Hey guys ^^ I posted this thread in the tack catagory but got zero input, so I moved on to the driving thread.
I read and was told that you could rub small bits of vaseline onto the bridle to make it more pliable, and I've been working it with my hands a lot. What else should I get/do to make it softer? And how soft does it need to be before I put it on Sour? Enough that I can easily buckle/adjust it, I'm assuming.
Besides wanting to know of good leather oils, I also thought that perhaps some of you who are more experienced than me (a first time buyer, and all of that) could give me your intake on it's quality. If you want pictures of the stitching or anything, I can definately got that.
I did my research and I opted for what appeared to be the highest quality there is for my price range (just wanted a simple pleasure bridle for now) and I'm happy with it, but like I said. I dont know much. I liked that the blinders are lined with metal to keep them from bending and poking at Sour, but that they were also padded incase of bumps or something. The stitching wasn't as good as I would like, but the leather seems nice. It hasn't bled like one of my cheap english bridles does, which is nice- and it did come with a check rein which I have removed. I don't plan on using it.
Once the leather is more pliable I'll get pictures of it on her as well, for fitting critique.
I read and was told that you could rub small bits of vaseline onto the bridle to make it more pliable, and I've been working it with my hands a lot. What else should I get/do to make it softer? And how soft does it need to be before I put it on Sour? Enough that I can easily buckle/adjust it, I'm assuming.
Besides wanting to know of good leather oils, I also thought that perhaps some of you who are more experienced than me (a first time buyer, and all of that) could give me your intake on it's quality. If you want pictures of the stitching or anything, I can definately got that.
I did my research and I opted for what appeared to be the highest quality there is for my price range (just wanted a simple pleasure bridle for now) and I'm happy with it, but like I said. I dont know much. I liked that the blinders are lined with metal to keep them from bending and poking at Sour, but that they were also padded incase of bumps or something. The stitching wasn't as good as I would like, but the leather seems nice. It hasn't bled like one of my cheap english bridles does, which is nice- and it did come with a check rein which I have removed. I don't plan on using it.
Once the leather is more pliable I'll get pictures of it on her as well, for fitting critique.