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Premium Wool Underlay
$386.00 AUD
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Engraving instructions:
This only applies to certain products. See product details as to whether this product can be personalised.
Details
Limited product due to manufacturer ceasing production of the wool
While my personal preference is a close contact pad, some horse and rider combinations like a thicker pad, and some again love a fleece underlay. I have always loved fleece lined saddles and at the request of a client recently, searched high and low for a quality wool fleece to use for saddle pads.
I found what I believe is the absolute rolls royce of fleece. And, wait for it ... it's Australian made!!
This stuff is not cheap - it's well over $200 a metre by the time I get it to me, and while there are some fleece products on the market for half that price, the difference in density is crazy huge. I've never skimped on quality though. It's hospital grade,100% pure wool - the same sheepskin product lots of our saddlers use, and is made in Australia for the hospital bedding industry. If that's not testimony of it's quality, I don't know what is!!
Oh and in case you're wondering, the fleece is woven onto a backing, not the original skin - which means it's also washable and will dry well.
The design has a cutout wither, is fully edge sewn with independently sewn spines (not simply sewn together as one giant bulky seam up the spine - these are made in two pieces and back to backed), moleskin spine with gunslinger decorative bronze stitching, suede (and yep, it's real, not the fake stuff!) slimline girth wears, and a bevelled felt edge at the girth line instead of a rigid cliff edge. Yup, these babies are not a walk in the park to make and take a seriously long time!
The felt itself is 12.7/13mm, and with the fleece on, allowing for some settling, you're looking at a good inch altogether (the fleece itself is about an inch without pushing on it, but with weight on it (saddle, a bum etc), it will settle, down to about an inch all up.
No custom options or engraving available on these.
These have a 28 inch spine and are approx 35 inch drop measured from the bottom of the near side front corner. The barrel curve takes over quite quickly so it obviously isn't that drop all the way around - as it's shaped to mimic the skirt of a fender.
Materials + Care
I use the best materials I can find, from local suppliers where possible. For saddle pads, please only use cool water and mild wool wash and never use a washing machine. A soft rubber curry comb may be used to remove dirt and hair, however I recommened the nozzle of your vaccuum for general dust and hair.
Postage + Returns
Where personalisation is required, please allow 3 days before postage (there may be times I am away and this will always be announced on my facebook site so please follow to get regular updates. Where no personalisation is required, these usually go out the following day except on weekends. Returns are only accepted for workmanship faults, not change of mind.