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[Fellbutbackup]

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[high_hat]

Lemieux are fabulous wear like iron. I’ve also seen some nice ones from B Vertigo. The weatherbeetas haven’t held up well long run for me.

[doctordarling]

These are great. Not as ‘plush’ as the le Mieux, but hold their shape. Cheaper too.

https://www.ashbree.com.au/kieffer-dressage-pad?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIl_f91uX56QIVkn4rCh2ygwV_EAQYASABEgIYxvD_BwE

[Snowdenfarm]

@high hat

Lemieux are fabulous wear like iron. I’ve also seen some nice ones from B Vertigo. The weatherbeetas haven’t held up well long run for me.

Lemieux all the way. High cut wither held up by d-ring attachments instead of stirrup bar attachments – and wear. like. iron.

[Fellbutbackup]

Which line of Le Mieux? Does it matter?

[Jealoushe]

Lemieux!! I love their suede dressage pads! Amazing for big withered horses.

[Snowdenfarm]

@Fellbutbackup

Which line of Le Mieux? Does it matter?

I have not tried the suede. I get the cotton ones: https://www.sstack.com/lemieux-prosp…e-pad/p/40195/

And I have one of these as well. It keeps her back cool and dry on those 90 degree 90% humidity days. https://www.sstack.com/lemieux-merin…e-pad/p/41372/

[Fellbutbackup]

Thanks! Sounds like Le Mieux is very popular. Which non blue color would look good with a slightly lighter slightly reddish bay?

[Scribbler]

I got two Ogilvy dressage pads for my high withered big shouldered mare when I discovered the brand then I switched to a LeMieux cotton pad for the jump saddle. Saddle pads tend to rumple and slide back on my mare and I figured the LeMieux was that bit thicker or stiffer plus the D ring snaps. I like them both.

My very flashy chestnut paint goes in forest green when I can get it, navy blue otherwise. She would also look good in anything in the earth tones spectrum (I hanker after a Western saddle to put a really nice Navajo style blanket on her) but these don’t tend to be English tack colors. As you can see I have given perhaps too much thought to dressing up the red headed horse. I think you have a bit more leeway with a bay, even a bright one.

I tend to stay away from black pads because they get dusty looking and white unless I need it for competition. Ogilvy has a very conservative color range, Le Mieux has the conservative colors plus some unusual bright colors.

[conniemary]

@Fellbutbackup

Sounds like Le Mieux is very popular. Which non blue color would look good with a slightly lighter slightly reddish bay?

It really depends which colours you like, as there are so many! I like Blackcurrant.

[no.stirrups]

The best for high withers? The HiWither pads by NuuMed: https://nuumed.com/categories/17-saddlepad