| Whether you are relaxing on the trail or racing that 100 | | | | from back muscles overheating. If the heat that |
| mile endurance race you want to be comfortable and | | | | radiates from the horses back muscles cannot |
| you want your horse to be comfortable too. If you | | | | escape, it will get reabsorbed into the overheated |
| don't have a good saddle pad you both will suffer. | | | | muscle of the horse. Sheepskin and wool can hold up |
| Your equine friend may not say too much but all of a | | | | to 30% of its weight before it starts to feel wet |
| sudden you may have an unruly horse to contend with. | | | | against the skin of the horse thus keeping the muscles |
| It has happened to me. | | | | cooler and more relaxed, especially over long |
| When training a young horse that is acting up, the first | | | | distances. |
| thing that comes to mind is to discipline her. I naturally | | | | I have found Fleeceworks Pads to be outstanding in |
| think she is having an attitude problem and trying to get | | | | construction and quality. They are exceptional for long |
| the upper hand. I have learned that she may be acting | | | | distance riding, whether it is for pleasure or competitive |
| up for other reasons. Too often I have found it was | | | | endurance riding. Fleeceworks uses only the best |
| my equipment that was causing the behavior | | | | Australian Merino sheepskin and wool. High quality wool |
| problems. The saddle pad has been one problem | | | | cuts down on bulkiness while still keeping the density of |
| causing discipline troubles for me. | | | | the pad. This allows for a good saddle fit plus close |
| Saddle pads are made of many different types of | | | | contact. This results in a better feel of your horse and |
| materials, each material has its good and bad qualities. I | | | | a top performance. |
| would like to talk about the wool and sheepskin pads. | | | | The ability of wool is limited in providing pressure point |
| Wool or sheepskin has a natural wicking effect which | | | | relief. To solve this dilemma Fleeceworks has added |
| makes for a very popular saddle pad. However, wool | | | | full inserts made from visco foam. This is an elastic |
| can also be restrictive or binding in the shoulder and | | | | foam that is added to their wool pads to deliver a |
| wither areas causing soreness and fatigue. | | | | complete protective pad. This is patent pending and is |
| One of the most common causes of horse injuries is | | | | called the "Perfect Balance Technology". |