maintaining tack

[confusednewbie]

i dont own tack, yet, and i was doing some research on the stuff before i get a horse, read a couple websites but they just instructed me to dry it when its wet. so i was wondering if you need specific products special cleaner, or could some leather shoe polish work to maintain it? help will be greatly appreciated

 

[Barton Bounty]

Shoe polish will be the worst thing to use , the colour will come off on your clothes as well.
You do get specific leather cleaner and conditioner. So best to wipe with soap and water then deep condition it with a leather product

 

[confusednewbie]

ok, thanks for your help, much appreciated

 

[Barton Bounty]

ok, thanks for your help, much appreciated

No problem at all. I use this stuff its brilliant

Pardon our interruption...

 

[confusednewbie]

No problem at all. I use this stuff its brilliant

Pardon our interruption...

thanks for the recommendation, now to convince my parents that horses are a good idea...

 

[Barton Bounty]

thanks for the recommendation, now to convince my parents that horses are a good idea...

It is a great idea

 

[confusednewbie]

It is a great idea

we know that, its them that need convincing, and beleive me when i say, they need a lot of convincing

 

[Barton Bounty]

we know that, its them that need convincing, and beleive me when i say, they need a lot of convincing

Well i didnt come from a horsey family if you have a part time job and contribute im sure they will be all for it

 

[confusednewbie]

Well i didnt come from a horsey family if you have a part time job and contribute im sure they will be all for it

thats whats going in the google slide document, when i finally get to the bit about 'why a horse is a good idea for us'

 

[Widgeon]

thats whats going in the google slide document, when i finally get to the bit about 'why a horse is a good idea for us'

Brilliant! Good luck OP.

 

[toppedoff]

Good heccin luck, it's nice to see you're waiting to get all the info out there

I also thought to of link this, if you haven't already made a budget she's also from Surrey -

 

[sbloom]

I wouldn't recommend the Horseman's, or many others - if you use the search function on tack cleaning, or conditioner, you'll find a ton of info on here. Including the fact that one of the very best conditioners for traditional English leathers is made by one of our own, @cremedemonthe .

 

[littleshetland]

'Renapur' is wonderful stuff for maintaining tack.

 

[gypsiegal567]

every few uses this is what i do:
get some warm water and dip your washing sponge in then ring out very well
run over the tack working out the dust, grease and grime
once the worst is removes get your soap sponge out and use a glycerin based saddle soap and work into tack
then use a leather conditioning product such as neatsfood oil, a balsam etc to condition and soften the tack
i hope this helps

 

[sbloom]

every few uses this is what i do:
get some warm water and dip your washing sponge in then ring out very well
run over the tack working out the dust, grease and grime
once the worst is removes get your soap sponge out and use a glycerin based saddle soap and work into tack
then use a leather conditioning product such as neatsfood oil, a balsam etc to condition and soften the tack
i hope this helps

A cotton dishcloth will get more dirt off than a sponge, and saddle soap is a poor cleanser (always rinse off) and a poor conditioner. Oil should be used very seldom, mostly should be avoided. Glad it works for you but there can be better ways to do things.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

'Renapur' is wonderful stuff for maintaining tack.

This is what I use the cleaner and the conditioner.

 

[SussexbytheXmasTree]

I wouldn't recommend the Horseman's, or many others - if you use the search function on tack cleaning, or conditioner, you'll find a ton of info on here. Including the fact that one of the very best conditioners for traditional English leathers is made by one of our own, @cremedemonthe .

I’m sure CDM stuff is the best but I’ve cleaned my tack with Horseman’s one-step and others such as Lederbalsam regularly dissed on here all my life (53) and my tack is absolutely fine, supple and I’ve never had any break apart from horse stepping on reins.