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Good job Justin, so relieved to see you address the relationship between girth shape and anatomy in this video, The best choice will be correct for each individual horse, and all horses are different! What works well for one, can be wrong and extremely uncomfortable for the next. Utilize the options available, it's not necessary for horse or Rider to fight your tack. Your billets should travel straight down into the buckles, not at an angle forward or back. ..

I don’t understand. Your may 2023 video debunks the differences between the pads. Now a year later you are saying there is nearly 100% difference between the standard and the more expensive saddle pads? I’m not trying to be critical. I know I’m missing something as I’m new to horse world.

How long is delivery to the UK?

Ideally the noseband and cheek piece are separate or the noseband has a slot at which to move. As when the reins /bit is engaged, the noseband is aswell. Peak pressures appear more on fixed bit bridles (like this one /Micklem /ps nirak) than none fixed bit bridles (standard cavassons or the quantum bridle). You can read the study on this from gertz & Harrison 2023 - pressure testing for horse comfort

Would this data change with the confirmation of the horse’s withers and back?

Each pad seems to have recycled wool felt touching the horse's back. My horse doesn't like this material, it makes her itch. Do you have an option for this?

Questions: 1) Wouldn't there be a fair amount of variation depending on the saddle itself -- for example, what kind of flocking it has (air, wool, etc.), how thick that flocking is and how much spring/shock absorption there is in it? 2) Have you done any testing of your Squish pad against other brands that purport to offer significant protection? 3) To what do you attribute the uneven right/left pressures -- lead the horse is on? Thank you!

I need a western girth but I’m waiting to figure out the right length but I love the science y’all use so I’m going to get one of these w s eventually a saddle pad also from ya!

SADDLE FIT and GOOD RIDING which includes CONDITIONING. Nuff said.

Thank you for this! I am that 36 year old trying to figure out how to make this a profession and needed this perspective!

I’ve been wanting to try these stability stirrups from you guys for sometime because I have Moderate amount of nerve damage and loss of sensation And Some issues with dorsiflexion. They are just not in the budget right now. Maybe someday.

What about those people that have a good saddle that fits their horse just fine with no issues and then they add a fleece pad or gel pad and it ends up being too much padding in certain areas, for instance, at the withers where the fleece pad is thicker and then ends And is just adding extra thickness in an area where the saddle had already fit correctly. I’ve seen this so many times where people want to add a nice fuzzy colored pad and extra padding to try and make their horse comfortable but they end up adding too much or more than what their horse needed for a saddle that already fits well. You can see where the hair is rubbing and breaking off because it’s pinching right there or dry spots. What do you recommend when someone wants to do that? Do you recommend that they have the saddle adjusted if they want to add a fleece pad or a different type of extra pad? I would love to see more of this really good information, backed by technology in science with saddle fitting and adding extra pads to saddles that already fit well and other situations that are really common. Thank you so much great video.

I love this interview on a real path of breaking into the career! An HONEST view of the work and going up the ranks

Would love to see an interview with Aaron Moses.

Ashley Donadt is an amazing rider, trainer, and person! ❤

Thank you for taking the time and actually preforming tests to prove what products work and doesn't work. It's important to me that my horse is comfortable! Ah, I wish we had research like this 30 years ago!

Pads either absorb sweat or prevent friction of the saddle on the back of the horse.. That's it!

Nope. Get back with me when you test a Saddleright pad.

Hot pink webbing!

Matching webbing I like ,sounds like a great pad ,well thought-out

My best friend who had ridden horses with me for over 20 years recently told me I HAVE TO buy one of these because she has liked them so much and I end up being very picky on saddles due to the breeds I prefer. I have had a consistent problem for 28 years of saddles that will hinder some of the "hot" breeds shoulder range of motion such as Arabs and Saddlebreds and we never had such an invention 30 years ago. The horse's entire body and demeanor changes when they can freely move vs when they can't under saddle. Now the dressage riders in my area are using them. . . .I will say that a straight cinch just doesn't work on a round barreled horse with sprung ribs like many Arabs have. . . it's just terrible.

I use a 3cm “Tempur-Pedic” pad over a thin absorbent, breathable blanket. Always place the blanket about 5cm ahead, then slide it back to keep the hair smooth. 😄🤑😅👹🙈🙉🙊👺👋🐴🐎🦄🐤🐦🦆🦜🍿🍔🥩🧁🍰🍺

I have heard great things about Thinline pads and their ability to absorb pressue. You should do a comparison to see if it is all hype. Your results are impressive and very interesting. We need more imperical testing and data.

Never mind the pads! The breeches that woman was wearing were sensational. What brand are they?

Intolerable speaker. 👋

I spotted a comment that this didn't fit that person's endurance saddle rigging. I use a 3 point V rigging. Would this change things?

Very interesting!

But you didn't test the normal square pad? The blue pad was above it. For the sheepskin the squish, the blue pad was below?

Does that mean that saddles simply need just more flocking and cushioning? Just like directly integrating the pad in the saddle.

Great information. Have you compared results from a good rider, like the one in your video with an average rider with less skill? I wonder would the results show the squish pad to be better for the horse when the less skilled rider lands heavier in the seat. Thanks

Can you do these tests for Western horses also? More specifically Western Performance horses like Cutting or Reined Cow Horse?

Great information, can I ask about the analogy of a shoe that fits and then you put an extra sock on and it creates tightness and pressure points. This analogy is used a lot in regards to saddle pads. If a saddle is correctly fitted to a horse would a pad then affect the fitting and make it tighter? I use pads all the time but I do worry maybe sometimes I am causing pressure points

This is fascinating! Thanks for the information.

It's up to me and reba mcentire

You need something between the horses skin and the saddle. I can’t imagine how many blisters the horse would get if there wasn’t a padding and the saddle and horses flesh rubbed against each other. Ouch 😣 🩹

To be honest’ that line triggers me

Would shoulder relive cinch potentially change or improve the saddle fit?

Could you compare them to the old model? I’ve had the old ones for a while and I’m not sure if it’s worth it to get new ones?

Red roses, yellow roses and all colors of roses lol

What is the benefit or no benefit of a felt pad..1inch and a wool folded saddle blanket..?

I know treeless saddles are controversial in some circles and vary greatly across build quality - but would you say the same general principles apply (pressure distribution/dissipation over impact)? Obviously in a treeless saddle there is more potential for point pressure such as from stirrup leather attachment points or girth, so I would think it would be similar only more important to dissipate the weight. I'd be curious to see the data on that.

Omg! This made absolutely no sense. Any saddle pad is fine with a horse. The issue is that very few people check the saddle fit. And learn to ride. The best saddle or pad will not protect the horse‘s back from bad riding. The true issue I am facing is that the saddle makers have no clue about horses and produce a saddle that looks fancy but doesn’t fit any horse.

What about rider weight, and how often the horse is ridden and for how long?

Use purple for the spine channel.❤

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Lamb's wool? heat retention? a lot of unanswered questions here.

Just heard about this pad! The science behind it is interesting, and the difference in horse/riider was noticeably better in the riding segments; would definitely try this on my young Andalusian whose saddle comfort has been an ongoing concern!

10:42 4/12/24 l love the girth , I just had my saddle reflocked and still see a tiny rub on my horses right side . Will the swish pad alleviate this ?

Yes but it’s not true for the impact of your look at show jumpers at landing. That’s where absorbing the “impact” portion of it matters. The repetitive shock is what damages the horse’s back. I recommend listening to Dr Audrey DeClue, on podcasts. She’s a vet in sports medicine and studied shoulder girdle injuries.

horses generally have 18, occasionally a 19th rib, because Arabians have a shorter spine they have 17 ribs, Love your products, I have your western cinch and so do most of my clients, keep up the good work inventing products that allow our horses to be more comfortable !