Custom Made Harness Pads
This is simply the best pad you can buy for your driving horse. It is made out of real 100% virgin wool that is mechanically felted in to a 3/8" thick wool pad.
Shown above is a natural white
Saddle Pad and Breast Collar Pad!
Cost for White Felt Saddle Pad
7" width up to 24 inches long - $35.00
6" width up to 24 inches long - $32.00
5" width up to 20 inches long - $30.00
Cost for White Felt Breast Collar Pad
4-1/2" width up to 40 inches long - $35.00
3-1/2" width up to 36 inches long - $32.00
2-1/2" width up to 30 inches long - $30.00
Shown above is a pad dyed with Rit Fushia dye!
Shown above is a pad dyed Black
For centuries wool has been the preferred material for use in saddle pads for horses that work for a living. It is only in the last couple of decades that man has tried to come up with something better by using synthetic materials. Nylon fleece, petroleum based foams, Gel packs, tacky rubber, etc have all been tried and found wanting. NOTHING will protect your horse better than 100% real wool!
There are many reasons for using real 100% wool pads:
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Wool is an environmentally friendly renewable resource - sheep grow a new wool coat every year!
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It takes minimal energy to produce wool felt - It takes a lot of energy and petroleum products to produce foam and fake fleece pads.
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Synthetic fleece pads trap heat and sweat next to the body - If you wouldn't wear that stuff for underpants or socks why put it on your horse?
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100% wool wicks moisture and heat away from the body - studies on saddle pads have shown 100% wool pads are 3-5 degrees cooler than any synthetic pad.
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Synthetic fleece and foam pads provide marginal protection - Pinch pads with thumb and fingers,if you can feel the other finger it likely has bad compression protection!
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100% wool protects your horse back and spreads the load evenly and will not easily compress.
We developed these pads for use on our own driving horses when we discovered that the commonly available synthetic pads were causing pressure points and sore spots on the horses back. With these 100% Wool Pads the problems went away!
We make these pads in our own shop from american made products. Stitching is heavy harness thread. Each pad has four genuine 1" wide Heavy Duty Velcro brand straps for securing to your saddle. Velcro is black on all pads.
The felt only comes in a natural white and you can dye it any color you desire by using commonly available RIT fabric dye.
For more information on the benefits of real wool click on the following link to read an excellent article on the subject.
