New Aussie Pad

Just ordered a new Australian saddle pad.  The one I had slips too much to suit my poor riding skills.  A friend gave me an expensive pad, with a woven rubber underside, made for western saddles that fixed the slipping issue.  Western saddles are made quite different and for a thick pad between the saddle and the horse.  Australian saddles are designed around much thinner pads. Correction: Basically designed to have no extra pad at all, since the saddle has extra padding. According to one Aussie saddle supplier.

The western pad solved a big issue for me, but created 2 small issues for the horse.  The thicker pad causes the saddle to pinch her shoulder a little, and leaves the sweat flat exposed to her skin.  As she walks with her long stride she bumps into the edge of the leather.  Occasionally she reaches back as if a bug is biting her.

Hopefully the new thinner pad, with ribbed rubber underneath, and reaches under the sweat flat will cure all of the issues.

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It's now 2 weekends in a row without riding, mostly because of the hot wet weather.  Won't be riding next weekend either.  Heading out of town for a 4 day weekend.