Ok, so I put on my dressage pad and then my half pad, but my trainer (who only comes once a month or so) insists I put the half pad on and then the saddle pad. She is always worried about the pads cutting my horses withers bc she has problems with her horse/saddle. BUT mine has never cut into him withers, and she seriously wont let me tack up the way I want to, I must do it her way. So I'm just wondering what way you put on your saddle pads. She is the only trainer I have ever had to freak out about this, or tell me I'm wrong.
Also, if I'm riding in my cc I put my saddle pad and then my riser pad if I need it.
I always put my regular saddle pad and then my half pad, I've never heard of people putting their half pad on under their regular saddle pad, I'd imagine it'd slip around under there...... Posted via Mobile Device
I would want the smoothest, most overall covering pad to be the one next to the horse's skin. Thus, main pad on first, then any kind of additional or modifying pad, such as half pad, riser, wither relief, or shimmed additional pad. Then saddle.
Maybe you should explain to her that to prevent a saddle pad from "cutting in to a horse," you lift it in to the pommel? Doing it the other way around doesn't make any sense....
haha and then she also tells me to lift it into the pommel all the time. Especially when I was still riding her horses. Maybe that's just how she grew up doing it, and has a fear of me hurting my horse or somehthing, but I knew I was right. I dont know I just think it's dumb, but I really don't want to tell her she is wrong. She would probably flip.
it makes me question her training ability. but, in the ring, she really helps, soo.... Next time, I'm just gonna be tacked up and on before she gets there.. I win.
^^ Haha! I used to do this to my trainer all the time. When she was helping me with reining she would get mad at me for putting on my purple barrel racing tack. She used to tell me it was all very unprofessional. So one day I got there early and decked little mare out in full on purple boots, reins, pad, breastcollar, even some tail extensions. She was shocked. xD
that is so weird! i've heard of pulling up the saddlepad into the channel for air and clearance, which makes sense...but i have no idea where she'd be getting the idea that the half pad goes on under the saddlepad. very very strange!
I have a half pad with removable shims. The only time it ever goes under is at a show as it isn't the best looking thing in the world. However, it only stays under for a brief period of time.
It's almost okay because I'm selling my dressage saddle because it is too wide. So when I get a new one, I probably wont need a half pad.. hopefully. Anyone need a Collegiate 17.5 W saddle?? haha... but seriously.
I just knew I was right.
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