The EA Mattes Gold Wool Correction Half Pad with Rear Trim is allows you to custom fit your saddle to your horse's back using flexible shims placed into special pockets in the pad. Made from the same design and high quality materials as the Platinum sheepskin half pad, the Gold pad features 1 1/4" dense, high loft wool bonded to fabric instead of the full sheepskin panels. The front and rear trim is still made with real sheepskin, so you can have the look of an expensive pad at a more budget friendly price. The sheepskin trim will match the pad (black or white), the underside wool will be natural in color.
Please note the underside of this pad will be natural in color and not dyed, even on the black option. The sheepskin trim will match the selected color.
The correction pad has special pockets which allow you to insert Mattes Polyflex shims (or another brand such as Thinline)in order to help level your saddle and improve the fit. A well fitted saddle in a stable position will help both the horse and rider to perform and communicate better with greater comfort. The shims can be changed over time as your horse changes shape or to accomodate different saddles making this pad a must have for trainers who ride multiple horses.
Comes with 3 5 mm-thick felt shims (POLY-FLEX®) for each pocket, padded with wool and horsehair. MATTES developed the CORRECTION® System to allow flexible and easy changes to saddle fit by up to 30 mm: to easily compensate for the rapid physical development of young horses in training, for horses that have been out of work for some time, or for trained horses which change shape a lot during the competition season, whenever quick alterations are needed. Simply add extra shims, or just as importantly, remove them, to suit the horse’s changing shape. It is crucial to balance out long-term irregularities in conformation. These should never be corrected by adjusting the saddle itself.
