How Do You Clean An English Leather Saddle?
Cleaning a saddle for the first time can be hard and confusing. It’s important to do it right, so read these instructions carefully. • Put your saddle on a saw horse or something similar to hold it up while you clean it. • Get two clean sponges,small bucket full of warm water,some form of saddle soap and some neatsfoot oil or leather dressing. Dip one sponge in the warm water and gently wring it out and put some saddle soap on it. • Place the sponge on the saddle with saddle soap facing down, and rub vigorously over the whole saddle. Make sure that you get all the leather parts of the saddle on both sides, putting more saddle soap on every once in a while. • Wash the saddle soap off the sponge in the water, then wipe the saddle with the sponge to remove saddle soap . Since leather loses moisture and fats over time, it will need to be conditioned. However, if you over-condition your tack, it will get greasy and the stitching and leather fibers can deteriorate; frequent, light conditioni
