What do you do with a new saddle?

[Echo]

I just got my new saddle in the mail, and having never had a *new* saddle, I don't really know types of things I should do to it, if anything?&nbsp; Any suggestions would be awesome!<IMG src="smileys/smiley1.gif" border="0">

[horsecrazy333]

I washed mine down with saddle soap and put a bit of bees wax on it. It's awesome now. No longer slippery. <br /> <br />Don't soak it though as you'll ruin the insides. Just a light damp wiping with a bit of saddle soap was all I needed.

[Lix]

Echo: you ride in it! <img border="0" src="smileys/smiley8.gif" border="0"> <br /> <br />J/k. HC had a good suggestion.

[Xenasaur]

I usually give it a clean and condition... but yes, riding in it will break it in faster than anything <IMG src="smileys/smiley17.gif" border="0">

[horsecrazy333]

I guess that was the obvious answer - ride in it. Though I think my neighbours think my husband and I do other things with it when they see me haul it out of the car with my bridle and chaps on. <img border="0" src="smileys/smiley3.gif" border="0"> Dear god now that I think of it, that would look bad. Usually it just sits in the front hall till I get around to cleaning it.

[Echo]

lol I will be riding in it trust me! <IMG src="smileys/smiley17.gif" border="0">&nbsp;I just didn't know if there was anything else I should be doing to it to help the process along!

[draftdriver]

I treated mine with mink oil. It may darken it very slightly. It does help soften it a bit, without the problems of neatsfoot oil. BTW, you've got to get that waxy stuff off first; saddle soap for that.

[Chisholm]

Just get some Passier and treated a couple of times.&nbsp; Don't use any soap on it till you have ridden a few times.&nbsp; DON'T use&nbsp;pure&nbsp;beeswax it clogs the pores.&nbsp;
And CONGRADS on the treeless saddle, let me know how it goes.
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[Xenasaur]

ohh i love passier conditioner. Thats what I have but I think im going to buy stubben soap and conditioner to see how good it is.

[Eileen]

yes my suggestion is ride in it...I got a brand new one a couple of years ago...took it out of the saddlemakers shop and put it on the horse and away I went....be careful of what you put on that saddle, oils and such can rot the sewing and what not...JMHO...<IMG src="smileys/smiley14.gif" border="0">

[loki]

&nbsp;saddle soap, leather conditioner, and use it lol.