collar pad?

[Jared Ashley]

hey everyone,

I am starting to work my haflingers on a regular basis.  I am wandering how many of you use collar pads.  they are going to be logging as weekend warriors.  thank you for your time and thoughts

Jared

[j.l.holt]

All the correct padding you can get is great..  Some pad to make a collar fit right.Some to protect the face of a high dollar collar.    and sorry to say ,,some just to be able to claim their horse wears a bigger collar than he does.   Now just chose,,canvas covered deer hair or vinyl.

[Paulk]

I am thinking of buying a new harness and have never used a pad but I also haven’t  worked them very hard before and I plan to start doing more.  I have been told that I should use a pad.  If I get a new collar and hames do I need to order them bigger than what they are and if so how much bigger typically.

[j.l.holt]

The most useful thing about a pad is the fact you can dry them out quicker than a collar.  I even know people who have to sets.   Your supplier would be able to tell you what you need.  Different styles of collars use different size pads.

[dominiquer60]

Pads are a good idea for working horses.  We used to use the canvas covered deer hair, but switched to vinyl and won’t go back.

[Does’ Leap]

I have 2 sets of vinyl pads for each horse.  I have both thick pads (2″) and thin (1″).  This helps insure perfect collar fit as they change their weight/body condition over the year.  Even with consistent summer work, my horses tend to put on weight when they are on fresh grass.

George

[Mac]

I always use a pad. I have two sets, one thin and one thicker. The thiner ones are plain vinyl and the thick ones are vinyl backed canvas & deer hair. As the year goes on, I have to switch as they lose weight toward fall. 5 1/2 day weeks do that though.

Mac

[Brad Johnson]

I may be in the minority here, but I still that if you have just the right collar fit then a bare collar works best, particularly with heavy work.  The analogy I like best is that if you have a good set of work boots that fit well, a thin sock does the trick, rather than stuffing in thick, heavy socks.  That said, my horses do gain and lose over the season and I have a limited number of collars to use so I too have multiple pads to accommodate the changes in sizing during the season.  The vinyl collars do not get as wet so I like them best, but felt and deertick work fine as well provided you can dry them out sufficiently between uses.  In very hot, humid weather I have found any pad can create discomfort , particularly in the top half of the collar.  I don’t usually roach my manes and perhaps this is an issue as well, but I like my horses to have the hair to help deal with flies in the summer.

-Brad

[Marshall]

Like someone once told me, “would you wear shoes without socks?”

[grey]

Shoes and collars are apples and oranges. If you want to go down that road, collars are more like flip-flops/sandals than shoes. I only use a pad to adjust the fit of a collar and then only if I have to. I have acquired a good selection of different sizes of collar and my horses usually wear two different collars over the course of twelve months. I’d rather swap collars than use a pad. If I’m going to be away from home and I know the horse is going to sweat out a lot of water, I might bring along a pad to add later. A horse can sweat off an incredible amount of water weight during the course of a hard day.

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