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How to use your ThinLine:

ThinLine recommends that any basic ThinLine or Ultra ThinLine pads be used between your saddle and a regular saddle pad. While you can use ThinLine pads directly on the horses back the lifespan of the pad may be shortened. When used over another pad the average lifespan is 7-9 years. Pads used directly against the horse are not warrantied. Some ThinLine or Ultra ThinLine pads may come with a crease where the pad has been folded to be bagged and shipped. These creases will disappear when warmed to body temperature. (1-2 rides)

Any combo or full pads, like the Cotton Comfort, Sheepksin, or Felt pad lines, may be used alone.
 

Care Instructions:

ThinLine and Ultra ThinLine:
may be wiped clean, hosed off, soaked, bleached, or even machine washed (some machines may catch them, so a front loader is best). Cold water, you may use mild soaps and detergents, but please do not put them in the dryer! Hang to dry.
ThinLine Cleaners are best but not mandatory.

What to watch out for: keep your ThinLine away from chemicals such as Show Sheen and Paint Thinner. Oils. Just use soap and water!

Cotton Comfort Pads: 
Simple: machine wash: cold water and mild detergent (you may bleach the white ones). Use a mild/gentle cycle. Hang to dry.

Sheepskin Pads:

Regular Maintenance – The most important thing to know about sheepskin is that it hates to stay wet. If you ride the sheepskin against the horse or get it thoroughly soaked make sure you dry it. Place the pad sheepskin up in a cool environment. In humid climates use a fan to blow over the pad. Sheepskin should be dry between rides. Once the pad is dry, a light brushing of the sheepskin with a pet brush will separate the wool fibers and help to keep the wool fluffy and resilient for the next ride. Ride, flip sheepskin side up in your tack room, brush occasionally.

Washing Sheepskin— Sheepskin saddle pads should be either hand-washed in cold water using a mild soap designed for sheepskin (we recommend Eucalan, Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Shampoo, or Ivory Snow Flakes) Or Machine wash in a front loader, no agitators against the pad. Remove excess water in the pad by carefully squeezing the water out or placing in your washing machine on the spin cycle. Use the single wash cycle.

Drying Sheepskin— Sheepskin saddle pads should be laid flat, sheepskin up, out of the sun preferably under a fan. No dryers or other heating devices. The ThinLine shim may slow drying time so placing absorbent products such as heavy duty paper towels or shami’s such as sham wow inside the pocket will absorb water, speed the drying time and keep your sheepskin in better shape. Don’t over stuff pockets or the sheepskin may stretch. Please don’t pull on the sheepskin while wet.