Use and Care Instructions for the Non-Slip Saddle Pad
Limpet Anti-Slip Saddle Pad bonds your saddle to your horse so well, you will think there is glue in it. The secret is in these simple instructions.
Since the Saddle Pad uses your horse's body heat to bond your saddle to your horse, it is best to store your Limpet in a warm environment. Then lay your Limpet Saddle Pad onto your horse with the logo side up. Lay on your saddle and pull your Limpet Saddle Pad up into the gullet. Cinch lightly.
Fit your bridle etc. Ideally, use a mounting block.
Generally, trainers and clinicians recommend that you medium walk your horse for fifteen to twenty minutes to supple muscles. This vigorous walk generates enough body temperature to allow your Limpet to bond your saddle to your horse. Limpet must form its initial bond before you go into trot because there is too much shoulder movement in trot to bond. Once the Limpet has formed a bond, there will be no saddle slippage no matter what gait you choose.
Younger horses often don't read this fifteen-minute rule and want to trot after five minutes. In that case, you can damp the underside of your Limpet with warm water and this will create an almost instant bond, eliminating the walk warm up. In cooler temperatures, placing a blanket over your saddle and your Limpet while completing your tack up will help the body heat to warm through the Limpet and thus create the bonding. Having been bred to withstand desert temperatures, Arabians and Arabian derivatives often need a longer warm-up time.
NOTE: IT IS IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT COME WITH YOUR LIMPET SADDLE PAD. INSUFFICIENT TIME FOR THE SADDLE PAD TO BOND YOUR HORSE TO YOUR SADDLE, MAY CAUSE THE PAD TO COME OUT OF THE GULLET AREA AND THE PAD COULD TEAR.
For western Saddle Pads, it is recommended to add a lightweight, single layer navajo blanket to protect pad from cinch and saddle hardware. This added protection is a good way to add color for show. Using too thick of a blanket over your Saddle Pad could cause Limpet pad not to stick.
After your ride, to break Limpet Saddle Pad's bond, simply run your hand between the horse's body and the underside of your Limpet Saddle Pad to break the suction and then lift off the saddle. Without your horse's body heat, the Limpet will quickly cool and come off the saddle. Then you need only lay your Limpet across the top of your saddle to let it dry.
To clean your non-slip Saddle Pad after a leisurely ride, you can wipe it clean with a hot damp sponge. To wash your Limpet, place it in a pillow case or sweater bag and tie it firmly, to prevent distortion, and wash it in your washing machine on a regular, cold (40 degree) cycle, using a quarter of a capful of green soap or horse shampoo. Do not use detergent. After the cycle is completed, spin it twice more. It will come out damp but may be placed immediately on your horse as long as it is warm.
Do not put non-slip Saddle Pad into a dryer. Also, do not hose off your non-slip Saddle Pad. Because the Limpet Saddle Pad is open cell, it will absorb the water.
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