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Location: Buffalo, Wyoming | LRQHS - 2015-03-23 12:21 PM So, do you just buy from the Ed and Martha Wright website and, I'm guessing, they only come in white???
Yes, just buy from their site. They are grey not white. I love my Wright pads. Have also had good luck with Sloan and Teskey's has a cheaper one that my SO bought a couple of years ago. It is not a bad pad for the price, I think he paid $75 for it. It is poop brown and I don't know if it comes in any other colors. |
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  Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | UTAHCANCHASER - 2015-03-23 1:36 PM LRQHS - 2015-03-23 12:21 PM So, do you just buy from the Ed and Martha Wright website and, I'm guessing, they only come in white??? Yes, just buy from their site. They are grey not white. I love my Wright pads. Have also had good luck with Sloan and Teskey's has a cheaper one that my SO bought a couple of years ago. It is not a bad pad for the price, I think he paid $75 for it. It is poop brown and I don't know if it comes in any other colors.
Ok, what size do I want? Thickness?? 1 inch?? |
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | LRQHS - 2015-03-23 1:33 PM Longneck - 2015-03-23 1:30 PM I splurged a year ago and bought my first 5Star... now I have three in my trailer! I got one from CL and #1 and #3 from RockyRoad. I am wanting to look into a CSI, but I probably need to atleast be riding and not continuously throwing money into the money pit!!
Do you know what size you're wanting? I sure don't lol. It would be for Scorcho, so I'm thinking a decent sized one. I have no experience, so I'm kind of winging it on everything. I think anything I buy would be better than what I have now.....sooooo lol....I'm, at least, heading in the right direction :)
Would you happen to know the length of your saddle? I have a square skirted Triple Creek for my short backed gelding and a 30" long is just too short for the saddle and a 32" pad swallows the horse... Deanna said they could cut me a 31".
Does the saddle fit him good? If so then you can get a 1/2" pad, but I probably wouldn't go any thicker than 7/8". See... I've already weeded some of your confusion.... or made it worse! |
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Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | LRQHS - 2015-03-23 1:38 PM UTAHCANCHASER - 2015-03-23 1:36 PM LRQHS - 2015-03-23 12:21 PM So, do you just buy from the Ed and Martha Wright website and, I'm guessing, they only come in white??? Yes, just buy from their site. They are grey not white. I love my Wright pads. Have also had good luck with Sloan and Teskey's has a cheaper one that my SO bought a couple of years ago. It is not a bad pad for the price, I think he paid $75 for it. It is poop brown and I don't know if it comes in any other colors.
Also, do you put a liner or anything under it (between it and the horse)? |
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | I've heard good things about the Oxbow pads, but I've never used one myself. |
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 Money Eating Baggage Owner
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Location: Phoenix | I've had wool/felt pads by the following companies and 5 Stars are far superior:
--Bayou West (good quality, not as soft, stiffer pad, good for some back/saddle combos)
--Classic Equine (falls apart, made my saddle roll, not a fan of the wither cut out)
--Tod Slone (well made, but not as soft)
I think I got the one I have now around 8 years ago and it looks great. I absolutely LOVE the contour of the TOPLINE to accommodate for higher withers. That, plus the softness makes these pads really stand out. |
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Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | Longneck - 2015-03-23 1:39 PM LRQHS - 2015-03-23 1:33 PM Longneck - 2015-03-23 1:30 PM I splurged a year ago and bought my first 5Star... now I have three in my trailer! I got one from CL and #1 and #3 from RockyRoad. I am wanting to look into a CSI, but I probably need to atleast be riding and not continuously throwing money into the money pit!!
Do you know what size you're wanting? I sure don't lol. It would be for Scorcho, so I'm thinking a decent sized one. I have no experience, so I'm kind of winging it on everything. I think anything I buy would be better than what I have now.....sooooo lol....I'm, at least, heading in the right direction :)
Does the saddle fit him good? If so then you can get a 1/2" pad, but I probably wouldn't go any thicker than 7/8". See... I've already weeded some of your confusion.... or made it worse!
That's a great question lol. It's a 15 inch Horton. Does that help lol? I'm planning to upgrade that too soon. I've been looking hard at the Corriente's. We have one that Herbie gave us that we really like a lot. It's a 16 inch and not a barrel saddle. |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I love my 5 Stars for sure, love how they are shaped for a good fit and Deanna is awesome to work with she's Rockyroad on here.
And I even bought me a couple of Oxbow's and love them too and they were at a great price, got them from Julie on here and shes S.G. you need to pm her and see if she still has some, I cant remember what I payed for the Oxbows but I'm thinking it was somewhere under a 100.00 and I dont buy junk and these pads are super great. I bought two different colors, a red and a black they look awesome..  |
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Location: Kentucky | LRQHS - 2015-03-23 2:29 PM Murphy - 2015-03-23 1:27 PM Deanna may know of some used/demo 5 Stars for cheaper. Who is Deanna? Point me towards her.
Deanna Bidwell on Facebook, Rocky Road on here. She is a 5 Star dealer. |
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Party Girl
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Location: Buffalo, Wyoming | LRQHS - 2015-03-23 12:38 PM UTAHCANCHASER - 2015-03-23 1:36 PM LRQHS - 2015-03-23 12:21 PM So, do you just buy from the Ed and Martha Wright website and, I'm guessing, they only come in white??? Yes, just buy from their site. They are grey not white. I love my Wright pads. Have also had good luck with Sloan and Teskey's has a cheaper one that my SO bought a couple of years ago. It is not a bad pad for the price, I think he paid $75 for it. It is poop brown and I don't know if it comes in any other colors.
Mine are the 1", I don't usually put anything under mine but I try and brush them off after I ride or after the pad dries. I still have my first Wright that I got about 15 years ago. It has seen better days but it is still in pretty good shape. I would also go with the 28" or 30". The newer one I have is a 32" and will only work on my longer backed mare. I am hoping to get a shorter one soon. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Longneck - 2015-03-23 1:41 PM I've heard good things about the Oxbow pads, but I've never used one myself.
I love my Oxbow's |
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 I hate cooking and cleaning
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Location: Jersey Girl | I like the Wyatt pads. It is also a wool pad, well made and looks nice. I like that it is made so there is no pressure on the withers. They are more popular with the penning folks. tho. |
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | LRQHS - 2015-03-23 1:42 PM Longneck - 2015-03-23 1:39 PM LRQHS - 2015-03-23 1:33 PM Longneck - 2015-03-23 1:30 PM I splurged a year ago and bought my first 5Star... now I have three in my trailer! I got one from CL and #1 and #3 from RockyRoad. I am wanting to look into a CSI, but I probably need to atleast be riding and not continuously throwing money into the money pit!!
Do you know what size you're wanting? I sure don't lol. It would be for Scorcho, so I'm thinking a decent sized one. I have no experience, so I'm kind of winging it on everything. I think anything I buy would be better than what I have now.....sooooo lol....I'm, at least, heading in the right direction :)
Does the saddle fit him good? If so then you can get a 1/2" pad, but I probably wouldn't go any thicker than 7/8". See... I've already weeded some of your confusion.... or made it worse!
I have no experience with either of those... I know that the Double J's are generally more "compact" (if that makes sense) and you can get away with a shorter pad, but your's might not. The seat size doesn't make that much of a difference, what will matter is if there is still a lot of saddle past the pad. Let me pull a picture and show you what I mean.... but it's probably best to get your tape measurer out! |
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 Coyote Country Queen
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| We ride in Impact Gel pads. From what I've seen on here, people either love them or hate them. I love mine. I have 3 felt and one wool, and so does my husband. Our oldest ones are probably around 8 years old and are still in good condition. I think mine are 3/4" and my husbands are thicker, I think 1". I honestly can't compare to other brands because I haven't ridden in anything else for so long. My husband rides his horses hard taking care of pasture cattle, roping, picking up broncs, etc. He hasn't had soreness issues. I don't ride quite as hard as him, but I haven't had any soreness issues either.
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 Unknown Drip
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Location: Back in MT BABY!!! | LRQHS - 2015-03-23 12:35 PM Longneck - 2015-03-23 1:32 PM LRQHS - 2015-03-23 1:28 PM I can't bring myself to pay $350 for a saddle pad just yet lol. Maybe if I really start riding a lot, but for what I'm doing now, I can't see it. I want a really good, 1/2 that price pad. $350?? Pretty sure the max I've paid is $245 for my biggest one! It's 3/4" thick and is personalized. Deanna is Rockyroad on here! I can give you her e-mail if you'd like!
You should be able to get a 5 star in your price range with Deanna (rockyroad on BHW). I just got a custom ordered pad 1" thick 32x32 (he's a team roper:)) for my brother for less. And you for sure can find a used pad for under $200.
Are you on facebook? Deanna has started a used 5star page that's where I've found a couple of the ones I use. |
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Unknown Drip
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Location: Back in MT BABY!!! | And on a side note....Deanna is running her Tax Rebate sale right now as well.  |
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Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | babiemox - 2015-03-23 1:48 PM LRQHS - 2015-03-23 12:35 PM Longneck - 2015-03-23 1:32 PM LRQHS - 2015-03-23 1:28 PM I can't bring myself to pay $350 for a saddle pad just yet lol. Maybe if I really start riding a lot, but for what I'm doing now, I can't see it. I want a really good, 1/2 that price pad. $350?? Pretty sure the max I've paid is $245 for my biggest one! It's 3/4" thick and is personalized. Deanna is Rockyroad on here! I can give you her e-mail if you'd like!
Are you on facebook? Deanna has started a used 5star page that's where I've found a couple of the ones I use.
What??? lol
I just pm'd her. I forgot my phone this morning, but I'll look that up as soon as I get home. Thanks for that information! That could be my answer :) |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | You need to look into the Oxbow's they will fit your price range I bet |
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Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | Southtxponygirl - 2015-03-23 1:52 PM You need to look into the Oxbow's they will fit your price range I bet
I am going to look. Thanks! |
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | babiemox - 2015-03-23 1:48 PM LRQHS - 2015-03-23 12:35 PM Longneck - 2015-03-23 1:32 PM LRQHS - 2015-03-23 1:28 PM I can't bring myself to pay $350 for a saddle pad just yet lol. Maybe if I really start riding a lot, but for what I'm doing now, I can't see it. I want a really good, 1/2 that price pad. $350?? Pretty sure the max I've paid is $245 for my biggest one! It's 3/4" thick and is personalized. Deanna is Rockyroad on here! I can give you her e-mail if you'd like!
Are you on facebook? Deanna has started a used 5star page that's where I've found a couple of the ones I use.
Can I get a link to this group?!?? |
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