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Desperately Needed!!

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#1 ·
Either, I need a really, really, uber thick pad - or a Wintec Close Contact - lol.

Now I know it is slim to none to find a used Wintec CC, *the shape of the panels accomodate Nelson's back shape* I am going to look for a thick pad that I can use, until I can save up to buy him a new saddle.

My Equine Chiro came out and adjusted his back, and said that what I need is a very thick 4 to 5" - memory foam or something thick to fill in the gaps that my saddle causes while on his back.

What it is doing right now, is putting pressure points below his withers, and on his lower back where the back of the panels are -because the saddle is bridging.

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So I need a very thick pad - I've been searching e-bay and tacktrader and bits and barter and dover - but no luck. :cry:
 
#5 ·
Those are just fluffy thick. They do not provide any protection against pressure points.

MIE, do you have a ThinLine or Skito pad? Those would work well for you. You could use a regular ThinLine pad over a square pad and a fleece shaped pad. That would give you lots of lift, with good protection from pressure points with the ThinLine.

Or, a Skito pad that is 3/4" or 1" thick over a fluffy fleece shaped pad or sheepskin half pad. To fix bridging, you could get a Skito Correction pad with the long shoulder shim. That will fill in behind his withers and in the middle. Get the 3/4" pad with 3/4" shim. That will really lift the saddle. And you can keep using the pad after you get a new saddle, just take out the shim. They make great "shock pads".

4-5" of memory foam is CRAZY! At least the kind that is used for saddle pads. I've never seen it more than 1" thick, and that's for western saddles. Are you sure she didn't mean 4-5 mm?

The memory foam used for saddle pads is a lot more dense and stiff than the kind used in bedding applications. Even my mattress only has 4" of memory foam on it, lol.
 
#4 ·
Thanks for the tip Sparkles - but I have tons of those already. I use that and my Diamond Wool Wither Relief Pad, but it isn't doing the job.

I have to have something that'll fill the pockets that my saddle causes, and relieves the pressure that the 4 points are putting on Nelson's back - it sucks.

I really need to get a sadde for him that works for his back shape, but I have to save up first.
 
#6 ·
That Skito looks good - thanks for sharing that with me! I may of been mistaken than with the width, she probobly meant 4 - 5mm. But she did make a gap between her thumb and index finger when she was describing the thickness it should be - ????

I definately need this pad to fill in the hollow pockets behind his shoulders due to his high withers, and the center of his back to fill in the pockets.

Here is Nelsons back. Keep in mind that I stopped riding him for some time when I found out my saddle didn't fit him, but he also lost 300 pounds, which is a discussion I do not wish to talk about on a public forum.

He has been moved to a new barn just recently at least, so he has been put back onto a proper full feeding program for a hard to keep TB. This new place is focused 100% on his well being and health.







His topline is horrendous right now.
 
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Those are the same as the Skito pads I posted. I think the Skito Correction saddle pad would be perfect for you. You can send in photos of the horse (head up, standing on level ground) with a description of what the saddle fitter told you. They will custom make the shims to fix your issue perfectly! You use the Skito pad over your normal square pad or fleece fitted pad.

When you get your new saddle, you can remove the shims or order different shims, so he can continue to build his topline. You want a saddle that is a bit too wide, so he has room for topline development. The saddle pad will fill in for that lack of muscle until he can build it back up.
 
#11 ·
I used the thinline halfpad that had a regular thinline layer, and then had an area for shims (which I got as well) because my gelding's topline was bad too! I wasn't sure if it would help at all, as I had a serious saddle slipping problem (where the saddle would slip into the hollow behind the withers), and a back-sore problem... using the thinline pad with the sheepskin has now allowed me to ride with just a regular pad on my horse that now has a respectable topline! I recommend them a 100%--and the halfpad that I got would certainly be thick enough, and you can shim the front more then the back to compensate for his hollow behind the withers.

Good luck! I've been through the crappy topline battle... it SUCKS!
 
#13 ·
Thanks guys - but I ended up e-mailing Skito directly and explained the whole situation about what my saddle is doing *Bridging* and showed them a whack load of pictures showing Nelson's back shape.

Their response was a 3/4" base foam with a 3/4" scalloped long shoulder shim in a Skito pad.

They did stress that they were going to forward the e-mail to their saddle fitters to double check before they give me their final decision on what pad to get to help Nelson and my saddle.

We got a totally different response.

The Skito Saddle Fitter said that he'd take their 26” short western Interpad and make it 24” with ¾” foam and a ¾” Scalloped Full Rear lift that he would taper on the back like the bottom. He would put this in a cover like their treeless interpad but a top load.

Cost would be $120 Retail.

I think I'll go with it, hopefully this will work for now until I can get him muscled up, topline built and in a new saddle.
 
#14 ·
I think you'll like it MIE. They have a great return/exchange policy too and will work with you on fit. I ended up ordering 3 different sets of shims for one horse, because he changes shape so drastically, lol. I send in new pictures each time I think I need more shims. The shims are cheap if you want extras to have on hand too.
 
#15 ·
Thanks so much for your help! I hope this pad does work, my poor man.

I really want to try the Wintec CC because it has a nice arch to it, and I can adjust the gullets to coordinate with his body shape - just as your horse, my guy changes shape allot as well.

The only thing that really sucks, is no one has a Wintec CC in my area for me to try on his back. Not even Lynnda from Classic Saddlery.

I don't want to buy a saddle,without it being on his back first. It's frustrating.

So I hope this pad works well, then I can focus on conditioning him back to Eventing shape, not worry about buying a new saddle right away and beabe to save my pennies to get a good quallity, fitted and tested.
 
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