Members goldpony Posted October 24, 2010 Author Members Report Posted October 24, 2010 JRedding, I sent you a PM. In my post I was paying you a compliment! Quote
Members goldpony Posted November 2, 2010 Author Members Report Posted November 2, 2010 Just using a 1" pad will not necessarily raise the front up and level the saddle. Because of the flatter bar angles behind and steeper angles in front, the tree will raise up relatively more behind and be even more downhill. If I was younger and geometry/trigonomtry was closer to the top of the brain cells, I could figure how much. It isn't raised up much more behind, but is some. Some people favor shims and if they work for someone great. I am not sure I could really figure out where to put them and how much, and then not get an edge lump with some systems I have seen. You hear some anecdotal stuff about them concentrating forces more than dissapating force. The pad I have had the best luck with has been a wedge pad with a 3/4 tapering insert between the layers - fuller at the front and tapers to the back. Rick Ricotti developed them and Toklat is selling them under that name. They worked pretty well under my wider saddles for younger and narrower horses. They will raise the front some, less side to side roll, and not raise the back. Bruce, I just tried the Ricotti 3/4" Wool Pad. It did just what you said. Thanks so much for the recommendation! Cheri Quote
Members Ken Nelson Posted November 3, 2010 Members Report Posted November 3, 2010 (edited) Bruce, I have order a 3/4 wool Ricotti pad. It will probably take at least a week before I receive it. Thank you for the suggestion. Back in the day; When I was young and straight up cowboying, I had 1 saddle, a7 wide Chuck Shepard roper. I rode it for 7 or 8 years. I had a double wool blanket, an inch felt pad and a thick cutback pad. Depending what horse I was ridin, I used a combination of one or more of the blanket and pads. Roped big and small cattle by the hundreds outside in all kinds of landscapes. Often rode one horse for over 12 hours at a time and pushed them hard. Never sored a horse with that saddle and group of pads or raised a serious white spot on one. This saddle was on well over 150 head of horses, all types of horses. Used up several pads but always had just the 3 in use at one time. Ken Edited November 3, 2010 by Ken Nelson Quote
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