Dry spot..... can't seem to figure it out!

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cowgirl_3207 Reg. Sep 2009	Posted 2015-08-27 6:25 PM Subject: Dry spot..... can't seem to figure it out!
A Gopher's Worst Nightmare Posts: 5094 Location: Southern Oregon	I have been having on going saddle fit issues with this mare for last four years. This is with her newest saddle, a Charmayne james by cactus and a THE CORRECTOR pad shimmed. The dry hair is roughed up, which to me makes me think it is too wide in that area. I have shimmed that area and am still getting this pattern. I also rode her with my 1" thick WON pad the other day and I didn't get that dry spot, but two pressure dry spots up on her withers. Her saddle fits her withers and shoulders like a glove, but it this one spot on each side that I am fighting with and at whits end. Do I need to just buy a new saddle? (rsz_filly.jpg) Attachments ---------------- rsz_filly.jpg (28KB - 309 downloads)
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euchee Reg. Oct 2003	Posted 2015-08-27 6:50 PM Subject: RE: Dry spot..... can't seem to figure it out!
Lived to tell about it and will never do it again Posts: 5409	I have been told that big dry spots like that are good, it means that the saddle is putting even pressure over a wide area. They say the dry spots to avoid are the small like half dollar ones, those are the ones that are pinching and stuff. All of mine have big dry spots exactly like yours and have never been sore.
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TheDutchMan01 Reg. Jan 2010	Posted 2015-08-27 9:47 PM Subject: RE: Dry spot..... can't seem to figure it out!
Elite Veteran Posts: 883 Location: Southern Indiana	I had a cactus cj and it fit my big grey horse like a glove as well, but still left dry spots. When I rode him in it I used a 1/2" impact gel and I could actually see space between the flair of the front of the saddle and his shoulder when he walked. As much as I would love to take a saddle off one day and have no dry spots I have come to realize if the saddle feels like it's a good fit and isn't soring them up then why fret?
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txbredbr Reg. Mar 2004	Posted 2015-08-28 9:25 AM Subject: RE: Dry spot..... can't seem to figure it out!
Half-Eaten Cookies Posts: 2076 Location: Fort Worth / Springtown	What does it do with the corrector pad but without the shims?
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cowgirl_3207 Reg. Sep 2009	Posted 2015-08-28 9:49 AM Subject: RE: Dry spot..... can't seem to figure it out!
A Gopher's Worst Nightmare Posts: 5094 Location: Southern Oregon	I haven't tried it without the shims now that I think about it. Maybe I will try that today before I try my csi with it.
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BayRoan Reg. Dec 2012	Posted 2015-08-28 3:05 PM Subject: RE: Dry spot..... can't seem to figure it out!
Veteran Posts: 144	Try a Toklat Coolback pad. It evens pressure out better than any pad I've ever seen. They aren't very pretty but they sure fixed several dry spots and made the horses more willing to move out.
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