BIG NEWS!
As of December 2020, all pads will come with adjustable shims as standard.
These will be faux fleece covered foam pads which attach on either side of the spine using velcro.
You can widen the spinal gap, make it narrower, or remove it entirely.
The shims add soft spinal clearance, and also give the pads even more stability with minimal added bulk and no loss to the ‘feel’ that the pads are known for.
So even more safety, comfort and security for you and your horse!
It also reduces the overall expense and fuss- as for many riders, this removes the need to buy an additional pressure pad to use under your bareback pad.
I still advise for anyone who rides for longer, does faster work or uses stirrups to also use a thinline pressure pad to really create as much pressure reduction and comfort as possible without sacrificing the lightness and feel provided by your buckyou pad.
I also still advise against using the stirrups as you would in a normal saddle.
These shims improve the protection to your horses back and spine, but they do not make the pad into a saddle, so please remember that when riding 🙂
