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| I need some feedback from everyone please. I have a barrel horse with high withers and I'm looking for the best pad to use where he is comfortable. What are the pros and cons of 5 Star, CSI, Best Ever pads, etc,? Do they last, are they worth the money, or is there another brand that is better. From your experience what works best? Thanks in advance.
Edited by D'nell Ranch 2014-09-16 7:51 AM
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  More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | All I use is 5 Star pads. Yes they last and yes they are well worth the money. |
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 A Gopher's Worst Nightmare
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Location: Southern Oregon | My next two saddle pad purchases are going to be a CSI and the corrector. I have seen them both in action and really think I need one of each for my own tack room. So I am on a craigslist crazy month trying to find them used. ;) |
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Location: North Dakota | See you're going to get tons of different idea's. Here's my experiences, I started with classic equine with the memory foam, good pads, last forever, but my saddles roll and they're thick. Thought I should try something better-went to a 3/4" five star-nice pad-really soft, until you have one in your hands you will not know what they feel like, it worked good for my barrel horse but my saddle didn't fit too great so thought I'd try a saddleright with a different saddle that fit better-honestly the saddleright is really nice BUT the horse I was riding it on is tiny-short cinch and that thin pad still didn't snug him up great with the saddle plus I was starting another horse and that short cinch/thin pad combo just wasn't cutting it so I sold that pad and bought a CSI. (during all my pad trading my hubby took the five star and roped a summer with it-only change he made was using that pad and both horses he rode it on come up with white marks) My hubby is actually the one that turned me onto the CSI pads-it's the first "gimmick" he actually lives by. I think that if you spent the time and money it took to properly fit EVERY horse you ride with a correct saddle, the saddleright pad would be the best out there. However, the CSI makes it possible to ride a not so great fitting saddle without rolling and good protection for the horse. I'm sold on them. |
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Location: North Dakota | cowgirl_3207 - 2014-09-16 9:14 AM
My next two saddle pad purchases are going to be a CSI and the corrector. I have seen them both in action and really think I need one of each for my own tack room. So I am on a craigslist crazy month trying to find them used. ;)
I just so happened to find a used CSI on here-$140 shipped with 2 different sized liners!! hahaha JACKPOT!  The liners need a good pressure washing but they are in really great shape and the 2 liners are awesome, I like the thin one for running barrels and the thicker one for heeling!! Yippeeeee... |
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Location: Alabama | I like csi, 5 star, and saddleright. In that order. I'm currently searching high and low for a black 29 or 30" csi. |
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| I guess I'm old school, but I love my impact gel and wouldn't trade it for anything. |
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Location: Texas | I've tried a lot of them and ended up with a Saddle Right Pad... |
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Location: Willows, CA | I have used 5 star for years and have been happy with them. When I did the Horseman's ReUnion event this year they gave all of us Best Ever pads that were custom made for each horseman. I really like it for both my horse and how my saddle stays put. It seems like it would be too thick, but that is not the case and it fits great. |
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Location: Texas | CSI all the way!! |
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Location: Desert Land | Generally for me 5 Star. But I do have a CorrecTor I have used a few times to help shim a saddle. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | cowgirl_3207 - 2014-09-16 9:14 AM My next two saddle pad purchases are going to be a CSI and the corrector. I have seen them both in action and really think I need one of each for my own tack room. So I am on a craigslist crazy month trying to find them used. ;)
I have both a CSI and CorrecTor, plus a Saddleright. I like different ones for different saddle/horse combos. All these distribute pressure well, but have some stiffness to offer that kind of support. I hear some horses prefer the softness of a 5Star, but I haven't owned any. I did have one that got grumpy if you used something besides a Saddleright on him. I left my pad in a friend's trailer once...they lived in TN and it took about 10 days before I got it back. It was a very unpleasant 10 days. LOL |
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Location: Buffalo, TX | I have 2 CSI, a Saddleright, 2 Classic Equine memory foam, CorrecTor, and probably a couple others...everything gathers dust except the CSI pads!! |
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 Not Afraid to Work
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| I have used impact gels, 5 star and CSI - I would say easily CSI pads are my favorite especially for a high withered horse. I ha problems with the other bads sliding down and rubbing his wither on either side of the wither opening. The CSI not only leaves him room but also doesnt rub. |
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| cowgirl 3207 pm you i know somebody with a used one for sale
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I love love my 5 Stars, my saddles fit pretty good so dont need to fix the fits.  |
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 There Could Be Aliens Out There
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Location: North Central Kansas | We have a best ever pad, and I'm not a fan of it. We also have multiple 5 stars and they are awesome! I have had one for 6 or 7 years now and it is still in good shape. |
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Location: LA Lower Alabama | 5stars! My best ever was scratchier and rough feeling. I've had tod stones that were nice too but again scratchy. |
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| I love my 5 stars, but I'm really thinking about making a CSI my late Christmas present next spring when the weather breaks - I want to make sure I get a good 30 days of riding in it before the money back expires, just in case. I talked with them at Jr High Nationals and I was impressed. |
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| Not to highjack the thread but... How thick are the CSI pads? |
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