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| So I think I have the wrong tree for my horses. I have the twisted tree from Performance Saddle Company and I believe I need the flat tree. However, right now this is the only thing I have to ride in and I really can't afford to buy a new one. Has anyone had any luck with the CorrecTOR/ProtecTOR saddle pads? It sounds like the perfect solution for my saddle with too much curve for my horse's back. I've read a ton of reviews that love them but then I saw a few on here that weren't happy with it. I'm worried that it's not going to be enough to take the pressure off the middle of his back and/or it's going to pull my saddle off the shoulder where it's supposed to sit and make the problem worse. Before I spend $450 on a pad, I'm just looking for some barrel racers that have used them. Does anyone have any experience with these pads with PSCs, H3s, or Caldwells? |
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Location: Utah | I have 3 Correctors and have had great luck with them, all I ride in. I have used it with a Caldwell and had great results as well, really helped that saddle fit better. |
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| I bought one to correct that exact problem (saddle with too much curve), it did not work. The shims in the front of the pad were all wrong, they just made my wide saddle into a narrower angle and made the fit even worse. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | I think it would be more likely to help if you had the opposite problem. I like my CorrecTor a lot, but it can't fix everything. |
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Location: MN | If your tree is too narrow, I don't think there is much to be done. Get in touch with Kari at PSC though. I just got my saddle from her and she has helped a ton on the pad too. There is so much to pads that I never realized before talking to her! |
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| I've actually talked to Kari quite a bit and she has been great! She's really helped me with all my saddle fit questions and trying to figure out my padding. Her recommendation was a wade pad and I was just about ready to buy one when I came across the correcTor and thought it was a great concept.
It's definitelt not too narrow. I have two horses and its a good width for one gelding but the wrong tree and it's too big on the other gelding but the right tree. I was hoping maybe the correcTor would help with both problems. |
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Location: North Dakota | If your tree is too narrow, there is nothing you can do to fix it. You can buy the best pad in the universe, but that's no different than buying fancy socks for a pair of shoes that's too small. If the saddle is a little wide, than maybe the correcTOR pad will help. I've never used them, but I do not believe ANY pad can work miracles. Since you said that the tree is too curvy rather than too flat, I'm leaning towards the fact that it might be too narrow. In which case, I'd recommend doing what you can to replace the saddle. The possible damage you can do if this one is pinching ismuch worse than the price of the saddle. |
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