HOW TO CLEAN A SADDLE - PROPERLY - By a Qualified Saddle Fitter

In this video, Poppy Webber shows you how she cleans a saddle. Properly. She demonstrates on a saddle with some mould on it, discussing the best way to clean it, try to get rid of the mould, and the importance of moisturising!

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:10 The equipment you need
2:00 Why hot water?
3:00 Mould on a saddle - is it there forever?
3:45 Before you start, an important step
4:32 Meeting the saddle - a scrumptious PeeWee Saddlery Dressage Saddle
5:00 The importance of moisturising the leather
5:35 How to start (avoiding spreading the mould around) and why you shouldn't wet your saddle too much
6:39 The cleaning part, with PeeWee Saddler's Leather Soap (Lemon & Mint)
7:53 Hard vs soft saddle soap
11:02 'That'll T-Cut out'
14:11 How to store your saddle
15:15 How often should you clean your tack?
16:28 Why moisturising is important (again! yes, it's THAT important!)
17:27 The conditioning of the saddle
18:34 Why not to use leather oil
21:55 How to buff it so it shines
22:56 What products does Poppy recommend?
24:04 The '2 in 1' saddle products - good or bad?
24:56 A little aside about how Poppy nearly blinded herself when cleaning tack once...
25:41 What about suede and synthetic tack?
27:21 Future video about how to restore the colour in your saddle & why not to dye your saddle yourself.

Featured in the video are:
Saddle: PeeWee Saddlery
Leather Soap: PeeWee Saddler's Leather Soap (Cold Pressed Lemon & Mint)
Leather Conditioner: PeeWee Saddler's Leather Reviving Balm (Chocolate Orange)
Poppy's Sausage Dog Jumper: Joules
Wiggly dusting off mitt: Hippo Horse Showers
Naughty puppy: Pumpkin, American Cocker Spaniel

Poppy is a full time Society of Master Saddlers Qualified Saddle Fitter, magazine columnist, lecture giver, clinic chatter and video maker.

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www.peeweesaddlery.co.uk
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