Professional's Choice Good Medicine Comfort-Fit SMX Air Ride Western Saddle Pad - New Zealand Wool & Leather Spine
📏 Fit & Sizing Guide — find your size
Coverage: ~2″ longer & wider than your saddle skirt, 1–2″ showing front and back (most are 30×30 or 32×32). Thickness: ½″ show, ¾″ all-around, 1″+ roping. Mutton withers → straight; high withers → contoured.
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- Vendor: Professional's Choice
Product description
Air Ride Shock Absorption Under a Hand-Woven Wool Top
Best for: Western riders looking for a contoured air ride pad that cushions impact and carries the Good Medicine Hand to Horse design.
The Professional's Choice Good Medicine Comfort-Fit SMX Air Ride Western Saddle Pad in the Hand to Horse design starts with a custom New Zealand wool, hand-woven blanket top. Underneath, the SMx Air Ride core absorbs shock and lets air reach the skin, using a material Professional's Choice says comes from protective gear for human athletes.
Comfort-Fit means the pad is shaped from the horse's back up and contoured to follow the curve of the spine, so it locks in place while leaving your horse free to move. Leather reinforces the spine and wither, and a fleece lining sits against the horse.
The Hand to Horse design draws on Native American horse symbols: the handprint, lightning for power and speed, and the feather for honor. Choose the 33 x 38 inch pad at 3/4 inch thick or the 30 x 34 inch pad at 1/2 inch thick, in Bison, Cream, Raven or Salt.
Why Riders Choose the Hand to Horse Pad
- SMx Air Ride core — absorbs shock and allows airflow to the skin.
- Comfort-Fit contour — shaped to the curve of the spine so the pad locks in place.
- Leather spine and wither — leather reinforces the spine and wither of the pad.
- Hand-woven New Zealand wool — a custom-designed blanket top.
- Fleece lining — a soft layer against your horse's back.
- Two sizes — 33 x 38 inch at 3/4 inch thick, or 30 x 34 inch at 1/2 inch thick.
Specifications
| Brand | Professional's Choice (Good Medicine collection) |
|---|---|
| Top | Hand-woven New Zealand wool |
| Core | SMx Air Ride |
| Lining | Fleece |
| Reinforcement | Leather spine and wither |
| Sizes | 33" x 38" (3/4" thick), 30" x 34" (1/2" thick) |
| Colors | Bison, Cream, Raven, Salt |
| Discipline | Western |
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Which size should I choose?
Set your saddle on the pad and check that the pad shows evenly beyond the skirts front and back. The 33 x 38 inch Hand to Horse pad is 3/4 inch thick, and the 30 x 34 inch pad is 1/2 inch thick and suits saddles with shorter skirts.
Q: What do the Hand to Horse symbols mean?
Professional's Choice explains that a handprint on a horse's left side marked battle scars and a pat hand on the right was the highest honor, for a horse that brought its rider home safely. Lightning stands for power and speed, and the feather for honor.
Q: How should I care for the pad?
Professional's Choice doesn't list washing instructions for the Good Medicine Comfort-Fit SMX Air Ride pad. Brush hair and sweat off the fleece after each ride, let it air dry, and spot clean the wool rather than soaking the whole pad.
Professional's Choice Good Medicine Comfort-Fit SMX Air Ride Western Saddle Pad - New Zealand Wool & Leather Spine
