what oil do use on your bridles/saddles to soften them

[kinderhorse]

what would you use to soften your bridle , I use neaps foot oil but do not hink its that great .
What do you guys use

 

[mandycrosby77]

i use choo choo line it waterproofs too, very good but dont use your tack for 12 hours after

 

[native]

I use Oakwood leather conditioning cream.

http://www.totally-tack.co.uk/acatalog/Oakwood_Leather_Care.html

 

[Selkie]

I use Albion, the yellow greasy stuff it soaks in really well

 

[Tinker_Belle]

Ko-Cho line. You need to really wok it in & leave it overnight but it is excellent.

I also like the soft saddle soap as that really conditions your leather & keeps it nice & supple.

 

[Tia]

If you use Neatsfoot oil then you must buy a top quality brand. Don't buy that rubbish orange can one

, as it is not pure neatsfoot and has bungs of other rubbish in it.

I use pure Neatsfoot oil. I place the bridle in a poly bag, drizzle it with plenty of Neatsfoot and then tie the bag up. Leave bridle in there, giving a shuffle around every few hours, for about 3 days. When the bridle comes out it will be super soft!

My saddles, being western saddles, are conditioned with Neatsfoot oil too. My English saddles are conditioned with Stubben Hammamol.

 

[woolly]

Effax is brilliant stuff... smells nice too!

 

[LizGooch1]

I second oakwood range - absolutely brilliant. Not cheap but it lasts for years...

 

[pennyh]

jeffries leathercare is my top choice , tried allsorts over the years & def like this best , doesn't send the leather soggy or dull with use over a long period of time , for cleaning stubben saddle soap

 

[Foxfolly]

Effax leather soft is great for softening then effax leather balm for regularr cleaning.
Its what my saddler reccommended for new tack. Also the leather balm is really good for all my leather boots.. and the horses tendon boots!!

 

[KatB]

Either effax or Oakwood leather balm. Both fantastic. the Stubben hamonal is great too, but a pain in cold weather!!

 

[muddy_grey]

I also use good neats foot and same idea but I put it in an ice cream tub. Shake it every so often and leave it for a day. Good thing about tub is you can pour the oil back in (how cheap am I!) I had a really cheap bridle (£10) and people often asked the make as it was so nice and soft

 

[Fransurrey]

I'm another kao-cho-line or whatever the stuff is fan! Very messy, as it;s like jam, but sooooo much fun. Right up there with making mud pies as a nipper! It softens the hardest of leather, even stuff that's been stored rather badly.

 

[Donkeymad]

I would also recommend the Effax, brilliant stuff. I would not use ANY oil though, as it <u>does</u> rot the stitching.

 

[Santa_Claus]

never oil only ever use oakwood which is amazing.

 

[Tia]

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I would not use ANY oil though, as it does rot the stitching

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Sorry, but that isn't true DM. Only oils with chemicals in them do that. Pure neatsfoot oil does no harm whatsoever to stitching because it is totally natural and has no chemicals or agents in it. Trouble in England is that it is very difficult to get 100% pure neatsfoot, or at least I never did find it. I always had to import it from the States.