THE BEST PROTECTION FOR YOUR HORSE'S BACK
is a 5 Star 100% Wool Contoured Saddle Pad.
The World's Finest, All-Natural 100% Wool Contoured
Pad, specially designed to fit the shape of your horse or mule's back.
Unique, two-piece construction eliminates spinal pressure and improves
saddle fit---no over-cinching.
5-Star's Contoured Pad is the ORIGINAL Western contour
pad with a true French Curve backline and withers slope. Special
attention is given to wither height, backline variance and hip placement
which results in a GREAT FITTING PAD that CONFORMS to the shape of your
horse or mule.
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Contoured, Conformed Fit |
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20% Less Cinching Needed |
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All Natural, 100% Wool Felt with 40% MORE Virgin
Wool than ANY other 100% Woodl Pad |
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3X More Compression Protection than Synthetic
Neoprene Pads |
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Even Weight Distribution &
Impact Absorption |
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4X Greater Wicking Ability |
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Eliminates Heat Build-up |
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2000+ Hours of Maximum
Riding Protection |
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Soft & Durable, Easy Clean-up |
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LIFETIME GUARANTEE
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DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
The 5 Star Contoured Pad is the original Western contour
pad with "a true French Curve backline and withers slope." Special
attention is given to wither height, backline variance and hip placement
which results in a GREAT FITTING PAD that conforms to
the shape of your horse or mule. This conscious effort
in design has produced a pad that fits most breeds of horses and mules
without "break-in" fitting.
Top quality,
pressed, high density 100% WOOL FELT is the base pad
component, with 5-6 oz. wear leathers on the sides and top line. This
wool felt is manufactured to strict specifications, using the highest
quality virgin wool (90%), blended with re-combed wool (10 %) which
allows for the highest degree of protection and economic benefit.
WHY USE WOOL?
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. This ALL-NATURAL
material has kinetic properties which enables it to
ABSORB MOISTURE and WICKS it to drier
areas as the concentrations increase. This wicking is what
assists in HEAT REMOVAL.
Research has
proven that wool felt pads provide the BEST COMPRESSION
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IMPROVES SADDLE FIT--NO MORE
OVER-CINCHING!
No other pad or
blanket is necessary with he 5 Star Contoured Saddle Pad. Double padding
creates movement and slippage. This slippage is usually compensated for
by over cinching. The contoured fit of our pads means a limited need for
cinching with minimal saddle movement. Square cut pads do not follow a
horse's back contour. This can
result in unnecessary pressure and improper saddle fit which may cause
pain and injury to your horse.
1/2" Under Pad
Great for showing reining, cutting or pleasure
horses when you still need protection yet want to put a colorful
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3/4"
Regular Pad
An excellent all-around pad for those that need a daily exercise
training pad and may also need to throw a blanket over it for
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7/8" Thick
Pad
The best all-around use pad recommended
for trail riding, team penning, cutting, reining, and barrel
racing. We can also cut the 3/4" and 7/8" pad in a 28" length
for barrel racing saddles.
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1" Extra
Thick Pad
Designed with ranch work in mind, for
roping, performance, colt starting or heading to the mountains
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1-1/8"
Supreme Roper Pad
Specially engineered for team roping,
calf roping, steer stopping and performance. |
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Horse Contour
Regular 30" W x 30" L
Full Skirt 32" W x 32" L |
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Barrel Racer
30" W x 28" L
Round or square skirt available |
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English
Designed and shaped to conform to the
back and English-type saddles for Show, Dressage, Hunter/Jumper,
Walking Horse, and Jockey.
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Mule Contour
Contoured with flatter withers, thicker
shoulders and flatter back line to fit mules, donkies and jacks.
Standard or full skirt, 3/4", 7/8", 1". |
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Mountain Packer
Mule or horse contoured with additional
wear leathers
to accommodate a packer outfit. The gullet hole is open or can
have a leather flap over it (at no extra charge) to prevent
twigs and debris from falling ino it and working under the pad.
43" x 33 1/2".
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Custom Pads
Made to order with special cuts and
leathers available upon request.
(Allow 3 weeks.) |
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Jockey Training Pads
Specially cut to fit the needs of race
horses. Training & practice pads.
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COLORS
Brown, Red, Hunter Green, Natural
(Heather grey), Black, and Royal Blue |
SEAT THE PAD
Place pad and saddle in desired position. Insert
your fingers under front of pad and lift saddle slightly so the pad can
be raised up into the gullet area of the saddle. Lower the saddle. This
will remove any potential wither pressure with any pad.
EASY CLEAN-UP
Simply spray pad with water, rub soiled areas in
a circular motion with fingers or a rubber curry comb and hang to dry. A
gentle detergent may also be necessary. Do not lay flat on it's back
(upside down). With this reasonable care, pad will last 1500-2000 hours.
5 Star 100% Wool
Felt Contoured Saddle Pads contain 90% virgin wool and 10% reworked wool
giving your animal protection that will last 2,000+ hours with
reasonable care. 5 Star’s felt has been made with heat, steam and
pressure which eliminates any concerns about shrinkage or distortion as
you begin to consider cleaning needs.
Care & Cleaning
•Equipment: 5 Star Cleaning Sponge, Rubber Fingered Curry, Flat Rubber
Curry
•Prevent dirt and hair build-up on the under side of pad by brushing
occasionally.
This keeps old hair from trapping dirt & sweat, and embedding deep into
the pad.
•To remove embedded hair and dirt, rotate a dry 5 Star Cleaning Sponge
in circular
motion on dry pad. Wipe hair off sponge surface with your hand while
cleaning pad.
• For pads with heavy crusted sweat and dirt, break up areas with rubber
fingered
curry or scrape gently with a dull edged object being careful not to cut
the felt. Use
a vacuum to remove excess grime and loose material. A brush or a swift
slap with
your hand may also be used to sweep away dirt and hair.
Washing
• Washing is only necessary after 100+ hours of use or when pad is
beginning to feel
hard in pressure point zones (shoulder points & loin areas). Avoid using
soap, as
you will risk leaving soap residue that might irritate the animal.
•When washing, make every effort to wash pad from the center to outer
edges in all
directions. Simply hang or hold pad by gullet hole and begin rinsing
from the center
to outer edges of the pad. Rotate the pad as you rinse so that the dirty
water flows
outward to all the edges rather than just moving toward the back of the
pad.
NEVER LAY PAD FLAT AND RINSE, as it only drives dirt and sweat salts
into the pad.
This is true with any type of pad.
•Use only enough water to dissolve sweat salts and dirt residue so that
they will be
carried away in rinse water. Then hang by gullet hole or lay naturally
over a rail.
DO NOT LAY PAD ON IT’S BACK TO DRY as it will stretch the leather and
pull out the
inner lacing. After pad is dry, flex pad in the areas that have not
softened. This will
fluff and loosen the felt which restores optimum compression protection.
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