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Location: NC | Im sure there are a ton of threads about this but looking for a moderately priced saddle pad. Anyone have some suggestions? I know 5 stars are good. Is there a certain thickness thats better then others?
Dont know if saddle brands will make a diff, but one is for a martin the other a sibley. (both of my mom and i would like to get another pad each as we have one each currently ) |
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The Advice Guru
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| I have tried a lot and I use the CSI. I also have a Corrector and a saddleright. But Those are on the high end scale. For the money the Classic Equine Zone and Biofit are great pads I also have a Zone it has held up great and I am not someone that babies my tack. You can get a Zone on ebay with free shipping for around 160.00. Hope you find what you are looking for. |
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Location: Texas | i really like bayou west. their pads run from 160-180ish |
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| Diamond wool pads has a good one for about $70. I think I ordered mine from Jeffers. Nice felted black wool pad.
http://www.jefferspet.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&animal%5B%5D=Horse&...
Also Western Legends pads by White Eagle saddle pad company used to be about $90. May have gone up.
http://www.weaglepads.com/prod_legend.htm
Both of these are very durable. |
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I agree with Diamond wool pads. It's a quality pad at a very fair price. |
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Location: Friendswood, Texas | My daughter has several Bayou West pads. They are made well and hold up beautifully with minimal cleaning required. I tend to use our round metal curry comb on the underside or we put pad covers on. The pads range in thickness and are priced around $150-$200. I also like them because it's a family owned business and they are made locally. |
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Location: Here | Oxbow!!! And they are on special at www.phtmagnetics.com |
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Location: NC | Thank you everyone!!! Would like to stay under $200 so thank you for all suggestions!
We currently have an air ride pad and an equipedic. Will check out everything |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I cant remember what a 5 Star would cost with out having it customize, seems like they run right at 200.00 maybe less, but you can get them in different thickness, I have 1/2, 3/4, 7/8 thickness, the 3/4 is my favorite thickness to use.
Tod Slone's pad are a pretty good buy to I have a few of these I had these befor I started using the 5 Stars and still have them, I'm thinking around 130.00 for the price of these, but its been a long while since I bought one so I really cant remember the price of the Tod Slones.  |
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The Advice Guru
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| Look at the Ed Wright pads, Ed says his pads are made from sheeps wool from his neighbour, and the felting process is done at the exact same plant as the 5 star.
Personally I like the looks and feel of them better then the 5 star, and I have owned 5 star pads.
I think they are 150 I could be wrong.
If you go onto the 5 star page, scroll down and read the article on the processing of pads, I think everyone should read it, as it describes how to look for a quality pad.
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Location: Midwest | cheryl makofka - 2014-10-05 11:22 AM Look at the Ed Wright pads, Ed says his pads are made from sheeps wool from his neighbour, and the felting process is done at the exact same plant as the 5 star. Personally I like the looks and feel of them better then the 5 star, and I have owned 5 star pads. I think they are 150 I could be wrong. If you go onto the 5 star page, scroll down and read the article on the processing of pads, I think everyone should read it, as it describes how to look for a quality pad.
What is the difference between the "orthopedic" and regular pads? |
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The Advice Guru
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| barrelracr131 - 2014-10-05 11:32 AM
cheryl makofka - 2014-10-05 11:22 AM Look at the Ed Wright pads, Ed says his pads are made from sheeps wool from his neighbour, and the felting process is done at the exact same plant as the 5 star. Personally I like the looks and feel of them better then the 5 star, and I have owned 5 star pads. I think they are 150 I could be wrong. If you go onto the 5 star page, scroll down and read the article on the processing of pads, I think everyone should read it, as it describes how to look for a quality pad.
What is the difference between the "orthopedic" and regular pads?
The orthopedic pad has a built up area on the pressure points by the withers.
I haven't used the orthopedic pad, and haven't bought into his philosophy on it |
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Location: NC | cheryl makofka - 2014-10-05 12:22 PM
Look at the Ed Wright pads, Ed says his pads are made from sheeps wool from his neighbour, and the felting process is done at the exact same plant as the 5 star.
Personally I like the looks and feel of them better then the 5 star, and I have owned 5 star pads.
I think they are 150 I could be wrong.
If you go onto the 5 star page, scroll down and read the article on the processing of pads, I think everyone should read it, as it describes how to look for a quality pad.
Which thickness is better the 1" or 3/4"? Thank you everyone!! |
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The Advice Guru
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| Racer4eva - 2014-10-05 11:49 AM
cheryl makofka - 2014-10-05 12:22 PM
Look at the Ed Wright pads, Ed says his pads are made from sheeps wool from his neighbour, and the felting process is done at the exact same plant as the 5 star.
Personally I like the looks and feel of them better then the 5 star, and I have owned 5 star pads.
I think they are 150 I could be wrong.
If you go onto the 5 star page, scroll down and read the article on the processing of pads, I think everyone should read it, as it describes how to look for a quality pad.
Which thickness is better the 1" or 3/4"? Thank you everyone!!
I'm not sure, I have felt both and neither one seem to compress, as do the 5 star when you pinch from either side.
It all depends on the philosophy you buy into, most say thinner is better and use the shoe analogy.
I personally don't believe in the shoe analogy for the reason a shoe is completely enclosed whereas a saddle pad just lies on top and can still move outward.
I look at pads as adding another layer to the bed, it doesn't change the size of the bed, but if you get too many layers on the bed, the layers fall off.
If your saddle fits well a 3/4 may all you need, if you saddle already rolls, it will roll more with the 1 inch |
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| cheryl makofka - 2014-10-05 11:44 AM
barrelracr131 - 2014-10-05 11:32 AM
cheryl makofka - 2014-10-05 11:22 AM Look at the Ed Wright pads, Ed says his pads are made from sheeps wool from his neighbour, and the felting process is done at the exact same plant as the 5 star. Personally I like the looks and feel of them better then the 5 star, and I have owned 5 star pads. I think they are 150 I could be wrong. If you go onto the 5 star page, scroll down and read the article on the processing of pads, I think everyone should read it, as it describes how to look for a quality pad.
What is the difference between the "orthopedic" and regular pads?
The orthopedic pad has a built up area on the pressure points by the withers.
I haven't used the orthopedic pad, and haven't bought into his philosophy on it
I have an ed wright orthopedic pad bc after going to an ed wright clinic and describing to him the horse I had and watched him talk to other people I decided it would help. The built up part on them are in a moon shape so they fit behind the shoulder blade in the spot that is sunk in. Obviously you only need these on horses that have a sunk in spot and the ortho piece fills it in so there is no pressure on the shoulder because it drops off after that. hope that helps. |
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| cheryl makofka - 2014-10-05 12:06 PM
Racer4eva - 2014-10-05 11:49 AM
cheryl makofka - 2014-10-05 12:22 PM
Look at the Ed Wright pads, Ed says his pads are made from sheeps wool from his neighbour, and the felting process is done at the exact same plant as the 5 star.
Personally I like the looks and feel of them better then the 5 star, and I have owned 5 star pads.
I think they are 150 I could be wrong.
If you go onto the 5 star page, scroll down and read the article on the processing of pads, I think everyone should read it, as it describes how to look for a quality pad.
Which thickness is better the 1" or 3/4"? Thank you everyone!!
I'm not sure, I have felt both and neither one seem to compress, as do the 5 star when you pinch from either side.
It all depends on the philosophy you buy into, most say thinner is better and use the shoe analogy.
I personally don't believe in the shoe analogy for the reason a shoe is completely enclosed whereas a saddle pad just lies on top and can still move outward.
I look at pads as adding another layer to the bed, it doesn't change the size of the bed, but if you get too many layers on the bed, the layers fall off.
If your saddle fits well a 3/4 may all you need, if you saddle already rolls, it will roll more with the 1 inch
I agree with this! |
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I picked up a used Western Legend pad at a local shop super cheap and liked it so much looked into buying a new one. They are now closer to $180.... |
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Location: Penrose , Colorado | Cutter Classic all the time. |
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| I don't know how everyone else feels about them but I have an Ortho Equine saddle pad. I bought it at Youth World this year to try on one of my hard to fit horses. It's basically a quality wool blanket with pockets that have removable 3/4" foam inserts I only got it because it seemed worth trying and could be an under pad if anything and it was cheap, like $80 so I figured why not. I love it. I can put any of my saddles on any of my horses and I've not found a dry spot yet. The only thing is I wont use it for longer than like an hour and a half because I worry it might be too thin for long rides. But for barrels it seems really functional and you can buy more inserts and cut them and stack however they're needed. So far it seems to have good durability and my horses certainly like it. |
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