What is a won pad?

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.

What is the best saddle pad for my horse?

Best Western Saddle Pads for Trail Riding

Do saddle pads help?

Saddle pads should be used only to protect the leather from the horse’s sweat. Pads can be used only temporarily to assist in proper fit. Even the best saddle pad in the world is never a substitute for regular saddle fit evaluation and adjustments that will ensure optimal saddle fit for your horse in motion.

Can you ride without saddle pad?

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.

How long should my saddle pad be?

As a general guideline, it is best to add about 3” to the length of your saddle (front to back) to find the correct size pad. A pad that is too small will provide insufficient coverage, while a pad that is too large may impede motion.

Are Weaver saddle pads good?

5.0 out of 5 stars Favorite of all the pads I’ve used….. I love this pad! This is my second one and I highly recommend it. Keeps the saddle in place, sweat doesn’t build up as much as some other pads, and it’s really easy to clean.

Can a saddle pad be too long?

If it’s too long, it’ll likely rub and press against your horse’s hips. And, if it’s a heavy or stiff saddle pad, your horse’s hind legs will push pad and saddle forward.

How long does a saddle pad last?

A weekend warrior may make a saddle pad last two to three years plus. We’ve had clients with pads that last upwards of 10+ years. As saddle pads get used more and more the wool fibers break down and in the bar areas they can become packed and thin.

How thick should my saddle pad be?

If you ride more than four hours at one time on a regular basis, you need a pad that is at least 7/8″ thick. How much do you weigh? If you and your gear together weigh more than 200 lbs., you should get at least a 7/8″ pad, but a 1″ would be better.

Does the saddle blanket go under the saddle pad?

The terms saddle blanket, saddle pad (or numnah), and saddle cloth refer to blankets, pads or fabrics inserted under a saddle. These are usually used to absorb sweat, cushion the saddle, and protect the horse’s back.

Can saddle pads be too big?

What makes a wonpad saddle pad so good?

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.

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.

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 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.

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. What is the best saddle pad for my horse? Best…