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.
See 5 Stars videos on Saddle Pads and Cinches below
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.
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.
Contoured,
Conformed Fit
20%
Less Cinching Needed
All Natural,
100% Wool Felt with 40% MORE Virgin Wool than ANY other 100% Wool
Pad
3X More
Compression Protection than Synthetic Neoprene Pads
Even
Weight Distribution &
Impact Absorption
4X Greater
Wicking Ability
Eliminates
Heat Build-up
2000+
Hours of Maximum
Riding Protection
Soft
& Durable, Easy Clean-up
Note: Some pads will vary in price even though the only difference is color. This is due to the cost of the dyes involved.
New Option
We now have Hair on Leather as an add on option available.
For special requests please call the customer service number at bottom of page.
PAD THICKNESS
1/2" Under Pad
Great for showing, reining, cutting or pleasure horses when you still need protection yet want to put a colorful blanket over the under pad for show purposes.
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 for the show ring.
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.
1" Extra Thick Pad
Designed wih ranch work in mind, for roping, performance, colt starting or heading to the mountains with lots of gear.
1-1/8" Supreme Roper Pad
Specially engineered for team roping, calf roping, steer stopping and peformance.
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.
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.
Every 5 Star pad comes with a label that describes the basic method for cleaning and an all-natural dry-cleaning sponge!
Approximate size: 36"W x 34"L. Solid color with Black Felt Liner and Wear Leathers. Combines the beauty of a blanket with the contoured fit of a 5-Star pad. This allows the blanket to stay in place better and helps the saddle stay in place better. Every 5 Star pad comes with a label that describes the basic method for cleaning and an all-natural dry-cleaning sponge!
Here are the transcripts for the above listed videos for those without sound:
From Laurel
"A lot of gimmicks can be strapped under a saddle to get one benefit or another, but man has yet to create a product that outperforms virgin wool, and over the long haul, virgin wool content felt pads will outperform any other type of pad or blanket hands down. 5 stars 100% percent wool contoured saddle pads conform immediately to your horse's back for perfect fit. Our F-11 wool felt has the highest virgin wool content available and offers 3 times more compression protection and wicking ability than any other pad on the market.
While the importance of compression protection is pretty clear given the dominance of rubber, bubble wrap and space age jelly saddle pads today, only high quality wool felt offers great compression protection while simultaneously wicking away moisture. That wicking action is the means by which heat is dissipated under the pressure of the saddle. The best compression protection, coupled with the best wicking ability, translates to the best performance from your equine partner.
When you consider the amount of money one might spend on feed, tack, vet bills and entry fees to pursue your equine passion, a saddle pad with all the ingredients for maximum performance is essential.
While the big ships full of cheap goods leave a toxic trail all the way from Los Angeles to China and back, 5 Star is producing the highest quality products right here in the USA."
Here are the transcripts for the above listed videos for those without sound:
From Mike
"In the last 20 years the industry has come up with using every conceivable kind of thing out of the auto industry and space industry that was never intended for use in horses. Everything from gels to foams to freezer linings all of these have zero or next to nothing as far as good quality and compression protection and absolutely zero in wicking ability and the agents that are needed for wicking sweat and heat away from the horses back. Pressed industrial felt is the only thing that has really been proven over time to have the high quality wicking ability and high compression ratio for horses. 5 Star has 3 times the compression ratio of any other pad on the market and has 2 times the wicking ability of any close competitor in the felt industry as far as pads are concerned.
So why is 5 Star so good? 5 Star uses the highest quality virgin wool content in their felt. Only through the use of high-quality virgin wool, can you have a high-quality compression ratios and the high wicking quality you can get. Add to that,5 Stars established French curve that will fit any horse backline that settles in to create high-quality performance. 5 Star is a pad that will last forever, kind of like an old sweater that you snag and you throw away so that you have a chance to get a new one. Nothing makes it simpler for performance and making 5 Star the best pad in your tack room."
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