Weatherbeeta Kincade (Roma) Softie Pad

Advantages: Choice of colours & shapes. Washable & Durable.
Disadvantages: None

...I have been using these Softie Pads for about 2 years now under my dressage saddles especially as they are such a good fit. Please note that Weatherbeeta also go under the name of Roma so please when you are searching for this item look under Roma and not Weatherbeeta Kincade. I own four of these in white and black but they do come in four colours, White, Black, Navy and Green and they also come in 3 different shapes, Dressage, Saddlecloth and Numnah GP. These soft quilted pads are made from a durable cotton drill and are shaped to sit well in to the saddle. Features touch tape tabs. They are great to use and provide a bit of extra support under the saddle. I dont use them as much in the summer months as the horses tend to sweat alot so I use the normal Roma dressage square but during the winter I think they are ideal. They are so...

sweetpea_sweetpea 08.06.2008 · Read review
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Weatherbeeta Kincade Reflective Saddlecloth

Advantages: Comfortable and it does reflect!!
Disadvantages: Might fade after repeated washing.

...This is also known as the Roma Reflective Saddlecloth (Roma is part of Weatherbeeta). I decided to buy this when I started hacking either early morning or on the late summer evenings when some reflection is needed!! I always use reflective brushing boots and I wear a reflective bid but its always better to safe than sorry especially when hacking out of the road. At the time I had the choice to two colours navy or black. I opted for the black as my horses tack is black so it will match. I also had it in the FULL size. Its obviously easy to use!! Just put it under the saddle! the touch tape tabs are okay but sometimes I ride in a dressage saddle which the girth straps are a bit further back so they dont fit which is a bit annoying but in a general GP saddle they fit fine. They are very soft to touch and must be comfortable under...

sweetpea_sweetpea 06.06.2008 · Read review
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Weatherbeeta Arion Heavy Weight

Advantages: Superb Fit, Combo Neck, Nylon Lining For No Rubbing, Clip Fixings, Breathable
Disadvantages: A Little Pricey

...conditions but still allows sweat to evaporate efficiently. The rug which i have is the heavy weight version which is filled with 360g of Polyfil & 180g in the neck portion it has nylon lining which prevents rubbing as well as keeping the horse's coat shiny which cotton lined rugs tend not to do. The rug has elastic inserts at the surcingles provide extra bit of give when the horse rolls. Also it has rubber surcingle stoppers which help to prevent the surcingles coming undone during rolling. Normally i would use some spare plaiting bands for this job, but weatherbeeta provide them for you which is a really great safety feature with the rug. Clip and dee front closure is an absolute godsend when your hands are frozen and it makes the rug far easier and quicker to change instead of fiddling around with straps and buckles. Inside the rug you find...

colourmefabulous 30.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Weatherbeeta Arion Combo Turnout Rugs

Horses can Shimmy.

Advantages: Can leave door open without horse getting out.
Disadvantages: Difficult to shimmy under with a full bucket of water.

...I will try anything once. I bought one of the Weatherbeeta Rubber Stall Guards a few years ago as someone else had one and seemed to use it, so I thought I would give it a try. I bought it from one of my favourite websites, equestrianclearance which sells slightly cheaper horse items and it cost £9.99. They are available on line if you search and certain tack shops. What is a Weatherbeeta Rubber Stall Guard? * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Weaterbeeta Rubber Stall Guard is designed to go across the stable doorway to enable you to leave the door open whilst the horse is in there, to prevent them from absconding. This is so that you can duck in and out without having to bother opening and closing doors. It is the length of the width of a standard stable door. It is a heavy duty chain...

spottydog2 06.06.2007 · Read review
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Keep me Warm and Dry in Winter.

Advantages: Warm, waterproof, easy to use.
Disadvantages: None to me.

...The British weather has a lot to answer to. One minute it is like the middle of summer and the ground is rock hard and we really need rain. The next minute, it is like the middle of winter again. The rain has come and events have been cancelled for being too wet! I did put my rugs away, but they are out again now, partly due to the fact that after work on Thursday, my horse out without a rug, was too wet to ride. I haven`t gone back to the rug that I am reviewing though as it really is a winter rug, but my thoroghbred has a medium one on. I have so many rugs I don`t know what to do with them (almost, I have more than one horse though), but the Weatherbeeta Arion Combo is a good one. Firstly, why use a rug? * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Basically to keep the horse warm. Some horses and ponies are very hardy and don...

spottydog2 13.05.2007 · Read review
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Protect my heels.

Advantages: More difficult to lose.
Disadvantages: Difficult to get off.

...-reaches, it strikes into the heel of the front foot on the same side. Injuries can be quite painful at this site, so prevention is better than cure. Obviously the horse is usually shod, so it is the metal of the shoe on the toe of the hind hoof so it can strike quite hard. The idea of the boot is to cover this area. See the picture below for a better idea (though they are not the Weatherbeeta ones). The boots cover the heel area but they go all the way around, covering a lot of the front hoof aswell. This isn`t necessary but if they turn round (which they do), they will still cover the heel. Occassionally I have seen one on a single back foot. Obviously the horse can`t overreach there, but some horses are quite close behind and can unjure themselves while standing on their opposite foot so some people utilise the boots in this instance...

spottydog2 25.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Weatherbeeta Over-Reach Boots Showjumper

Softie pad for the softies

Advantages: comfy, good fit
Disadvantages: not many colour choices

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hhuk 21.02.2008 · Read review
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Robinsons online store

Advantages: Quick and easy to use
Disadvantages: Have to pay for returns

..., Weatherbeeta, Caldene, Masta, Horseware and Wintec which are usually a good price compared to local saddlery's and tack shops. However they do sell a cheaper range (I think it's Robinson's own range) called Requisite which I am not particularly fond of because the items I have bought didn't fit well even though they were the right size and were generally not of good quality. For example, I ordered some ladies standard size long riding boots recently but completely forgot to look at the calf size as I assumed they were the same as the other brands of ladies riding boots I usually buy. I was very disappointed to find they were slightly too tight. I checked with the other brands of long riding boots and their standard calf size was between 37cm and 39cm, my calves are 36cm, and the boots I had ordered were only 35cm. I felt daft because I hadn...

LittleMissGrumpy 20.08.2004 · Read review
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