The E.A. Mattes Platinum Square Quilted Correction Pad is an anatomically designed pad, featuring four pockets for PolyFlex saddle shim pockets. The quilted correction pad allows you to fix slight imbalances in your saddle or horse's back by adding shims to one or all of the four pockets. This lets you adjust without the need for an additional half pad, lessening the material between you and your horse. The PolyFlex material is soft and flexible while still offering shock absorption.
Made with high quality cotton/polyester blend quilted fabric.
- Featuring the unique Mattes quilt pattern
- Inner layer of polyflex gives the entire pad a small amount of shock absorption and cushion without bulk
- Four velcro pockets for insertion of optional PolyFlex shims
- 12 shims included: 6 front and 6 rear
- Shaped wither prevents the pad pulling down on your horse's back
- Billet and girth straps
- Bare panels (this pad has no sheepskin on the underside)
SPINEFREE®design reliably prevents any pressure around the withers and spinous processes. The secure SADDLE-FIX® system allows the top seam of the EUROFIT®numnah to be attached comfortably in the gullet of the saddle.
The core of the EUROFIT® pad is made of two layers: POLY-FLEX® (a deep-needled polyester felt) is used to maintain the shape and spread the pressure, while polyester wadding provides padding. They completely avoid foam, neoprene or gel, making the whole pad breathable.
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.
