saddle blanket

a saddle-shaped pad, as of felt or sheepskin, placed beneath the saddle to prevent it from irritating the horse's skin.

Origin of saddle blanket

An Americanism dating back to 1730–40

Mr. Stott sat alone on his saddle-blanket lost in meditation of a sombre nature, and Pinkey and Miss Eyester whispered apart.

The Dude Wrangler |Caroline Lockhart
His horse, with nothing more defensive than a square of saddle-blanket, had no such luck.

The Sunset Trail |Alfred Henry Lewis
A saddle-blanket, kindly furnished by my chief entertainer, enabled me to make quite a comfortable bed.

Crusoe's Island: A Ramble in the Footsteps of Alexander Selkirk |John Ross Browne
He had removed his saddle-blanket and spread it on the earth, forming a rug for her.

Children of the Desert |Louis Dodge

He was swathed in his slicker an saddle-blanket to keep warm, an was sound asleep.

Friar Tuck |Robert Alexander Wason