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| Long story short: hard to fit gelding, found a saddle that fit him perfectly, an older Martin barrel racer. It fit him perfectly, until he got into shape and lost some weight. Now, the gullet seems a bit too wide. Front of the saddle is sitting lower on his wither/shoulder, and is lower than the back of the saddle now. Before he lost some of his chunk, it sat nice and flat and didn't seem too wide in the front.
I am pretty sure I can add a shim to the hollow behind his shoulder and solve the problem; that's where he lost some chub during training.
What pads are the best for adding shims?
I'd like to avoid saddles with permanent build up there because I think in the spring when he's got his winter fluff still the width will be fine, and as he gets into shape he'll need something to fill in there again. |
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  More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | I only use 5 Star pads but I've been in the same boat as you and I've shimmed with my Classic Equine shims and 5 Star pads.
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | I shim with a 5 star or with a Saddleright
You can shim with most pads. If you don't want to mess with shims, check out the CE Biofit |
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Posts: 330
| This may be a stupid question but I've never had to shim before.
How do you get the shims to remain where you want them if you use shims on a pad they weren't technically designed for? Like Classic Equine shims on a Best Ever pad?
I know like the CSI pads have two layers and you peel the top one up, place the shim, and then press the top layer back down. |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | Once you cinch the saddle, they don't move. I have the Ce shims |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | I use my CorrecTor pad when I need to shim. |
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| I think I'm going to order the CE shims before buying another pad. I can just toss those in between my saddle and current pad and give it a try.
When I asked about keeping them in place, I was thinking of the shims that are more like the CSI shims that don't go over the horse's back as one piece but are more like inserts.
Thanks all!
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Location: South Dakota | I prefer the Classic Equine Shims over the CE Biofit pad. I liked the Biofit pad at first, but now it seems like it has compressed, and is not any different than any other similiar pad.
The shims are inexpensive and versatile.... |
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Location: Michigan | CSI.
Very good pad plus you can actually place the shims where your horse needs them.
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