The Best Girths for Horses with Sensitive Skin

ThinLine dressage or monoflap girth

What makes the best girths for horses with sensitive skin? To answer that, while designing our girth and cinch, we thought about what bothers horses with sensitive skin and worked backward. Girths often have warm sweat underneath them, which is the perfect breeding ground for bacteria to live. Hence making a home for fungus and … Read more

Horse Licking and Chewing: Busy Buddy for Relaxation

At first glance, the Busy Buddy appears to be a simple device with a big claim: equine relaxation. How could a piece of hospital grade Latex, comfortably resting in the horse’s mouth help them relax and be still? First conceived from the idea of a pacifier for horses, the Busy Buddy has helped 90% of … Read more

Western Saddle Pads with Shim Pockets

Western Saddle Pads with Shim Pockets Each horse, saddle and saddle pad combination are different, so,  shimming in the right place is the most important starting point.  Your best option will be to use a saddle pad that offers an open shimming system.  While there are many Western Saddle Pads with Shim Pockets you should … Read more

How to saddle a sway back horse with a corrective pad

If your saddle is bridging. It has little to no contact in the center.  It is important to use a saddle pad that offers an open shimming system.  While there are many corrective pads on the market, each horse, saddle and saddle pad combination are different, shimming in the right place is the most important … Read more

Western Saddle Pads, It’s about the ThinLine, not the textiles.

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  We frequently receive questions regarding which ThinLine Western pad is the best. Every ThinLine Saddle Pad comes with this amazing material. You simply choose the style of pad you like and the size to fit your saddle.  The textile the ThinLine is sewn onto differs to accommodate lifestyle and saddle shape. Every single ThinLine … Read more