What is the advantages/disadvantages of suede seats vs. slick??
Once again…your preference pays the largest role in deciding which seat material you want to go with, but here are some of the advantages/disadvantages to each: On a slick seat…the advantage is that it is easier to clean. You can use the same saddle cleaners, conditioners, oil on it as you use on the rest of your leather. Sometimes, if you have a gaited horse or a very smooth moving horse, the slick leather is nice because you move with their movement. However, you do move/slide a lot more on the smooth leather. The suede seat…I would recommend for a beginning rider or someone who is going to do a lot of riding over hills/mountains. The BIG advantage of the suede is that it provides enough friction that you won’t slide in the saddle seat. You feel more secure and you don’t have to use your legs quite as much to keep yourself centered. It kind of “sticks” you into place!! 🙂 The disadvantage of suede is that it is harder to keep clean. And…suede will show wear more than the slic
