Fixing synthetic saddles?

[zoon]

I have bought a saddle to start my young horse after my saddler took a look and advised what would fit.

I got this Thorowgood pony long leg at a good price as the skirts are separating like in the picture. This one is the worst, but the sealant material on the other side that holds the two pieces together is starting to open up on the other side a little too.

Can it be repaired? Can a saddler seal it back up again? I’m not sure since it is plastic and not leather. Not the end of the world if not as it is purely cosmetic and my thigh will cover it when I am on.

 

[Gloi]

Personally, I'd fix it myself with something like Stormsure and clamp it together overnight until it dries.

 

[sbloom]

@cremedemonthe may have further advice but yes, a textile suitable glue and a clamp should do it, I'd have thought (though I'm a fitter and not a saddler!). Is the rest of it sound, before you spend time doing this?

 

[cremedemonthe]

Try a contact adhesive

 

[Northern Hare]

Try a contact adhesive

Another vote for Contact Adhesive. Something like Evostick Impact contact adhesive.

Just in case you've not used it before, you apply the glue to both sides, and wait for it to go tacky (10-20 minutes, but double-check the instructions), and then you push the sides together. It's great stuff!