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Thinline review: Cotton Ultra ThinLine Half Pad

Meet Jake!  A 12 year-old standardbred, retired race horse, recently adopted by Embracer Christine.  Because Jake is transitioning to his leisure life of Dressage, Christine was excited to try the Trifecta Cotton Ultra ThinLine Half Pad.  No wonder it's one of ThinLine's best selling items, as it's supporting the rider and improving the smoothness and stability for the horse.  See for yourself:

   

It goes on comfortably as it is spine free, for a comfortable fit, with plenty of wither clearance.  It  has ventilation to keep your horse cool, and it's also "shimmable" so you can modify saddle fit simply by adding shims to the comfortable pockets.

So, how was the ride?  Christine found that it was comfortable under the saddle, and while she could feel it, it wasn't creating bulk like some other therapeutic pads.  Jake was much more willing to stretch down with the Thinline pad than without, and the trot was more relaxed and slow paced.  For a former race horse, a slow trot is an impressive feat in itself! 

Christine has been using the pad for a few weeks now, and is loving it more and more.  She and Jake are really enjoying getting to know each other, and the easy ride created by a ThinLine helps that bonding time go much more smoothly.

Horses in Your Mailbox

Not actually horses, but horse information. Horses in your mailbox is an online source for purchasing books, DVD's, Video tapes and software exclusively on horses. 

This one stop website covers all of your equine needs including training, pleasure, entertainment, health and even cartoon books for the kid at heart.

The site has 101 catagories with more than 2700 items to choose from.  You can search by catagory or look for that hard to find item by searching on a key word.

Prices for horse things in your mailbox vary from $7.00 to a $100.00 (a Leather back book).  From large to small if it has to do with information on horses, this site is a great place to find it.

Don't you think it's time to curl up with a good (horse) book?

Store those Blankets!

Okay, so this site is primarily for dogs and cats, but we know many of you also have horses, so we thought we'd share a few cool products for you equine enthusiasts every now and again

The first one we want to let you know about is the Stall Front Storage Bag from Tack in the Box.  Every horse owner has "stuff" and lots of it.  We’re always looking for ways to organize our stuff and some of the most bulky and cumbersome items are our horse's blankets and clothes.  The Stall Front Storage Bag is a great way to store your blankets, coolers and sheets on the stall, or pack it away for the season.

No more magic marker on the blanket that disappears in one wash. Tack in the Box offers embroidery on this this bag in 14 colors and 4 letter styles, so you can have your horse's name permanently displayed.  This is great for people with several horses looking to keep their blankets from becoming mixed up.  The storage bag is listed as $30.00 on the web site and the embroidery is $10.00 for the first 5 letters and $2.00 per letter after that. 

Don’t stall-get your horse her personalized Stall Bag.