The close contact pad has foam only under the saddle tree for closer leg contact with your horse.
These?saddle pads are 2 piece pads made of high quality wool felt with closed cell foam. The foam does not go over the horses back but leaves a 3 inch strip down the middle to allow air to circulate. The wool felt is next to the horses back and our pad can be ridden with or without a blanket. The pad have wearleathers along the bottom of the pad but are sewn onto the cover, not through the pad is self. This keeps sweat and hair from accumulating along the stitching. The pad is not bonded but sewn all the way around the edge.
