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I also would like to see them! :)
(She did have a rough day yesterday though, so cut her a little slack guys) |
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Location: on my horse | no road trip needed and yes I actually have pics!! give me a couple minutes to upload them, the toxic fumes didn't get me, work did!
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Location: on my horse | barrelracr131 - 2014-06-10 12:59 PM
I fb'd her. lol
I also would like to see them! :)
(She did have a rough day yesterday though, so cut her a little slack guys)
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Location: on my horse | all the pictures are there now, enjoy picking apart impact gel pads, I'll never buy another one! |
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Location: Texas | Where are the pictures? |
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Location: on my horse | in the original post, unless for some reason I'm the only one who can see them? |
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Location: Texas | My bad... should have looked at the original post! Thanks |
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Location: on my horse | lol you're welcome, I'm very technically challenged so I was worried there for a minute! |
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| Maybe u got a lemon? I have one of the original ones from when they first came out... from like 10 years ago!! it has held up great and is still my favorite pad... it is pretty heavy though and it is obvious where the Gel is in mine... you can easily feel it... |
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Location: on my horse | I don't think I got a lemon, it was obvious where the gel was in mine too it just didn't hold up as well as expected or advertised and I was pretty shocked when I cut it open how poorly the gel had held up and how it was attached to the pad itself. Also how thin the pad had compressed down to.
I don't regret buying it really and if I could score a super good deal on one or had a horse with a particular problem that I felt an impact gel could remedy I would do it again and just keep in mind how quickly it wore out.
Edited by redmansmyman11 2014-06-10 3:59 PM
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| I'm pretty sure you and I got the same crappy pad. Nice word for it, yep, we're LEMMINGS!!! I didn't cut mine open, but it just...sits there....compacted, matty feeling, and junky looking. I'm so in love with the hundreds of dollars I spent on it and used it for like, no time? I hate it!
However, I did go out on a limb without the other lemmings and bought a Cactus foam bottom pad. That sucker is soft, soft, and I've had zero problems with it. I like that it sheds the sweat rather than me riding around with 1" of sweat under my saddle. No soreness, no rubbing, I like it! Mo betta than a Gel pad that weighs 20 lbs. |
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | Kgirl - 2014-06-10 3:31 PM
Maybe u got a lemon? I have one of the original ones from when they first came out... from like 10 years ago!! it has held up great and is still my favorite pad... it is pretty heavy though and it is obvious where the Gel is in mine... you can easily feel it...
Mine is the same way. It's old old but still in great shape. I love it. You can see the gel cells in mine also. |
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| redmansmyman11 - 2014-06-10 1:58 AM I don't think I got a lemon, it was obvious where the gel was in mine too it just didn't hold up as well as expected or advertised and I was pretty shocked when I cut it open how poorly the gel had held up and how it was attached to the pad itself. Also how thin the pad had compressed down to. I don't regret buying it really and if I could score a super good deal on one or had a horse with a particular problem that I felt an impact gel could remedy I would do it again and just keep in mind how quickly it wore out.
how fast did it wear out? was yours felt (black) or wool (brown)? |
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Location: on my horse | I used it in rotation with two other pads for two years and it started looking really junky so I replaced it with an all wool thicker pad I scored on super sale for like $40 bucks. It's the brown wool. |
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Location: Montana | Cool...but I like dissecting things. I don't know very much about gel things like that, so I have no idea what else to say. I've not ever had one...just got my first 5 Star and love it so far...no slipping where my old pad always left...err...ruffles on my horse's back (don't know what else you call them, ridges where the hair was ruffled up). I was lucky, like you, and got my 5 Star inexpensive used but in near new condition.  |
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