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Extreme Veteran
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| I was hoping someone here could help me in choosing a pad thickness for my husband as I am really not sure what we need. He is a heavier rider and we trail ride 4+ hours. Would thicker be better or not necessarily? |
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  More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | If his saddle fits well then you don't need as thick of pad. I have 3/4" all the way to 1". |
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Extreme Veteran
Posts: 520
| He honestly doesn't even have a saddle, we sold his back in the fall and still haven't found something for him. He just needs a new pad too, his other one is so worn out. |
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 Money Eating Baggage Owner
Posts: 9586
Location: Phoenix | I've always used 1" pads, but told not to get a 1" in the 5 Star. I went with a 7/8" and have been very pleased. Not too thick, not too thin. |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | I use 1/2, 3/4, or 1"... Depends on the horse and the saddle
My saddle fits pretty well and I generally use the 1/2" |
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Elite Veteran
Posts: 629
Location: Roping pen | Bought a 1" a few years ago. We always use a wool blanket under the pad and the 1" was just to much. Went back to 3/4". Pad by itself was ok...I just like the thinner ones.
IMO, poor saddle fit can not be made better by a thicker pad.
Good luck! |
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 Neat Freak
Posts: 11216
Location: Wonderful Wyoming | When my husband was riding really hard (not a big guy but putting long days on them), we got him a 1 1/4 or a 1 1/2". I use a 1/2" now on most and also have 3/4 and 7/8". |
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 Born not Made
Posts: 2931
Location: North Dakota | I used a 1/2" on Red and a 3/4" on Shotgun. Don't need anything more than that when your saddle fits good.
5 Star has an excellent compression rating.
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 Career in Looney Tune Land
Posts: 1717
Location: the high desert | My saddle fits well so I just ordered a 1/2". Can't wait for it to get here. |
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 Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
Posts: 16390
Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | Iwish - 2015-03-26 11:21 AM My saddle fits well so I just ordered a 1/2". Can't wait for it to get here.
Yay! I want to see it when you get it. Mine is at the post office. I had to beg my brother to go get it for me today since he doesn't have to work :)
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boon
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| The heavier the rider and the longer you ride, the more protection your horse needs. Therefore the thicker the pad your husband will need. I would suggest calling 5 Star directly since they deal with questions like this everyday! |
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Posts: 1812
Location: Hernando, Ms | I need to buy another 5 Star. Where is the cheapest place to buy them?
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More bootie than waist!
Posts: 18425
Location: Riding Crackhead. | For any questions or pricing go to Rockyroad here on the boards. She gives discounts if your a BHW member and treats her customers right. LRQHS I'm so tickled you got a 5Star!!! |
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Red Bull Agressive
Posts: 5981
Location: North Dakota | I'd recommend getting the saddle first. If your saddle fits properly you should only need a 1/2" pad, 3/4" at the most. People ride in much too thick pads. 1" plus is really not necessary most of the time. |
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 A Lady with Fight
Posts: 2701
Location: NC | For long days of riding, I would say at least a 3/4.
I love my 1/2 inch pads but I'm also not in the saddle for hours at a time. I think the thicker pads are a great choice for harder work/longer hours/heavier saddles.
I wouldn't be using a 1/2 inch pad under a roping saddle. |
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 That's White "Man" to You
Posts: 5515
| I use a 1 1/4" on my rope horse always. |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
Posts: 41354
Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | If hes a heavy man and has a heavy saddle I would say that he needed more support, so a thicker pad, but just make sure the saddle fits. |
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 Love Me Some Robert Redford
Posts: 2335
Location: WV | If your saddle fits good I would go with 3/4 or 7/8 in 5 Star. |
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Career in Looney Tune Land
Posts: 1717
Location: the high desert | I will do that LRQHS. Saw yours on FB, it looks fantastic!! Now you guys are making me second guess myself. I'm a heavy person but since my saddle fits well I thought I would be ok with a 1/2" but now I'm thinking I made a mistake. I don't ride for more than a hour at a time and it's just arena riding but will probably go on some trail rides here and there... I'm loosing weight and am continuing to loose weight but till I loose it all I'm still heavy so should I get a thicker one? I guess I could always get one of 5 stars 1/4" under pads, then that way I would end up having a 3/4". |
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A Lady with Fight
Posts: 2701
Location: NC | Iwish - 2015-03-26 9:04 PM
I will do that LRQHS. Saw yours on FB, it looks fantastic!! Now you guys are making me second guess myself. I'm a heavy person but since my saddle fits well I thought I would be ok with a 1/2" but now I'm thinking I made a mistake. I don't ride for more than a hour at a time and it's just arena riding but will probably go on some trail rides here and there... I'm loosing weight and am continuing to loose weight but till I loose it all I'm still heavy so should I get a thicker one? I guess I could always get one of 5 stars 1/4" under pads, then that way I would end up having a 3/4".
I'm overweight by a good bit and I use a 1/2 inch.
It's more about length & type of riding than weight really. I would give mine a little more padding if I was riding for long hours consistently. My 1/2 inch has served me well. |
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