Suede seat

[Happy Bird]

My saddle has to go into the workshop to have flocking taken out and then put back in to make saddle flatter (my girl has really muscled up - yay me - all that riding IS paying off

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My saddle is a bit tatty (the only saddle which fitted her was the oldest/tattiest one in entire van whilst the lovely new Albion did not !!)

I was thinking about having a seat changed to a suede one whilst it's in workshop. My thinking is that suede will be more secure (altho' a bugger to keep clean).

Does anyone have one and are there any cons (apart from cleaning issue?) I heard that some dressage riders don't like them as it's more difficult to shift your seat when needed - but considering we only compete at RC level I don't think that applies......

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Won't the suede get ruined if you ride in the rain?

 

[Happy Bird]

Not with my fat bum covering it

I used to have suede knee rolls years ago and they were OK in the rain ?

 

[JessPickle]

suede wears quick quickly, and does tend to look tatty after a while in my experience

 

[Bri]

I've got a saddle company saddle which has a suede seat. I absolutely love it...
It can get soggy in the rain but dries out pretty quickly, and is very soft! It does wear slightly faster then a leather one would, but I just love the way it looks...

Also makes me feel a lot more secure in the saddle, stops my bum sliding all over the place!

ETA: Cleaning a con??? Surely not! Less leather, less cleaning..it's definitley a pro!!

 

[juliehannah58]

Ohhh I love suede on saddles! My old jumping one had suede knee rolls and they just stuck you in place LOL! Sadly I had to sell it as my Mare got to narrow for it, sniff sniff!

I am hoping to get a saddle company close contact jumping saddle sometime and I will definitely get suede knee rolls and seat.

 

[Bri]

Ooo JH58 I've got the close contact event/jumping saddle from saddle company. It is obscenely comfortable!!

 

[katelarge]

I love suede on saddles too but with time they will wear and turn into leather! One thing you could do is get a Heather Mofett seatbone saver, I love mine - comfy suede AND memory foam!

 

[mrbuck]

my griffin has sued and ilove it lol its a pain to clean and wears out quick but is very comfy

 

[KatB]

My bates has a suede seat, and although wasnt a great fan before I had it, LOVE it now, so secure and comfortable. Use one of those sponge scrubber things (the sponge with the green brillo pad on) to keep it looking like suede.

 

[Gomer]

I've also had saddles with suede knee rolls
although it does turn into leather when very worn it is not that hard to keep clean - you can also use a gentle brush to brush up the suede, as you would with shoes. it never seemed to get dry and was less work than cleaning normal leather.

 

[FMM]

We have suede seated saddles. The better riders on the yard don't like them as it makes them feel they are sticking to the saddle. Personally I LOVE the suede seats just for that reason!