No slip pads - do they work??

[evans36]

So my saddle fits my high withers, long shoulder, broad back TB fine when it's back where it should be, but we're working on building up the trapezius so it doesn't stay where it should be. I am haivng to move the stupid thing back 3 or so times per ride! Would a no-slip pad help? Also, I have some of the stuff that it looks like that goes under carpet. Could I try that before I have to drive to Camden/buy a new pad? ($$ is tiiight right now...) Anyone had any experience with that?

Thanks!!

[Blugal]

I have one of those Bit-of-Britain black neoprene-like pads.

It works.

But it makes them sweat a lot, and could cause a sore back on a sensitive horse. You have to be careful with it - if you get one of the big ones (approx 18" square), you can also cut it in half which cuts down on the sweating but still works for the non-slip.

[kml84]

I agree with everything Blugal said....they sweat A LOT with the no slip pads. I use the non slip pads for kitchen cabinets (just like the carpet pads) they come in rolls..just cut to fit and it only costs about $5 per roll and I think you can get 3 or 4 pads out of one roll....can't beat it:D

[3dayeventing]

I love the idea of using the non slip deal for the kitchen on the horse. I purchased a pad, forgot the name, gosh is was very expensive and really didnt work. There was a lot of sweat under there too!

[joyful]

A damp chamois works too...

[Highflyer]

Your saddle slides forward, not back or to the side? I haven't had that problem except on really fat ponies with no withers. I guess it would still work the same way, though. Or you could get a crupper :) I'm sure the average fit TB would just love that!

[Kyrie]

I thoroughly recommend Barnsby Grip pads - they're brilliant :yes:

[evans36]

Thanks everyone! I tried the gripper carpet pad - no luck. I'm going to try the chammy next. The saddle slides forward up on his withers - pretty sure it's a combo of really wide barrel, hollows on the trapezius (eventhough we've got a mattes correction pad stuffed to the gills), and the kicker - his shoulder is really sloping, so to get the saddle behind the shoulder puts the girth groove farther forward than the billets. I think the girth is pulling the saddle forward. I can't afford to try an anatomical girth right now, so hopefully the shammy will work!

[Bobthehorse]

Mine slips forwards too, TB/WB but heavy on the TB, just no withers. He can get a little, um, broncy at times and going down hills I sure notice my saddle slipping forwards a bit. It has slipped sideways after some spectacular maneuvers as well. I have a thinline that I always used over the saddle pad, and since its supposed to be non slip and its super breathable, I put it under my pad when Im hacking. He is never any sweatier under that than he would be under a cotton saddle pad. Its works.

[Eventer55]

I ride a "broncy" Tb mare and I use a crupper with no problem. She's not broncy because of the crupper, but because she hates it when the saddle is too forward. She also has almost no wither which is how I got to where I used a crupper.

[Badger]

I used a Nunn Finer No Slip pad on a TB mare about ten years ago, and it scalded her back, making her lose all the hair. I'd used it previously on another horse with no problem. Never used one since.

[Lincoln]

Maybe look around for a second hand anatomical girth. I had really good luck with County Logics for the slipping forwards. Ebay?