New Saddle Care

DackelMom · 11-23-2008, 12:54 AM

Good news!! I just got a new Crates Dan Roeser Working Cowhorse saddle!
Bad news: not quite sure how to treat the leather. Here's the saddle:

http://www.cratesleather.com/pages/s.../reining.shtml

Its got a natural oil finish and is squeeky new. I prefer a darker shade but want to make sure I'm using the right products. I tested olive oil on the back cinch and it looks good. Is olive oil a good oil to use to darken and soften?
How about rain protection? I don't plan on riding in the rain, but might need to run from the barn to a covered arena. Thanks all. This saddle has to last me for the next 20 years!

Kingpin · 11-23-2008, 05:59 AM

Nice saddle, interested to hear responses on cleaning. I do not have any saddles that light in color.

DackelMom · 11-23-2008, 09:38 AM

Anyone? Just bumping up. I might take the plunge and use the olive oil today. Yes, no?

Thanks!

pasopony · 11-23-2008, 05:55 PM

NO on the olive oil

Purchase a good saddle product like Leather Therapy or Leather CPR. Also to get the squeek out, turn the saddle upside down and sprinkle powder or cornstarch down into the the skirts. It works wonders.

horselver1979 · 11-23-2008, 06:03 PM

I use the same as stated above. watch out though some stuff will make the leather darker. Nice saddle btw

DackelMom · 11-23-2008, 11:11 PM

Thanks for the advice. I almost used the olive oil and I thought I would check HT just before I started on my saddle. Didn't use the olive oil but found some Lexol leather conditioner on the back shelf. Gave the saddle a light coat and it darkened to a nice chestnut color. I'll buy some Leather Therapy or Leather CPR for the future.

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11-23-2008, 12:54 AM
DackelMom Yearling Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Penn Valley, CA Posts: 556	New Saddle Care Good news!! I just got a new Crates Dan Roeser Working Cowhorse saddle! Bad news: not quite sure how to treat the leather. Here's the saddle: http://www.cratesleather.com/pages/s.../reining.shtml Its got a natural oil finish and is squeeky new. I prefer a darker shade but want to make sure I'm using the right products. I tested olive oil on the back cinch and it looks good. Is olive oil a good oil to use to darken and soften? How about rain protection? I don't plan on riding in the rain, but might need to run from the barn to a covered arena. Thanks all. This saddle has to last me for the next 20 years!

11-23-2008, 05:59 AM
Kingpin Yearling Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lancaster, Ky Posts: 720	Nice saddle, interested to hear responses on cleaning. I do not have any saddles that light in color. __________________ Confidence doesn't come out of nowhere. It's the result of something...hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication. Roger Staubach

11-23-2008, 09:38 AM
DackelMom Yearling Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Penn Valley, CA Posts: 556	Anyone? Just bumping up. I might take the plunge and use the olive oil today. Yes, no? Thanks!

11-23-2008, 05:55 PM
pasopony Yearling Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 825	NO on the olive oil Purchase a good saddle product like Leather Therapy or Leather CPR. Also to get the squeek out, turn the saddle upside down and sprinkle powder or cornstarch down into the the skirts. It works wonders. __________________ Horses are not my whole life, but horses make my life whole.

11-23-2008, 06:03 PM
horselver1979 Halter broke Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Clio, Michigan Posts: 146	I use the same as stated above. watch out though some stuff will make the leather darker. Nice saddle btw __________________ Wherever man has left his footprint in the long ascent from barbarism to civilization, we will find the hoofprint of the horse beside it. - John Moore

11-23-2008, 11:11 PM
DackelMom Yearling Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Penn Valley, CA Posts: 556	Thanks for the advice. I almost used the olive oil and I thought I would check HT just before I started on my saddle. Didn't use the olive oil but found some Lexol leather conditioner on the back shelf. Gave the saddle a light coat and it darkened to a nice chestnut color. I'll buy some Leather Therapy or Leather CPR for the future.