What is a won pad?

Saddle pad made of scuba quality neoprene and shock absorbing synthetic felt. The WonPad saddle pad encourages your horse to perspire. This provides lubrication and helps keep your horse cool. This pad won’t rot, mold, freeze, or harden with use.

Is a saddle pad necessary?

The saddle pad or blanket provides a bit of extra cushioning between the saddle and the horse and helps the saddle stay clean. Without a pad or blanket, a saddle will sit directly on the horse, where it will absorb sweat and pick up dirt from the horse’s back. No pad is a substitute for a properly fitted saddle.

Are Tough 1 saddle pads good?

Very heavy weight. This saddle pad will not be good for hot climates or summer riding. It is very heavy felt. If you need to go out in the winter or have a horse with a very narrow top line, this would be a good go to for you.

Are gel saddle pads any good?

Gel saddle pads are designed to absorb the impact of riding activity whilst helping to efficiently distribute the rider’s weight more evenly across your horse’s back. Gel saddle pads are ideal if you are looking for a truly resilient pad that you can rely on time and time again.

Can I ride my horse without a saddle pad?

Registered. Any saddle that is well-fitted to the horse should be able to be ridden in without a saddle pad and not hurt the horse. It doesn’t matter what kind of saddle, or what kind of flocking it has, or how much money you spend on it. If it fits well, it won’t hurt your horse without a pad.

Why does my saddle pad slip?

Saddle slipping can happen for several reasons. Poor saddle fit, a loose girth, a lame horse (Fun Fact: On a lame horse the saddle will slip to the side with the lameness), or even uneven irons can be the culprit. Evening out your irons can stop you from inadvertently pulling your saddle to one side.

Why does my saddle pad keep sliding back?

Saddle fit and girth type are likely to be the main causes for your saddle sliding back when riding. It is more likely the saddle is too wide rather than too narrow for it to slide back. Girth type and position can have a huge effect on your saddle sliding backwards when riding.

What can I use instead of a saddle pad?

If you have a nice underside of real fleece and the saddle fits well, you can get away with just a blanket. If you have the synthetic fleece, which just about all production line saddles have nowadays, then it gets flat as a pancake right away and you need more padding, especially if it is a less than perfect fit.

Does it hurt to ride a horse without a saddle?

Bareback riding should only be uncomfortable for a horse that has pain or discomfort at the exact spot the rider’s seat bones rest. It is a different sensation than a saddle, so your horse may just need time to get used to it.

Why does a saddle have 3 girth straps?

Horses have a natural girth groove. Having multiple straps allows you to position the girth where it will sit most naturally in the horse’s own girth groove.

What makes a wonpad saddle pad so good?

How are wonpads supposed to protect your horse?

To protect your horse even more, we’ve topped our neoprene with shock absorbing felt and then we added vents along the spine to allow for additional cooling. Trust a WonPad.

What kind of neoprene for a saddle pad?

This saddle pad is 1 inch thick and features three cutouts along the spine. Just rinse the saddle pad to clean and allow to dry. Saddle pad made of scuba quality neoprene and shock absorbing synthetic felt.

What does it take to make a wonpad?

Trucks arrive at our warehouse regularly to keep the WonPad manufacturing process moving. Our rolls of felt, stacks of neoprene, drums of glue, and pile of leathers are cut, measured, marked, glued, sewn, glued again, trimmed, and punched out to create beautiful stacks of WonPads ready for shipping to your doorstep.