Nothing Lasts Forever

8/25/2016

Especially if it's on or near a horse. Case in point:

Fleece Half Pad

That used to be a fairly nice Roma sheepskin half pad. I know it wasn't a top of the line model, but it was quite luxurious. I am going to cut Roma some slack. I've owned this half pad for six years, and I bought it used. It's been used on four different horses since I've owned it. Who knows how many more it sat upon before them.

I will say that its demise can be largely attributed to Izzy's prolific sweating. That dude is worse than a seventeen year old teenaged boy. He sweats clean through his dressage pad which means that the half pad got washed a lot more frequently this summer than it has in the past.

It always came out of the wash feeling soft and fluffy. Recently however, small clumps have been falling out of it. On Sunday, I decided to order a new one just as I threw the old one into the washing machine. When I pulled it out, this is what it looked like. I'd say it lived a long and productive life.

Soft and Fluffy!

As always, Riding Warehouse had just what I needed. I ordered the Fleeceworks Half Pad for just under $100. But you know I couldn't just order that. I threw in some bell boots, and then because Izzy is so destructive, I ordered another lead rope.

Chew marks

I've blogged about my lead rope snobbery many times before. I am pretty picky about the feel of a lead rope, but I've found the RJ Yacht Rope 12 Foot Leads to be just about perfect.

Love these ropes.

Poor Speedy never gets anything new because he's so gentle with his stuff. Not Izzy - I just noticed this the other day.

These are/were heavily textured rubber reins. They are no longer pebbled, and they will soon cease to be rubber covered. It's a pity because I adore these and can't replace them. They came with my Micklem Bridle.

I don't know which reins I'll end up with, but I know what's next on my replacement list ...

jenj

8/25/2016 06:33:47 am

Adams carries the replacement Micklem reins: http://www.adamshorsesupplies.com/rambo-micklem-competition-rubber-reins-204378?fee=1&fep=38166&gclid=CjwKEAjwrvq9BRD5gLyrufTqg0YSJACcuF81U6lBMSJU1Yu7Vv8uk-NmdNIOGvxgF5Vl0Xv12caehxoCeuzw_wcB

And wow, Izzy is REALLY hard on things. Damn!

Carly

8/25/2016 08:10:56 am

Ooh, I will be making use of that link myself! My Micklem reins look about the same right now.

Bakersfield Dressage link

9/3/2016 04:51:30 pm

THANK YOU!!!!! I love those reins. I didn't know I could order them form somewhere else.

Leah link

8/25/2016 06:53:26 am

I have the reins that came with my Micklem (I bought it used but I assume they're the standard Micklem reins) and I am not particularly fond of them -- could probably be talked into parting with them if you needed another set 😉 haha

9/3/2016 04:53:25 pm

jenj shared a link - at $40 bucks, it wouldn't be worth it for you to sell them. :0)

Jan link

8/25/2016 08:25:10 am

I also have Micklem reins, except I'm really not fond of them... I'd have to find them, but I'm sure I could be talked into parting with them too!

I stopped using my Mattes sheepskin pad for exactly the above reasoning. I use half pads under the saddle, directly against the skin and hair, so my half pad gets quite disgusting. It's a Toklat Matrix pad, but I can't seem to find this particular model anywhere. I got it for a steal at a local tack shop... probably because it is an old model that's not made anymore! It is synthetic fleece, which I found holds up to all the washing a lot better than it's sheepskin counterpart!

9/3/2016 04:55:53 pm

Yeah ... I may have to look into something synthetic for the next one. I am also finding that my DSB boots don't like the frequent washing either. I hosed them clean the last time and may have to do that more often.

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