Bit of a disaster yesterday!
A rider came into our showroom with her saddle. It was a Siegfried MFS same type as used by Tim Stockdale. It had been fitted some 3 months ago.
Nothing wrong with the fit everything had been going well, saddle comfortable and performing correctly. No problems- except one!
It had rained a couple of weeks ago and concerned that the saddle had been completely soaked and could deteriorate she had applied copious amounts of a well known oil to the leather with disastrous results.
The saddle had soaked up the oil like blotting paper and turned a perfectly good looking piece of riding equipment into a very sorry looking mess indeed. The normal yellow coloured aniline tanned saddle panel, which is the most comfortable soft leather to put on a horses back was now a dark murky brown colour and the rest of the saddle had become oily and unstable in the seat.
The remedy we advised was to try and wash the oil out from the leather with natural drying using Stubben soap. And to treat the leather with Stubben Hammanol leather feed, again another natural product that enhances the hide rather than destroying it!
So don't oil any of your Stubben leatherwork, you have been warned!
It clogs up the hide, reduces the life of the saddle or bridle, affects the performance, and oil really belongs in a....... car engine!
Stubben soap and Hammanol leather feed- 30 years of saddle life guaranteed.
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