Coolback vs woolback toklat pad?

[Erin Glassman]

Any opinions, positive/negative experiences with either one?  Im pretty sure im going to purchase a toklat, but wasn't certain on which liner to pick.  Thanks in advance!  Erin Glassman

[teddy]

IMO, nothing beats real wool.  It breathes more, lasts longer, washes well, and does not compact as quickly as the Coolback.

Erin Glassman wrote:

Any opinions, positive/negative experiences with either one?  Im pretty sure im going to purchase a toklat, but wasn't certain on which liner to pick.  Thanks in advance!  Erin Glassman

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[Quentin & Libby Llop]

I have wool felts made from my sheep. I put the saddle over one and cut it to shape. I can get two pads from one felt ($22 ea).  Libby

[Kathy Sherman]

I find the Woolback slides less, washes better, and is easier to keep
the fibers soft with the wire pet brush. My personal favorite is a pad
with sheepskin as opposed to wool fleece though. Too bad Toklat
doesn't make them.

Kathy

[Karen Cox]

Haven't used Toklat but have used synthetic and wool fleece and love the wool fleece (mine is a Diamond Wool) SO much more. I don't even use a brush, I just hose it off with a regular pressure nozzle while it's still sweaty. The dirt runs right out and it fluffs right back up. It also doesn't get the horrible stink I was getting with my synthetic one. My horse sweats profusely. 

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Libby, when you say wool felts, do you mean tanned sheepskin, or is there a process for felting?  I live on a sheep farm (rent a house there) and can get tanned sheepskins, so am interested in this.  Also, if anyone has used a regular sheepskin for a pad, I'd be interested in your opinion.  I have used the Woolback pads for years, and really like them for all the reasons everyone else has listed.

[Kathy Sherman]

I have a Grandeur pad that has sheepskin on the horse side under along
the area where inserts would go, that way it doesn't create bulk
between your legs and the horse. I do know of other riders who use
sheepskin pads, one uses nothing else, just the sheepskin, another
uses the Christ pad. I imagine you could have sheepskin attached to
any saddle pads as long as it wouldn't make the pad too thick or use
it alone if you have a great saddle fit. I find the sheepskin fibers
shed dirt and water even better than the wool fleece. I have both. I
haven't hosed it off during the winter though, so don't know how long
it would take to dry in cold weather, maybe not too long since it
seems the natural shaped fibers don't actually absorb much water due
to the oils in them. The inserts in the pad do hold moisture though,
and they are tough to remove and replace which is why I haven't done
it in the winter.

Kathy