Location: The Great Midwest | I had Rhonda Martin who helped design the CSI pad come out and fit my mare with the pad and shims. I haven't bought the pad yet, and if its causing this then that's $290 saved for me. I cannot afford a new saddle right now, but when I can in the spring what maker will custom fit the saddle to your horse? I don't know enough about it and I would want someone to pick out the correct fitting saddle. |
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Location: The Great Midwest | wimpyb - 2014-11-11 7:10 AM
If you didn't have movement before, it's the shimming. Many people are not using the shims correctly and you are probably putting them on an already too tight area from your poor saddle fit. JMHO
I didn't place the shims. The problem is the saddle it to wide, and with the lack of conditioning and her build she has less muscle behind her shoulders. So the saddle was basically going down hill. The CSI pad and shims brought it up to be level, but started the friction on the hair which is not good. (Thank goodness for trial periods) |
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Location: The Great Northwest | I may be bridging. Sit the saddle on correctly and feel if there is less pressure in the middle. |
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Location: where ever my horse is | I had a problem similar to that as a horse was changing in it's top line. Just needed some additional help as the shoulders and withers were changing. I used a Bio-fit pad and loved it. When the horse matured I no longer needed the built up area on the shoulders, so I sold it. Would not hesitate to use the pad again if I needed it. I also sold it for almost new price because I used a liner under it and it still looked really nice. Plus it wasn't major expensive. |
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Location: Kansas City, MO | You should try our Ortho Equine pad. Has the shims to help level out your saddle and we actually have an instructional dvd that comes with to help with this exact situation. The underneath lining has a chamois like liner so it helps to stay in place without pulling any hair. The best part is that it is only $130 for the pad.
If you check out our FB page it has a brief clip of the dvd on there too.
Let me know if you are interested- |
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