Neener, neener, neener…
Sorry, but I have to brag.
Late in the night, kids are in bed and I sit on my bed in front of the fireplace with my laptop. Of course, I’m on the Bay Area Equestrian Network message board :~)
I look through the ”barter” board, looking (again) for a black saddle pad. No luck. I look at craigslist. No luck there.
I found a cheap wool pad that can be used as a liner a few months ago… about $40 and it’s 3/4″ thick. Right measurements so I figure I’ll go ahead and try to figure out where I found it the last time. (I have 2 saddle pads now, but niether match the rest of my tack and niether fit just right.
You’ll not guess what I found. It doesn’t matter how GREAT a guesser you are- it’s almost too good to be true.
www.Horse.com had the SMX Prof choice saddle pad http://www.horse.com/item/smx-all-ride-all-round-saddle-pad/SLT900742/ for $39!!!
I needed a black pad, not too thick/not too thin with a lot of contour for my dippy back appy. OMgosh~ THE PERFECT deal fell into my lap!
Normally I’d wait at least 24 hours before buying anything. ANYthing. Because I’m prone to making late night purchases that I wouldn’t have made in the light of day. I left it in my cart for about 20 minutes, trying to decide. Then I broke out my debit card and paid for that sucker before the kind folks at Horse.com changed their minds!
I was on an “I-just-saved-almost-100-bucks” high and then I realised I couldn’t keep it to myself, so I ran back over to the BAEN chat board and posted the link a.s.a.p.
Guess what? I think one or two people got the deal and then, whatever discount faiery had come and sprinkled us with savings dust had vanished… the pads are still on sale at only $99 (which is REALLY good, even at Smith Brothers they are about $20 more).
Can’t wait to try mine out- But I’m pretty confident it’s going to be great! Now run over there and grab one while they’re less than $100. Shipping is super cheap, too!!!!