I'm in lovee

So Chloe has a back that has a back that's hard to fit. So her saddle fits okay, but not great.
Chloe, being a moody mare, has days where she's relaxed and stretches herself, but a lot of times she is tense and hallows her back. The tree fits fine there is enough clearance from her withers/pommel, it's just that her saddle was actually putting pressure points on her back. Finally we decided to A) get a new saddle or B) get a nice gelly pad. We decided to try plan b, since the saddle is only a year old and the fit wasn't horrible. So after a little shopping, I picked out a pad.

http://www.doversaddlery.com/product...cd2=1217561663

...and I LOVE IT! Chloe has never felt better. She is actually rounding by herself... before id have to work really hard to get it. Her transitions/canter... amazing. She is no longer in pain... the only times she gets tense and hallow is when she's confused or throwing a hissy fit. I'd HIGHLY recommend this to anybody who has a horse with back problems. It's a tad bit pricey and you have to take good care of it, but its so worth it.
Chloe had about 2 months off from the saddle because of her stitches and colic, she got a rare bacterial infection and a lot of proud flesh... hence my inactivity on this forum. So her back has had some time to heal. She just got back into work this week.

Jeeze...that is expensive. Sounds like it was worth it though. I'm looking for a new pad for Ruby too. Her saddle doesn't fit her properly...but I think I can fix it with a saddle pad. I actually need it built up more in the front..I'm not sure if this pad you have would help with any of this.

Ruby, I'm going through fitting with a hard to fit gelding. My saddle was too wide so I used a buildup pad in over his withers. It placed the saddle properly.

My particular problem is that he has narrow withers but a good back. I ended up buying a new saddle that fit his withers and back but he still has a hollow behind his withers that makes the saddle bridge. I'm having a pad made to fill in the hollow without affecting the wither or back area.

This is the first horse in 30 years that I've had a major problem with and 6 saddles of different trees and gullets can't cure. Based on the white hairs on his withers, he has been a hard to fit horse all of his 11 years.

Anyway Sara (and I'm sorry if I hijacked the thread for a bit), I like the pad and wish it could solve my particular problem. I'm glad it solved yours.