Mattes Platinum Square Pad with Bare Flaps
The highest
levels of quality, function and appearance
Traditional, square design and
optimized for general purpose, dressage and show jumping styles: you’ll love
our numnahs, not only for their super premium quality lambskin, the soft
lambskin trim and the optional MER exercise sheet system, but also for their
hard-wearing quilted fabric or velvet and the clever SADDLE-FIX®, CORRECTION® and
SPINEFREE® systems.
Note: All sizes shown in the Size Guide, may not be available.
Also available
with the MER exercise sheet system for use with our MER exercise sheets.
The MATTES Square numnah is available
in general purpose, dressage and show jumping styles in sizes S, M, L and XL.
You are free to choose the design of the outer side: without lambskin padding,
with lambskin padding and trim at the front, with lambskin padding and trim at
the back and with lambskin padding and trim at the front and back. The
underside of the numnah can either have no lambskin, a full lambskin lining,
top quality lambskin lining beneath the saddle area or a crescent or specially
shaped section of lambskin. The lambskin is available in more than 30 different
colors. Good to know: Its ability to regulate temperature and absorb huge
amounts of sweat make lambskin equally perfect for summer or winter use.
If you really want to turn heads,
choose the optional embroidered MATTES logo free of charge, or your own logo or
text on one or both sides (ask us for a quote). Text prices can be found in the
Configurator. The top band, binding and up to three rows of decorative piping
are available in almost 50 colors. The optional Velcro keepers on the sides
come in more than a dozen different shades, or as our PM system. The numnah is
also available with the MER exercise sheet system, for easy and secure
attachment to our MER exercise sheets.
MATTES uses high quality
cotton/polyester blend quilted fabric. The numnah can also be made in
hard-wearing velvet on request; special lustrous fibers are woven into the
fabric to give a striking look while the thick layer of padding makes the
quilted pattern really stand out. Both quilted fabric and velvet are available
in a wide range of colors – you can design your pad yourself.
Our SPINEFREE® design
reliably prevents any pressure around the withers and spine. The secure
SADDLE-FIX® system allows the
top seam of the numnah to be attached comfortably in the gullet of the saddle.
The core of the numnah is made of two
layers: POLY-FLEX® (a
deep-needled polyester felt) is used to maintain the shape and spread the
pressure, while polyester wadding provides padding. We completely avoid foam,
neoprene or gel, making the whole pad breathable.
The numnah is available with the
CORRECTION® System on request,
with a choice of one or two pockets; we supply three 5 mm-thick felt shims
(POLY-FLEX®) for each pocket,
offering the same pressure relief as a good quality new saddle, padded with
wool and horsehair. MATTES developed the CORRECTION® System
to allow flexible and easy changes to saddle fit by up to 30 mm: to easily
compensate for the rapid physical development of young horses in training, for
horses that have been out of work for some time, or for trained horses which
change shape a lot during the competition season, whenever quick alterations
are needed. Simply add extra shims, or just as importantly, remove them, to
suit the horse’s changing shape. It is crucial to balance out long-term
irregularities in conformation. These should never be corrected by adjusting
the saddle itself!