Gillb
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Anyone use one? How do you keep it clean? Do you still use a numnah with it?
Thank you
Thank you
Serge lined saddles
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CBAnglo
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Yes - all the saddle company saddles come with serge panels as a standard. I use a very thin numnah (nuumed) and any hair can be brushed off.
I wouldnt like to use it directly on the horses back as sweat can seep through the serge and distort it and the flocking.
The most forgiving material that you can put against your horse's back and I wouldnt have anything else now.
I wouldnt like to use it directly on the horses back as sweat can seep through the serge and distort it and the flocking.
The most forgiving material that you can put against your horse's back and I wouldnt have anything else now.
Gillb
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Thank you, that is really helpful.
kerilli
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yes, most of mine are, Barrie Swaine saddles and my new Ideal saddles. the former are cream serge, the others are dark brown serge.
i never put it straight against the horse as it can be a tiny bit velcro-ish (doesn't slide as leather does) and some horses don't like the feeling. i don't clean it, other than brushing off the odd hair.
it is lovely and soft for the horse and easiest for saddlers to adjust the flocking of. highly recommended.
i never put it straight against the horse as it can be a tiny bit velcro-ish (doesn't slide as leather does) and some horses don't like the feeling. i don't clean it, other than brushing off the odd hair.
it is lovely and soft for the horse and easiest for saddlers to adjust the flocking of. highly recommended.
ihatework
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If you are going for serge just be careful as it absorbs the sweat much more easily and the flocking is prone to going more lumpy than a conventional leather. So you are likely to need to reflock more frequently, just something to bear in mind.
lucy16
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have had one for ages, with white serge, never needed to clean it but do use a thin numnah.
Can't say it goes lumpy or needs reflocking more often than leather saddles....
Can't say it goes lumpy or needs reflocking more often than leather saddles....
badgerdog
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I didn't think they still made these! I remember a lot of saddles were serge lined when I was a kid.
palomino_pony
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Another thumbs up for serge here.
spaniel
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All my saddles have serge!!! (I have Saddle Company and Barrie Swaine saddles)
I do use a thin cotton numnah just to take up the worst of the sweat but I find the panels easy enough to keep clean. I tend to let them dry off and then put the hoover over them! If they are really thick with sweaty hair a damp rubber gloved hand picks it all up nicely.
I do use a thin cotton numnah just to take up the worst of the sweat but I find the panels easy enough to keep clean. I tend to let them dry off and then put the hoover over them! If they are really thick with sweaty hair a damp rubber gloved hand picks it all up nicely.
kerilli
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i've not found that they require reflocking/adjusting of flock more often than leather lined. i always use a thinnish numnah and have never noticed the sweat affecting the serge - if it even gets that far.