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 | OVERSIZE FANCY BLACK SILVER BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD XL barock pferd |  |  | US $39.95 | 10d 18h 41m |
 | RED GOLD CLASSY BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD - FRIESIAN LUSITANO ARABIAN | | | US $36.95 | 29d 2h 36m |
 | 17.5" ALBION LEGEND DRESSAGE SADDLE WITH SUEDE SEAT & PADS, HAVANA BROWN, VGC | | 0 Bid | US $476.17 | 1d 17h 52m |
 | BLACK GOLD "FLEUR" ELEGANT BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD - schabracke sattel | | | US $36.95 | 26d 2h 38m |
 | PRETTY PURPLE PINK LEOPARD DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD | | | US $29.95 | 29d 22m |
 | QUALITY BLACK WHITE ZEBRA DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD | | | US $31.95 | 1d 1h 49m |
 | 17" Leather Dressage Saddle w/ Bridle, Roma Half-Pad and Courbette 30" Girth! | | 1 Bid | US $49.99 | 4d 17h 57m |
 | QUALITY GIRAFFE ANIMAL PRINT DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD | | | US $31.95 | 18d 19h 52m |
 | Draft horse 20" Dressage saddle, bridle, bit,pad, girth | | | US $389.00 | 22d 14h 22m |
 | "BARCELONA" BRIGHT BLUE on BLACK chenille BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD -- NEW | | | US $39.95 | 18d 19h 57m |
 | EXTRA FANCY BLACK SILVER BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD | | | US $39.95 | 26d 2h 34m |
 | PRETTY LEOPARD PRINT DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD - quality | | | US $32.95 | 15d 1h 44m |
 | XL BLACK GOLD BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD - FRIESIAN warlander draft | | | US $38.95 | 29d 2h 39m |
 | BLACK GOLD BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD - FRIESIAN LOVR | | | US $36.95 | 18d 13h 13m |
 | DESIGNER BLUE ART DECO SQUARES DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD | | | US $36.95 | 27d 14h 30m |
 | 19" REMBRANDT SEQUEL BLACK LEATHER DRESSAGE SADDLE + GIRTH, PADS, WALL RACK | | | US $950.00 | 28d 19h 34m |
 | PRETTY SAGE GREEN GOLD chenille BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD - elegant fancy | | | US $38.95 | 16d 7h 15m |
 | WHITE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD HORSE OR OVERSIZE NWT | | | US $45.99 | 29d 7h 28m |
 | "TURQUOISE BLUE BLACK TIGER" ANIMAL PRINT DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD - schabracke | | | US $29.95 | 21d 13h 3m |
 | Supracor Dressage Cool Grip Saddle Pad | | | US $189.00 | 27d 58m |
 | OS PRETTY RED GOLD SWIRL BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD XL - WARMBLOOD | | | US $39.95 | 29d 2h 52m |
 | BROWN GOLD CLASSY BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD - FRIESIAN LUSITANO BUCKSKIN | | | US $34.95 | 3d 25m |
 | GATSBY Quilted Cotton Dressage Saddle Pad-White | | | US $33.99 | 24d 16h 53m |
 | GATSBY Quilted Cotton Dressage Saddle Pad-Hunter | | | US $33.99 | 25d 2h 30m |
 | GATSBY Quilted Cotton Dressage Saddle Pad-Pink | | | US $33.99 | 24d 19h 8m |
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dressage Saddle Pad
Sore Back Saddle Pad help?
My new horse has been having a few issues under saddle since I got him. I decided to have him checked out and yesterday the therapist said he did have muscle pain along his back (his spine etc are currently unaffected). We are giving him some time off and working on a massage and stretching programme.
My new saddle has been declared a really good fit and we think this pain was caused by a previously ill fitting saddle from before I got him. However, the therapist did suggest that a good saddle pad could help him be more comfortable. I have always ridden in just a plain dressage pad. I started to look and am overwhelmed by the array of gel, memory foam, sheep skin, full pads, half pads, wither pads etc that I just don't know where to start!!
The pain is right at the back where the cantle sits and my horse has normal withers and is quite wide.
Please could you share your preferences and why you chose it....any links would be great!!
If it's in the cantle area and you are correct about him being ridden in an ill fitting saddle before than it's likely they used a front riser pad with the ill fitting saddle that caused it to tip back and put lots of pressure in the cantle area.
For saddle pads go for a saddle pad that is a shaped pad. I do not advocate half pads. These don't extend all the way down the panels and when you sit on the saddle the part of the panel that doesn't have the half pad under it is going to bend and create a pressure point.
So get a shaped pad. These extend all the way down the panels and create no pressure points.
Go for:
Open cell foam
Gel
Memory foam
Pads with a hard outer shell and soft core
Sheepskin, fleece etc etc
Avoid:
Liquid gel
Closed cell foam
Air filled
Leather
The ones I said are okay will absorb any little pressure points.
The ones I said to avoid don't do this. The liquid gel spreads out around pressure points. The closed cell foam and air filled gets tight under pressure and may actually create a pressure point. The leather is too stiff to absorb any pressure points will just make the existing pressure point larger.
I love Grand Prix, Fleeceworks and Millers. If possible get a shaped pad with a gullet (meaning it's thinner in the gullet area) so there isn't added bulk in that area that is pushing down on the spine.
Avoid wither relief pads. The press down on the sides of the withers.
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| OVERSIZE FANCY BLACK SILVER BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD XL barock pferd | | | US $39.95 | 10d 18h 41m |
| RED GOLD CLASSY BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD - FRIESIAN LUSITANO ARABIAN | | | US $36.95 | 29d 2h 36m |
| 17.5" ALBION LEGEND DRESSAGE SADDLE WITH SUEDE SEAT & PADS, HAVANA BROWN, VGC | | 0 Bid | US $476.17 | 1d 17h 52m |
| BLACK GOLD "FLEUR" ELEGANT BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD - schabracke sattel | | | US $36.95 | 26d 2h 38m |
| PRETTY PURPLE PINK LEOPARD DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD | | | US $29.95 | 29d 22m |
| QUALITY BLACK WHITE ZEBRA DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD | | | US $31.95 | 1d 1h 49m |
| 17" Leather Dressage Saddle w/ Bridle, Roma Half-Pad and Courbette 30" Girth! | | 1 Bid | US $49.99 | 4d 17h 57m |
| QUALITY GIRAFFE ANIMAL PRINT DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD | | | US $31.95 | 18d 19h 52m |
| Draft horse 20" Dressage saddle, bridle, bit,pad, girth | | | US $389.00 | 22d 14h 22m |
| "BARCELONA" BRIGHT BLUE on BLACK chenille BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD -- NEW | | | US $39.95 | 18d 19h 57m |
| EXTRA FANCY BLACK SILVER BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD | | | US $39.95 | 26d 2h 34m |
| PRETTY LEOPARD PRINT DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD - quality | | | US $32.95 | 15d 1h 44m |
| XL BLACK GOLD BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD - FRIESIAN warlander draft | | | US $38.95 | 29d 2h 39m |
| BLACK GOLD BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD - FRIESIAN LOVR | | | US $36.95 | 18d 13h 13m |
| DESIGNER BLUE ART DECO SQUARES DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD | | | US $36.95 | 27d 14h 30m |
| 19" REMBRANDT SEQUEL BLACK LEATHER DRESSAGE SADDLE + GIRTH, PADS, WALL RACK | | | US $950.00 | 28d 19h 34m |
| PRETTY SAGE GREEN GOLD chenille BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD - elegant fancy | | | US $38.95 | 16d 7h 15m |
| WHITE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD HORSE OR OVERSIZE NWT | | | US $45.99 | 29d 7h 28m |
| "TURQUOISE BLUE BLACK TIGER" ANIMAL PRINT DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD - schabracke | | | US $29.95 | 21d 13h 3m |
| Supracor Dressage Cool Grip Saddle Pad | | | US $189.00 | 27d 58m |
| OS PRETTY RED GOLD SWIRL BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD XL - WARMBLOOD | | | US $39.95 | 29d 2h 52m |
| BROWN GOLD CLASSY BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD - FRIESIAN LUSITANO BUCKSKIN | | | US $34.95 | 3d 25m |
| GATSBY Quilted Cotton Dressage Saddle Pad-White | | | US $33.99 | 24d 16h 53m |
| GATSBY Quilted Cotton Dressage Saddle Pad-Hunter | | | US $33.99 | 25d 2h 30m |
| GATSBY Quilted Cotton Dressage Saddle Pad-Pink | | | US $33.99 | 24d 19h 8m |
 | GATSBY Quilted Cotton Dressage Saddle Pad-Purple | | | US $33.99 | 24d 17h 35m |
 | PRETTY RED GOLD SWIRL BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD NEW | | | US $38.95 | 15d 1h 38m |
 | 16" Dressage Saddle Pkg (Regular Tree) Bridle, Leathers, Irons, Pad, Girth | | | US $299.00 | 24d 20h 40m |
 | PURPLE GOLD BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD - OS / XL | | | US $39.95 | 23d 3h 44m |
 | Draft horse 18" Dressage saddle, bridle, bit,pad, girth | | | US $389.00 | 22d 14h 22m |
 | Draft horse 17" Dressage saddle, bridle, bit,pad, girth | | | US $389.00 | 22d 14h 21m |
 | PURPLE GOLD BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD - Lipizzan | | | US $38.95 | 16h 25m |
 | CUTE UNIQUE "BLACK WHITE POLKA DOTS" DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD NOVELTY PRINT NUMNAH | | | US $28.95 | 3d 1h 35m |
 | PRETTY RED GOLD SWIRL BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD NEW schabracke dressur | | | US $35.00 | 6d 1h 45m |
 | UNIQUE "LIME GREEN BLACK TIGER" ANIMAL PRINT DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD - schabracke | | | US $29.95 | 6d 1h 45m |
 | "PURPLE CAMOUFLAGE" SILVER PRINT DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD | | | US $26.95 | 6d 1h 54m |
 | BLACK GOLD "FLEUR" BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD - NEW | | | US $34.95 | 6d 1h 54m |
 | QUALITY BLACK WHITE ZEBRA animal print DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD sattel decke | | | US $29.95 | 6d 1h 54m |
 | QUALITY BROWN LEOPARD ANIMAL PRINT DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD SCHABRACKE | | | US $29.95 | 6d 1h 54m |
 | XL/OS RED GOLD CLASSY BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD - FRIESIAN LUSITANO | | | US $34.95 | 6d 1h 54m |
 | PRETTY BLUE GOLD BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD - elegant fancy andalusian | | | US $34.95 | 6d 1h 54m |
 | QUALITY "HOT PINK PEACE" PRINT DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD DESIGNER SCHABRACKE | | | US $29.95 | 6d 1h 54m |
 | "LUGANO" ELEGANT red creme gold BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD schabracke sattel | | | US $34.95 | 6d 1h 54m |
 | UNIQUE green red black CIRCLES PRINT DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD | | | US $26.95 | 6d 1h 59m |
 | BLACK GOLD BAROQUE DRESSAGE SADDLE PAD - FRIESIAN andalusian schabracke | | | US $34.95 | 6d 2h 7m |
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 | EOUS Cotton Gloves List Price:  |
DescriptionHigh Fashion Meets Durability! Medium Sized Diamond Stitch Pattern, With Sophisticated Contrasting Eous Ribbon Around The Edges. |
 | The Horse's Pain-Free Back and Saddle-Fit Book List Price: |
DescriptionA comprehensive study of the impact of saddle fit on horse and rider health and performance. |
 | Baretek English Bareback Horse Saddle Pad For Trail And Dressage Riding |
DescriptionBTSP100EGRIGGING : English. ATTACHMENT : -. MATERIAL : Roughout Leather. WEIGHT : 8 Lbs.. PURPOSE : Trail and Dressage Riding. Baretek barebacks are considered to be the first and only alternative to saddles western or english... |
 | Merino Sheepskin Fully Lined Saddle Full Pad (Extra Large Size) |
DescriptionRe-designed from the original Contoured Pads for closer contact and improved air flow. 100% Merino Sheepskin under the saddle, cotton flaps for closer contact with the rider's horse. 2" rolled edge for a finished look... |
 | Fleeceworks Classic Half Pad List Price: |
DescriptionThe most discreet way to add a protective layer the Classic Halfpad fits neatly underneath Dressage Close Contact and All Purpose saddles. It can be worn by itself or over or under a thin square pad. Available in stock in white in size Regular... |
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