What color saddle pad would look good on a dark bay?

by admin on July 27, 2010

i am going to get a saddle pad tomorrow and was just wondering if there are any specific colors that look nice on dark bays. One girl i ride with has a dark bay and uses purple on him. I kind of like it but i dont want to copy her. What do you think? thanx =)
i just want a saddle pad for schooling. Nothing too fancy. Im in hunters so i already have a white show pad. I would just like a fun color

18 comments

light pink. or if you’re not into the girly, stuff (like me) i prefer lime green. it really gets horse noticed and brings out the natural highlights and sheen in a darker horses coat

by sea of bitterness on July 27, 2010 at 9:06 am. #

hot pink, lime green, or blaze orange

by filly_ehs_2003 on July 27, 2010 at 9:46 am. #

That depends on a lot of variables: the style of riding you do, your favorite colors, etc. Most dressage riders use just a simple quilted white or black pad, while riders who compete in three-day-eventing, for example, have “team colors”, and enjoy brighter, more vivid colors, such as pink and purple.

However, for just riding aroud your barn and practice, and if you just want an opinion, on one of the dark bays I ride, I use a dark red pad, and I think that looks very stylish on her. (: Good luck, and happy hunting!

by Toby on July 27, 2010 at 10:12 am. #

I would get a red or an orange saddle pad.

by alley cat on July 27, 2010 at 10:42 am. #

try: http://www.horse.com/Pro-Craft-NewBreed-English-Saddle-Pad-
EIA10.html

or: http://www.horse.com

hope this helps!!

by Rachel on July 27, 2010 at 11:20 am. #

These would look good!
http://www.horse.com/Pro-Craft-NewBreed-English-Saddle-Pad-EIA10.html

by Horses For Life! on July 27, 2010 at 11:44 am. #

purple would look really good. light blue, lime green would look awesome.

by ~*~Ashlyn~*~ on July 27, 2010 at 11:57 am. #

white looks really good on almost all horses. especially bays. you can also try pink, or even lime green if you want something fun! turquoise looks pretty good too.

by Live2Ride on July 27, 2010 at 12:44 pm. #

I would say lime green or red…
im sure you will just find an awesome saddle pad that you will love when you walk into the store

by Kaylin on July 27, 2010 at 1:40 pm. #

Red looks really cute on bays.
Also purple is a nice colour, it brings out the brown.

by x.sheeeel on July 27, 2010 at 2:33 pm. #

pink , green , orange , blue , a baby blue maybe yellow, red

by Nicole on July 27, 2010 at 2:38 pm. #

definitely RED

by waterfall on July 27, 2010 at 3:06 pm. #

I have a dark bay and i use 2 different colors i use a bright almost neon pink or if your not that girly which i’m not really i really like to use a really really really bright neon blue it’s a bit darker than baby blue though. It looks awsome on her.

by horses4life on July 27, 2010 at 4:00 pm. #

Deep purples, royal blues, emerald greens all look stunning on bays. The jewel tones work well to hightlight their dark coats.

by Maria on July 27, 2010 at 5:19 pm. #

Anything bright and fun would look great. I personally would do a bright teal, royal purple (I know you said you didn’t necessarily want to do that, but it would look great), hot pink, or lime green.

I make custom saddle pads, if you’re interested. http://www.posypony.com

by Jewel on July 27, 2010 at 5:20 pm. #

Purple I have a bay horse and it looks great on her!

by (Syd) on July 27, 2010 at 5:40 pm. #

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