PolyPad > Reviews > The Polypad

Author's product rating:   

Quality	Excellent
Style	Good
Durability	Excellent
Fit	Good
Value for Money	Good

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

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

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, comfy numnahs have provided much needed protection and cushioning, and 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 should prevent this for normal everyday use. Although they can be more expensive than conventional numnahs, I think you pay for what you get. There are still Polypads on the yard that have been hanging around for over 5 years! Another good point is the ease of washing, just bung it in the washing machine, hang it out to dry and it’s done.

I would thoroughly recommend this product as I have found it to be very practical and versatile.