5 Star Saddle Pads are the original Western contour saddle pads with “a true French curve back line and withers slope.” During the development process, 5 Star saddle pads paid special attention to wither height, back line variance and hip placement. As a result, a contour was specifically designed to fit the back contour of most horse breeds in today’s riding world.
Why 5 Star Saddle Pads use wool felt.
5 Star Saddle Pads use 100% pressed wool felt, 90% virgin wool, combined with 10% recombed wool. This mixture allows for the greatest combination of wool and economic benefit. 5 Star uses 40% more virgin wool than any other wool felt pad. The unique structure of wool fiber allows it to be pressed together with heat and steam to form a dense mat of flexible, resilient and elastic fiber called felt. 5 Star saddle pads use felt because this all-natural material has kinetic properties which enable it to absorb moisture and wick it to drier areas. Wool felt offers four times greater wicking ability than synthetic pads and wicking assists in heat removal. Additionally, research has shown that wool felt saddle pads, like those made by 5 Star, provide the best compression protection. In fact, wool felt offers three times the compression protection than synthetic neoprene pads. 5 Star Wool Felt pads will give you 2000+ hours of maximum riding protection. However, please remember that no saddle pad can ever completely compensate for improper saddle fit.
No overcinching!
Because no additional saddle pad or blanket is necessary, Five Star Saddle Pads can improve saddle fit. Double padding often creates movement and slippage, which is usually compensated for by overcinching. The contoured fit of the 5 Star saddle pad means limited need for cinching with minimal saddle movement. Standard square cut pads do not follow a horse's back contour, resulting unnecessary pressure and improper saddle fit and causing your horse pain and injury.
No breaking in!
5 Star Saddle Pads are specifically contoured for a horse’s or mule’s back. A cut out (2½” x 5”) at the wither provides gullet cooling. 5 Star saddle pads are constructed with a leather spine and wear leathers. These saddle pads are 7/8” thick and are a great all-around pad, recommended for trail riding, team penning, cutting, reining and barrel racing.
Many Styles and Colors.
We offer several styles of 5 Star Saddle Pads, each in four colors: natural (grey), black, green and red.
- The standard 5 Star Horse Saddle Pad measures 30” x 30” and is available round or square skirted with a contour for horses or mules with good withers.
- The standard Five Star Mule Saddle Pad measures 30” x 30” and is available round or square skirted with a flatter contour for mules or "mutton withered" horses.
- The 5 Star Full Skirt Horse Saddle Pad measures 32” x 32”, is contoured for horses and mules with good withers, but is only available in a square skirt.
- The Five Star Full Skirt Mule Saddle Pad measures 32” x 32”, is contoured for mules and "mutton withered" horses, but is only available in a square skirt.
- The newest style of saddle pad from 5 Star, the “DL” Horse Saddle Pad, measures 30”W x 32” L and is designed with a close contact cut to reduce bulk under the rider’s leg and improve communication with the horse.
- Also from 5 Star Saddle Pads we offer the Mountain Packer pad. This pack pad is a full 1⅛” thick wool felt, contoured for horses or mules and measures 43” x 33½”. The 5 Star Mountain Packer offers the same gullet cooling, leather spine and wear leathers as the 5 Star saddle pads. Whatever your saddle pad or pack pad needs are, the quality of a 5 Star saddle pad can’t be beat.
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5 Star Horse Saddle Pad, Square Skirted
5 Star Horse Saddle Pad, Round Skirted
5 Star Mule Saddle Pad, Square Skirted
5 Star Mule Saddle Pad, Round Skirted
5 Star Full Skirt Horse Saddle Pad
5 Star Full Skirt Mule Saddle Pad
5 Star “DL” Horse Saddle Pad
5 Star Mountain Packer Pad
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