Professional's Choice® SMx® Air Ride™ Ortho Sport® Saddle Pad
This contoured pad provides the essential fit that prominent withered horses with strong shoulders require with a second layer of shock-absorbing material placed in the dished out area behind the shoulder. Breathable shock-absorbent material is channeled down each side of the spine to relieve pressure and allow airflow. This premium pad provides you and your horse with an optimum level of comfort. In addition to our innovative Air-Ride™ Suspension System, the OrthoSport™ features a cutaway at the withers and additional air bubbles to better fit the hollow behind the shoulders. Fleece lining, panel stitching, and wear leathers.
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After reading many good reviews about this saddle pad, I decided to purchase it for my mare. However, I am sorry to say it wasn't worth the money. It's really rather stiff, and didn't get much more flexible even with use. Also, it tends to slide around more than other pads. Overall I was disappointed, since it wasn't cheap! This pad may work for some, but for me and my horse it didn't get the job done.
Recommends this product: No
Has owned product for: 9-10 months
Uses product: Never
Great Fitting Pad, 5/15/2009
by QHLover, Western PA
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I was looking for a lightweight pad that filled in and cushioned where the saddle rests on my horse's back during long trail rides. This pad does exactly what the manufacturer claims. It conformed nicely and he never has dry or sore spots. After about 9 months of use it still looks new. It cleans off easily. I highly recommend and will buy another whenever this one eventually wears out!
Recommends this product: Yes
Age: 49
Gender: F
Has owned product for: 9-10 months
Uses product: Every few days
Waste of good money, 9/30/2009
by Jessica, Kansas
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Although thier products may be good i had bought the new smx air ride ortho sport show pad and it slipped so bad i couldnt use it. When attempting to contact them it took two weeks for them to email me back and then when they did and said someone would call me it took another week and me emailing them to be told i would be called monday. Finally 2 days later they finally bothered to call me. I was not impressed with the product and was not impressed with the company's customer service. I did end up selling the pad after waiting for so long for them to feel the need to bother to call me and the company has not bothered at all to try to work with me on the pad. I would never recomend this company to anyone. I felt they were dragging thier feet so they wouldnt have to honor the warrenty when it ran out. It made my saddle fit worse and made my horse sore.
Recommends this product: No
Age: 22
Gender: F
Has owned product for: 2-7 weeks
Uses product: Never
The best pad I own, 5/2/2008
by J. Poor, Poulsbo, WA
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I have a very hard to saddle gelding. Everything makes him twitch. I've been using this pad for years on him and it is the only one that I can saddle him with. Lasts years under heavy use, easy to clean, works great for us. I'm getting another.
Recommends this product: Yes
Age: 50
Gender: F
Has owned product for: Longer than one year
Easy on My Horse's Back, 5/30/2008
by JD, Eureka,CA
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I purchased this product in the long, drawn-out search for the right combo of saddle and pad.
My goal was a completely wet back with no dry spots. While the pad is not overly attractive, it was the only pad I've used that corrected any dry spot issues. My horse has no dry spots after 4+ hours of riding.
The down side is the overall look of the pad. It looks and feels cheap. But, the looks can be deceiving. It does work well.
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