Thinline pads with shims???

[RegentLion]

I’m looking into getting a Thinline pad. My horses’s chiropractor has suggested getting some shims for the back. He doesn’t need much, just a little to get us thru the winter until we can travel and try out some different saddles.

Are the Thinline pads with shims basically Thinline pads PLUS thinline shims? Where you can take the shims off/out and have a regular thinline pad? Or is it just a half pad with rear shims that are made of Thinline material?

I’ve never had a Thinline pad at all before so am a little confused on what the Thinline-with-shims setup looks like.

[McVillesMom]

I have the Thinline Trifecta - the plain quilted pad with the Thinline material sewn on top - and it has pockets to add shims. So you can put shims in the front, back, or both (although I’m not sure why you would want all four at once) and without shims, it is regular Thinline material attached to a plain quilted half pad. Pretty sure the sheepskin ones work the same way.

Hopefully that helps!

ETA: This is basically what I have, but without the sheepskin rolls, and you can see the Thinline material sewn onto the top of the pad, and they kind of show how the shims go in:
http://www.thinlineinc.com/store/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=140

[Hevonen]

The thinline pads the saddle fitter I know uses are half pads, and I believe that you can put shims in both the front and the back (so there are four pockets). You can remove all of them and just have a fluffy pad, because that’s what I use for my horse. (Despite the fact his saddle fits fine, he just prefers to have some extra padding underneath it and has made that desire very clear!)

http://www.thinlineinc.com/store/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=30

That’s the one I use. The pockets are velcro-shut and the shims are made to fit inside the pockets perfectly. You can read on the site I linked to for more information, along with other models of thinline fitter’s half pads. The one I use has thinline shims, but the pad itself is just sheepskin. However, it appears that there are models that are made of the thinline material and can also be supplemented with shims.

http://www.thinlineinc.com/store/cart.php?m=product_list&c=43

Says they’re all shim-able?

Good luck!

[cnvh]

I have the Thinline Trifecta half-pad (the cotton-backed one, not the sheepskin one) and I recently ordered some shims for it… the shims come in regular or ultra thickness, and there are actually 3 sets available-- front, back, and bridging. (I got front and bridging… still playing around trying to get a good fit for my weird-backed OTTB.)

[Cheval_Gris]

I have the thinline saddle fitter and have shims in front and back. Recently ordered an extra set of shims for the back as my new saddle has flattened a bit. It seems to really work great.

[Gen]

What cnvh said, I have the same pad (the Trifecta) and love it. I used the front shims for about a month and a half, they are easy to put in and take out.

If I can make a slight thread hijack, would any thinline users please chime in on my post about how to clean thinline pads in Off Course?

http://www.chronofhorse.com/forum/showthread.php?t=243525

[PanAllegra]

Sorry to hijack but it may be relevant. My Trifecta pad arrived last night and a friend was playing with it and contemplating the shims. She pointed out that the shims do not taper off at the edges and imagined that it would then cause a pressure point where the shim drops away to the rest of the pad. Has anyone else found that to be a problem?

[starkissed]

I use shims on another saddle pad- not thinline brand. I really like the idea- it just makes sense and my horses have been really happy with it and their backs look great.

I beleive all the pads ave removable shims-that;s the idea-you can change them to fit your horses needs that are alwasy changing.

As for the pressure points- I have not had a problem with it. A saddle shouldn’t really be that tight and since there is padding under the shimmed are, I think that disperses any ‘points’. Also, I’m not sure what the shims are made of, the one’s I use are felt, which although firm, are soft enough to prevent issues like that

[EmmaLucy_1]

Does anyone know if it’s possible to fit 2 shims in the po lets of the trifecta thinline pad at one time?? I’m buying a CWD that’s slightly wide on my horse and was told a pad with from shims would raise if off his withers just enough. I’m not sure that the 1/4" will be enough extra padding had anyone tried to get both the 1/4" front shin and the 3/16" front shim in together at the same time. I know it’s kind of hard to get them in and I’m planning to order at least one set of front shims to start out with.

[Madison]

@EmmaLucy_1

Does anyone know if it’s possible to fit 2 shims in the po lets of the trifecta thinline pad at one time?? I’m buying a CWD that’s slightly wide on my horse and was told a pad with from shims would raise if off his withers just enough. I’m not sure that the 1/4" will be enough extra padding had anyone tried to get both the 1/4" front shin and the 3/16" front shim in together at the same time. I know it’s kind of hard to get them in and I’m planning to order at least one set of front shims to start out with.

You can get multiple shims in the pockets, not a problem.

[runNjump86]

@EmmaLucy_1

Does anyone know if it’s possible to fit 2 shims in the po lets of the trifecta thinline pad at one time?? I’m buying a CWD that’s slightly wide on my horse and was told a pad with from shims would raise if off his withers just enough. I’m not sure that the 1/4" will be enough extra padding had anyone tried to get both the 1/4" front shin and the 3/16" front shim in together at the same time. I know it’s kind of hard to get them in and I’m planning to order at least one set of front shims to start out with.

I do this with my jump saddle. I have two shims on both sides up front (cannot remember size, TBH) and one shim each side in the back. It works really well and my horse stays comfortable.