PolyPad

Advantages: Easy to use and wash.
Disadvantages: None.

...different coloured binding. A polypad was the first type of numnah I bought for my thoroughbred mare. What I like about the polypad is they just go under the saddle, there are no straps to attach and no girth loop. Just stick it under, push it into the saddle gullet, make sure it is straight and do up the girth. Simplicity itself, time saving, no hassle. Taking it off is just as good, take it off, wash it, don`t wash it, do what you like. The numnahs ...
...with girth attachements. The polypad has never slipped when I have used it when placed correctly under the saddle, even on long rides and jumping. So why when I am so pleased with polypads have I bought other numnahs in the past? Well I can never resist spending money on my horses (I am really having to refrain from doing so now). I bought a nice velvet numnah for may TB mare for shows with her name on. This was for best. I found the girths straps ... Read review

Advantages: Great to cushion back - fits any saddle
Disadvantages: Can be a little warm in hot weather

I bought a PolyPad after my pony had had a few problems with her back. Her old saddle used to rub a little leaving bare patches. The PolyPads come in 2 thicknesses and 2 shapes and are available in most equestrian outlets. I find them a muct for general riding and hacking. My pony no longer has bare patrches on her back and has not complained of a sore back since using the polypad. Polypads are easy to clean (I just shove mine in the washing machine) ...
...one of them for 3 years and it came up like new recently when I washed it! They are available in various different colours. I have a couple - one is navy with red binding and the other is navy with gold binding. The only slight negative aspect, is that in summer I find my pony sweats up a fair bit - I tend to use a lighter numnah on hot summer days (not that we have many of those!!). ... Read review

Advantages: Wide range of colours and styles, beneficial to horse.
Disadvantages: Can be too warm for some purposes

I have worked at a riding school for a few years now and have often seen the usual problems associated with the horses having to wear their saddles for a longer than normal period of time. Some of the horses had experienced ‘cold backs’ and often being ridden by inexperienced riders created pressure points from poor balance. I can now say with confidence that many of these problems were eliminated by the purchase of Polypads, these tough, durable, ...
...have been a great success. They are available in a range of styles, saddle shaped and rectangular, and also several thickness, they stay in place very well without the use of straps. They have a generous cut and fit very well to the horses back. The only problem I found was that in some cases they were too thick and caused more sweating than would normally be found with an ordinary numnah, especially in winter. Careful choice of the right thickness ... Read review

Advantages: Wide range of colours and designs
Disadvantages: Dont always stay put

...a normal thin saddlecloth, a polypad can actually then make the saddle too narrow. My other problem with them is that whilst they work fantasticly on my TB, they dont work so well on my round cob mare, They have a tendancy to either dissapear out the back of the saddle or cause the saddle to slip, no matter how tight my girth is. They are still fantastic though and i wouldnt hesitate to buy another. ... Read review

Advantages: easy to use, wash and dry
Disadvantages: none

The Polypad numnah is the only form of numnah that I use now. The Polypad comes in 2 shapes standard or dressage, along with being in 2/3 different thicknesses. I tend to use the thickest Polypad, and use the saddle cloth shape as opposed to the saddle shaped ones. The Polypad stays in place exccellently without the need for straps, when putting on the pad, make sure to lift both the front and back to bring the pad up into the gullet of the saddle. ... Read review