Saddle pad...

[Iride]

[QUOTE=LookmaNohands;8746251]
I have a horse in training that loves memory foam!! I get that it doesn’t do well with temperature changes but don’t tell him. If I try something else, (me thinking I am smart and that another pad would make the saddle fit a little better) he threatens to buck. Switch back to the memory foam and everything is fine. Yup! The saddle fitter we used called him “The Prince and the Pea!”

Have you ever done a “hammer” test on the Thinline or any other pads? I have. Put your hand on a counter top and the saddle pad over your hand and drop a hammer on it. I did this with about 6 different pads. Some pads, the hammer bounced. The Cashel and another foam pad were the worst at bouncing but my hand was protected. The equalizer memory foam and the Ogilvy were fair. Hammer didn’t bounce much and my hand was fine but I could feel the hammer a little.

The worst one, by far, was the Thinline. It really hurt my hand! The energy has to go somewhere. If it doesn’t rebound, either the pad “absorbs” it or it is transmitted to what is below it. Seems the Thinline must send it into what is below it.

Try it and see what you think. Or try a piece of candy. I used peppermints. The candy did not survive under the Thinline.[/QUOTE]

So other than finding that the Thinline didn’t pass the test, what pad was considered the best? I’m not following…thx

Re the Invictus pad… is there a way to buy online (usa)? And do they allow returns?

[AllWeatherGal]

I’ve recently been introduced to Success Equestrian (Successequestrian.com) saddle pads. I used to be a Christ pad afficionado until I got a horse in Florida who didn’t like them. I don’t know how I feel about the pricing of the Success Equestrian, but they are lightweight and breathable, and the no-rub style (which is being redesigned as I write) is a little heavier than a baby pad, but with more substance, which is nice for summers in central Florida.

[ewells]

Regarding the Invictus looks like VTO Saddlery and Mary’s Tack & Feed carry them you would have to check with them on return policy. They also have a dealers page on the company’s home page I would check that or email the company. My barn mate just ordered and got hers from a dealer in Oregon so there around. It did sound like it was a very new product for the dealer so there is that I think there trying it out.