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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Nateracer - 2014-04-04 7:58 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 7:55 AM Nateracer - 2014-04-04 7:47 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 7:45 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 7:42 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 7:36 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 7:35 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 7:34 AM Nateracer - 2014-04-04 7:31 AM It's hard to explain if you haven't experienced it. I think the thing I like the best is that they are soft. They conform to your horse too. They don't compress much over time, even the thin ones, and they hold up and are easy to clean. The quality is outstanding. ditto. You get what you pay for. I have 5 of them. Contact our board buddy Rockyroad. She has great prices.
Soooooooo Nateracer.......do you have a blue one?
All of mine are natural except one of the 3/4 and that's green. A local guy had a cool little tack shop and he ended up getting cancer and had to sell out. All kinds of treasures buried under stuff including this green pad that he had marked down to $75 and it still had the tags on it. Its the older style that it was felted different I think is how Deanna explained it to me. That pad is how the addiction started.
Mom and I went together and bought my brother a 1 1/8" for Christmas one year. He rides lots of colts and he loves it but he hoards it and says he's "saving" it. His fiance came to the Connie Combs clinic with us and what did she pull out but the pad that he'd been saving!! I loved it. Get a woman and all his prized posessions are getting stolen. LOL |
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More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | To the OP....I'm really sorry LRQHS, Nateracer and myself ruined your thread with our gibberish.  |
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| CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 8:10 AM To the OP....I'm really sorry LRQHS, Nateracer and myself ruined your thread with our gibberish.
But at least she knows how in love we are with our pads! |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 8:10 AM To the OP....I'm really sorry LRQHS, Nateracer and myself ruined your thread with our gibberish.
Ruined is a strong word lol... |
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Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | LRQHS - 2014-04-04 8:18 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 8:10 AM To the OP....I'm really sorry LRQHS, Nateracer and myself ruined your thread with our gibberish.
She might not have known that you can't get a BLUE one..... |
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More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | LRQHS - 2014-04-04 8:19 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 8:18 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 8:10 AM To the OP....I'm really sorry LRQHS, Nateracer and myself ruined your thread with our gibberish.
I think we've been very informative. We have no idea about how their made or what the specifics are but dang we love the pads and you can't get blue. The end. |
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Location: South Dakota | LRQHS - 2014-04-04 8:05 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 8:01 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 7:59 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 7:57 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 7:54 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 7:53 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 7:45 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 7:42 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 7:36 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 7:35 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 7:34 AM Nateracer - 2014-04-04 7:31 AM It's hard to explain if you haven't experienced it. I think the thing I like the best is that they are soft. They conform to your horse too. They don't compress much over time, even the thin ones, and they hold up and are easy to clean. The quality is outstanding. ditto. You get what you pay for. I have 5 of them. Contact our board buddy Rockyroad. She has great prices.   
I shouldn't even tell you this but there was one on FB and I don't know why I didn't jump on it. Then a few days later I saw Emily's post about wanting one so I went back and searched but it was already sold. |
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More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Timber Creek - 2014-04-04 8:28 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 8:05 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 8:01 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 7:59 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 7:57 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 7:54 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 7:53 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 7:45 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 7:42 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 7:36 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 7:35 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 7:34 AM Nateracer - 2014-04-04 7:31 AM It's hard to explain if you haven't experienced it. I think the thing I like the best is that they are soft. They conform to your horse too. They don't compress much over time, even the thin ones, and they hold up and are easy to clean. The quality is outstanding. ditto. You get what you pay for. I have 5 of them. Contact our board buddy Rockyroad. She has great prices.
You're killing me!!! Nateracer might have a lead on one. She's checking it out and I promised that if she gets me one I might get Facebook so I can look for my own necessities. |
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Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | Timber Creek - 2014-04-04 8:28 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 8:05 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 8:01 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 7:59 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 7:57 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 7:54 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 7:53 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 7:45 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 7:42 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 7:36 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 7:35 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 7:34 AM Nateracer - 2014-04-04 7:31 AM It's hard to explain if you haven't experienced it. I think the thing I like the best is that they are soft. They conform to your horse too. They don't compress much over time, even the thin ones, and they hold up and are easy to clean. The quality is outstanding. ditto. You get what you pay for. I have 5 of them. Contact our board buddy Rockyroad. She has great prices.
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Location: Oklahoma | I bought a 3/4" Natural colored one with personalization (that's a plus!!!) from Rockyroad. I love it. It's very, very, very soft. I haven't ridden in it very much, but my first impressions were so nice that when I came across a black 1" on Craigslist (from a girl who had stopped running barrels and didn't need such a short pad anymore) that had only been rode in for about 2-3 months I nabbed it up!
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 8:29 AM Timber Creek - 2014-04-04 8:28 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 8:05 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 8:01 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 7:59 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 7:57 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 7:54 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 7:53 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 7:45 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 7:42 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 7:36 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 7:35 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-04-04 7:34 AM Nateracer - 2014-04-04 7:31 AM It's hard to explain if you haven't experienced it. I think the thing I like the best is that they are soft. They conform to your horse too. They don't compress much over time, even the thin ones, and they hold up and are easy to clean. The quality is outstanding. ditto. You get what you pay for. I have 5 of them. Contact our board buddy Rockyroad. She has great prices.
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Location: South Dakota | Buckles - 2014-04-04 7:26 AM I keep seeing everyone raving over their 5 star pads everywhere I go. I checked them out on the website and they sure do seem nice, a LOT more than I can afford lol, but nice. I am just wondering what makes them different from any other decent 100% wool pad?
I used to think the same thing cause I had some really nice wool pads that were quite a bit cheaper. Then I decided to buy my husband a 5 Star with our brand on it for Christmas. After it sat in the house for 6 months I decided to try it myself. I used it once and now it is always the first one I grab. You may be able to find a used one that isn't so spendy. |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | Timber Creek - 2014-04-04 8:34 AM Buckles - 2014-04-04 7:26 AM I keep seeing everyone raving over their 5 star pads everywhere I go. I checked them out on the website and they sure do seem nice, a LOT more than I can afford lol, but nice. I am just wondering what makes them different from any other decent 100% wool pad? I used to think the same thing cause I had some really nice wool pads that were quite a bit cheaper. Then I decided to buy my husband a 5 Star with our brand on it for Christmas. After it sat in the house for 6 months I decided to try it myself. I used it once and now it is always the first one I grab. You may be able to find a used one that isn't so spendy.
...I think that if someone has FIVE that they should share. |
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Location: North Central Kansas | I didn't know they used to make blue ones! Now I want a blue to add to my collection....  |
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More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | LRQHS - 2014-04-04 8:36 AM Timber Creek - 2014-04-04 8:34 AM Buckles - 2014-04-04 7:26 AM I keep seeing everyone raving over their 5 star pads everywhere I go. I checked them out on the website and they sure do seem nice, a LOT more than I can afford lol, but nice. I am just wondering what makes them different from any other decent 100% wool pad? I used to think the same thing cause I had some really nice wool pads that were quite a bit cheaper. Then I decided to buy my husband a 5 Star with our brand on it for Christmas. After it sat in the house for 6 months I decided to try it myself. I used it once and now it is always the first one I grab. You may be able to find a used one that isn't so spendy.
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Location: South Dakota | LRQHS - 2014-04-04 8:36 AM Timber Creek - 2014-04-04 8:34 AM Buckles - 2014-04-04 7:26 AM I keep seeing everyone raving over their 5 star pads everywhere I go. I checked them out on the website and they sure do seem nice, a LOT more than I can afford lol, but nice. I am just wondering what makes them different from any other decent 100% wool pad? I used to think the same thing cause I had some really nice wool pads that were quite a bit cheaper. Then I decided to buy my husband a 5 Star with our brand on it for Christmas. After it sat in the house for 6 months I decided to try it myself. I used it once and now it is always the first one I grab. You may be able to find a used one that isn't so spendy.
And we need to figure out how to dye them so it won't bleed on to our horses. Wouldn't that be fun! We could get together and have a party-it would be like dying easter eggs. |
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| Well I guess I don't even want one now that I know I can't have a blue one... lol jk! Thanks for the replies. I'd still like to get one, it just might be a while. I just spent pretty much the entire day taking apart and restitching my diamond wool ranch pad to take 4" off of it so it would fit my horse. I have very sore fingers, but it looks great lol! |
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Location: NW MT | You guys kill me!!  I hope they come back out w/the "colored" ones ... they've added alot more options so hoping this happens too!
For the OP, it's in the composition of the pads that makes 5 Star so much nicer, softer, & the highest compression/concussion rating of them all. Many wool pads are advertised as "100% wool" but they are not. They are made of a percentage of virgin wool (I am talking the pressed wool felt, not the needled - they are a whole different ball game - Diamond & Best Ever have these & they are much cheaper to make & alot less wool). The typical virgin wool content (like on Slones, Wrights, etc) is 55% - then they have a small percentage of reworked (used) wool & the balance is any other fibers. 5 Star used to be 92% virgin & 8% reworked but now are truely 100%. And that raises the pricing. I am 5 Star's designated BHW dealer, & I give BB's a discount, plus we run sales often (the Tax Refund sale is going on now until end of April). We have a FB page also. My niece is on here (Foster's Fancy) & she works for me too. We'd love to help you if you are interested!
Val, we'll find you a blue one eventually! SEEEEEE, you should have listened to me about the colored ones! LOL |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Timber Creek - 2014-04-04 9:54 AM LRQHS - 2014-04-04 8:36 AM Timber Creek - 2014-04-04 8:34 AM Buckles - 2014-04-04 7:26 AM I keep seeing everyone raving over their 5 star pads everywhere I go. I checked them out on the website and they sure do seem nice, a LOT more than I can afford lol, but nice. I am just wondering what makes them different from any other decent 100% wool pad? I used to think the same thing cause I had some really nice wool pads that were quite a bit cheaper. Then I decided to buy my husband a 5 Star with our brand on it for Christmas. After it sat in the house for 6 months I decided to try it myself. I used it once and now it is always the first one I grab. You may be able to find a used one that isn't so spendy.
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More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Rockyroad - 2014-04-04 10:43 AM You guys kill me!! I hope they come back out w/the "colored" ones ... they've added alot more options so hoping this happens too!
For the OP, it's in the composition of the pads that makes 5 Star so much nicer, softer, & the highest compression/concussion rating of them all. Many wool pads are advertised as "100% wool" but they are not. They are made of a percentage of virgin wool (I am talking the pressed wool felt, not the needled - they are a whole different ball game - Diamond & Best Ever have these & they are much cheaper to make & alot less wool). The typical virgin wool content (like on Slones, Wrights, etc) is 55% - then they have a small percentage of reworked (used) wool & the balance is any other fibers. 5 Star used to be 92% virgin & 8% reworked but now are truely 100%. And that raises the pricing. I am 5 Star's designated BHW dealer, & I give BB's a discount, plus we run sales often (the Tax Refund sale is going on now until end of April). We have a FB page also. My niece is on here (Foster's Fancy) & she works for me too. We'd love to help you if you are interested!
Val, we'll find you a blue one eventually! SEEEEEE, you should have listened to me about the colored ones! LOL
I hate getting an "I told you so". Did you all notice I switched my font color to "Blue"? |
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