saddle slipping, recommend numnah/saddlecloth

[baybabe]

Im havin trouble with my saddle slipping, it happens every summer my greedy pony gets a little round on the summer grass , and every year the saddle starts slipping. so im looking for a grippy numnah or saddlecloth ,im desperately trying hold back the catalouges where ill buy 3 or 4 different makes vowing to return them if there no use, and there still sitting in the cupboard . just wonderd what everyone else used, on paper they all sound great. But do they work?? a different girth another option.
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[No_Angel]

The saddle is probably slipping because it is to narrow now pony has put on weight

other than that impakt/limpet pads are good.

[Joyscarer]

When I bought my new Thorowgood T6 from the saddler last oct/nov she advised me to use a thorowgood non slip saddle cloth with it which I do :)

[acw295]

You could also try a different girth - I find girths with elastic seem to make saddles slip more on 'round' ponies. Maybe try something like the stubben cord girth?

[Drifted]

A Thorowgood non slip cob numnah did the trick for me.

[perkypinky]

it may be an idea to get the saddle re fitted - but failing that i had the same trouble with my last pony - we tried everything under the sun and found the only thing to work was a limpet pad and a stubben cord string girth x

[*Sez*]

it may be an idea to get the saddle re fitted - but failing that i had the same trouble with my last pony Ditto that. I get my saddle checked and re-fitted between three and four times a year as he changes shape. After all the serious back issues I've had to deal with, I wouldn't NOT get it checked.
I would probably get your saddle looked at first and then look into saddle pads. A friend of mine had a great one with pimples on the underside and it did an excellent job, but I can't for the life of me remember what it was called - might have been a Cottage Craft one :confused: I think you can also get girth covers with pimples on as well that might help with the slipping.

[allcluedup]

you can also try a damp shammy leather under the saddle (no saddle cloths etc with it) we tried that on our cob before we got a thorowgood pad.

[Nookster]

Barnsby grip numnah worked for me a few years back

[NoviceNic]

Would it not be more appropriate to advise the OP to have the tack checked and refitted? :confused:

I was advised not to put on a non slip pad on a horses back. They were likened to Chinese Burns. :eek:

[Portia]

my mare wouldn't tolerate a non-stick pad; ears went flat, hunched her back, lots of shouting that she did NOT like it and take it off NOW (or else) ...or actions to that effect :). So I did.

she's very sensitive-skinned

[baybabe]

my instructor checked her tack and were not over worried about it, she was pretty much the same the end of last summer, she loves her food too much and can lose and gain weight overnight. i went on holiday for a week and discovered we,d both gained a few pounds with the lack of excercise.
the saddle slippage isnt worrying her, it isnt excessive but can get annoying and i dont want to do any damage to her back and it turn into a bigger problem.

[pacer]

Think Barnsby do a grippy pad.

Others have had success with that stuff that is non slip (get it from Wilko's/hardware shops) that you can put on trays and shelves etc to stop crockery slipping. :)