Description
Exciting News! We are now distributors of the “Remuda Pad” (Outwest Saddlery designed therapeutic saddle fitting pads).
Information from the Manufacturer:
The “Remuda Pad” is a pad that is made out of materials that are truly good for the horse, that could solve or improve just about any fitting problem, and do what even a great fitting saddle can’t do.
Special “Wood” Felt – breathes, excellent shock absorption, and wicks away moisture and heat!!
Outer material breathes, dries quickly, resists fading, abrasion, chemicals and stains, wicks away moisture and allows heat to escape, black.
Open channel down the center to let out heat. Each side instantly conforms to the shape of the horse & saddle.
***We have found that excess heat on a horse’s back causes a loss of endurance, energy, and muscle fatigue and can lead to muscle atrophy.
All materials are MACHINE WASHABLE and very durable! Washing keeps the material wicking and breathing. Hair build up is fine. Once sweat/dirt cakes up the bottom time to wash.
The short fibers work with the horse’s coat resulting in much less slippage.
Movement of this special felt on your horse’s skin doesn’t cause hardly any heat whereas many other pad materials can cause a lot of heat because of friction.
Bacteria won’t grow in the pad.
During a long hot ride you can dip your pad in some water, re-saddle and the wicking action will cool and soothe your horse’s back like a swamp cooler!
Choosing the right thickness of pad:
We believe you should use as thin of padding as possible so you have as close of contact with the horse as possible, for better communication, (which is how we also build our saddles) but have sufficient protection for the horse’s back. We feel the best all-around thickness for most horses we see and circumstances for western saddles is the 3/4”. If your saddle fits very well no inserts are needed and should be removed. If you rope, do long rides, your horse has any muscle atrophy (dishing) behind the withers or you weigh 160+ lbs. a 3/4” thick pad would be the most suitable to protect the horse’s back.
*When there is dishing behind the withers they need height for the saddle to be above the shoulder blade so it can rotate underneath the saddle for freer, pain-free movement.
*You do not add more padding where your saddle is too narrow/tight!! If we put on shoes that are too narrow do we add more socks to help the problem? The same goes for padding. Too much padding causes rolling of the saddle, which means you have to cinch much tighter, which interferes with the horse’s breathing, and the tree of the saddle can’t settle into the shape of the horse’s back, and therefore can’t do its job of distributing your weight!
Included with the pad is a complete set of 12 inserts (6-1/4” & 6-1/2”) to meet just about any fitting need. 3/4” inserts are also available for an extra charge.
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