My Beval bridle always feels sticky and looks dirty after every ride even though I cleaned and conditioned it the day before. Im assuming that the conditioner I am using is leaving a sticky residue and causing dust to stick to the leather. Any suggestions on tack cleaner/conditioner that wont do this?
what are you using now?
I like Effax Leder Combi liquid cleaner/conditioner, it never leaves a residue and my tack looks great, clean and supple. Did you use glycerine? That seems to attract dust and dirt which then sticks to the leather. Belvoir makes a similar liquid cleanser which I also like. In general I prefer the liquids because they are quick and easy and do a good job without that sticky feeling.
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If you’re using a separate conditioner after every ride, it may be over-conditioned.
I give my tack a quick wipe-off with Higher Standards after (almost) every ride, but use a separate conditioner (Passier lederbalsam) only when deep cleaning for shows.
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Too much love? Leather doesn’t require conditioning very often, only when dry or soaking wet really. Use one of the cleaning wipes after you ride.
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Give it a once over with some rubbing alcohol, and don’t condition it after every ride.
So I had this happen with my old Beval bridle, it was over conditioned and full of gunk. It was from the Heritage line which is one of my favorite bridles. I actually took it home and stripped it using diluted ammonia. I took the whole bridle apart and soaked each piece and then scrubbed it, the reins took a long time because the braiding had really accumulated a ton of gunk. I know this sounds crazy, but it saved the bridle. The bridle had reached a point where it was disgusting to touch and if I could not get the gunk off I was going to get rid of it. Stripping it gave it an additional few years of use and I actually don’t think I cleaned it more than once a week at most going forward after that. I don’t know what it is about their bridles but they seem to be easy to over condition.
