Comments on: Soap Your Saddle

By: meralyn

meralyn — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:00:31 +0000

May 22 2012 I have used LEXOL cleaner and conditioner for 40 plus years and it only darkens slightly.

By: Cathy Gough

Cathy Gough — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:38:09 +0000

Skidmore’s leather cream is my choice for oiling and conditioning leather. It will not darken it and has great preserving ingredients. Never use anything else–altho, I did just use olive oil on some reins which is what the maker of the reins used when they were cut. Worked well. Still like Skidsmore’s best and the folks at Skidmore’s are very nice people!

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By: fedora

fedora — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:40:06 +0000

I have tried baby shampoo for cleaning the saddles reason being the same logical thing that baby products do not have harmful chemicals so it works in favor of me also it solves my purpose of cleaning. I assume using strong chemical product will deteriorate the smooth surface of the saddle.

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Top 10 Tack Tips – America’s Horse Daily — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:25:57 +0000

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By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:07:15 +0000

Try listerine mouthwash to clean mould off leather…..the alcohol will kill the mould spores, and will give it a nice fresh smell, test on a small area, cheaper saddles with chrome tan hides could have color damage, i would use it on the underside on a small area first and see the results before proceeding, but if the saddle has ben ruined by mould, you probably can’t make it any worse.

Good luck

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By: Carol

Carol — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:08:12 +0000

We have used olive oil in the past and it seems to work just fine. Many people say neatsfoot oil will rot stitching over long periods of time. They will both darken the leather. I try to oil the saddle from the roughout side from underneath and use very little on the top side. But the best products I have used and prefer are the line from Leather Therapy. They offer cleaners and conditioners.

By: eileen

eileen — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:48:07 +0000

I have a roughout saddle that got covered with mold ,I tried to clean it with a leather cleaner. but it just absorbed into the saddle. i then tried to scrub it wiht some cleaner that i have, then sprayed it with vniegar and water. i can still smell the mold. any suggestions.

By: Barb

Barb — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:01:58 +0000

I place our horses bits in the dish washer for a good cleaning. Afterwards I take them out and run them under warm water, and dry off. They are really clean, and less work for me!

By: Patty

Patty — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:22:48 +0000

I recently bought a new saddle from a custom saddle maker. He recommended using Olive Oil Spray. One thing I have to say is that any spray sounds like it sure would be handy to use and would reach those hard to reach places. I have not done this yet as the saddle is new, has anyone ever heard of this?
Also what brand of saddle soap would you recommend if someone were to use saddle soap?
I have always used Murphys (for saddle soap) and Neatsfoot (for the oil). All my saddles look great, though the Neatsfoot will darken the saddle. I think any oil would for that matter.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:18:28 +0000

The University of Florida recommends a 50/50 solution of alcohol and water to remove mold from leather followed by good cleaning and oiling. Don’t saturage the leather and keep using a clean cloth. I have been using this method for a number of years and it works fine but the mold will reappear in time, especially in humid climates. The best thing we have found is to bring our tack in the house in the hot summer months. Not real convienient but it helps.