The 'Cut Out' wool felt pad with fleece underlay

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. I have selected the most requested colours that suit the sale ring, challenges, drafts, and the dust that usually accumulates in trucks and swirls arounds drafts. The choc marle felt doesn't need to be kept in a glass cabinet to stay looking clean, and compliments the colour of most saddles.