Kaybie
Member
Hi!
I stopped riding around 10 years ago and my old tack has been stored in a box in a garage for about 9 years. The saddle I have was bought new, probably around 13-15 years ago. It's a synthetic Wintec (I thought it was a 500 but it looks like the 250 on the Wintec site) with a red gullet, so it had about 3-5 years of use on two different horses (one had a white gullet, other had red) before storage.
Now I've returned to the hobby I'm wondering if the saddle would still be usable? What should I be looking for? There's no visible signs of damage or mould, though it is a bit dirty.
There was also an old bridle with a pelham bit. I imagine the bit would still be fine at least.
I know you folks are very knowledgeable, thanks in advance for any advice you can give - even if the suggestion is to throw it away!
I stopped riding around 10 years ago and my old tack has been stored in a box in a garage for about 9 years. The saddle I have was bought new, probably around 13-15 years ago. It's a synthetic Wintec (I thought it was a 500 but it looks like the 250 on the Wintec site) with a red gullet, so it had about 3-5 years of use on two different horses (one had a white gullet, other had red) before storage.
Now I've returned to the hobby I'm wondering if the saddle would still be usable? What should I be looking for? There's no visible signs of damage or mould, though it is a bit dirty.
There was also an old bridle with a pelham bit. I imagine the bit would still be fine at least.
I know you folks are very knowledgeable, thanks in advance for any advice you can give - even if the suggestion is to throw it away!