it a thing you put on the horse when u ride it
The saddle cloth is found in your howrses box and is automatically placed on that horse. Each howrse must fine its own saddle cloth.
If I am not mistaken, Gp stands for General purpose, which is a saddle cloth which you use everyday. Like if you are doing a spot of schooling or going for a hack. It wont be your best saddle cloth just a everyday saddle cloth. Hope this helps ~Laura~
This is what i do: #1- I take a cloth, wet it and take off all the loose dirt on the saddle. # 2- I take some Liquid Glycerine saddle soap (Leather new) and spray it on the saddle then scrub it into the saddle (Whatever you do, Don't let it run) #3- Once your finishes that clean the cloth in warm water then squeeze the water out and effortlessly wipe the surface of the saddle. #4- Use a different cloth and i either recommend Leather CPR Or Effax Leather balsam and scrub into the saddle. #5- Check your saddle for Non treated scuffs and scratches, if there is 1 you didn't do it properly.
The saddle pad actually predates the saddle itself. There is no exact year, but when horses were first ridden people used cloth as a barrier between them and the horses back. These were the first saddle pads, and the precursor to the saddle.
57cm wide 48long
They did not not any numbers back then
The first saddle was basically just a piece of cloth laid over the horse. At some point someone used a strip of leather to hold the cloth on, thus creating the first girth. After that the saddle progressed fairly rapidly into what we have today. The Spanish style of saddle is the oldest style, with English saddles coming in second, sidesaddle third and Western saddles would be fourth. Now we also have trail and endurance saddle which are the newest designs.
(leather saddle)Step 1:Get some warm water in a bucket, wipe down the saddle with a damp cloth/sponge, to rid of any access dirt, mud or dust and thenStep 2:use some leather (saddle) soap, and use your cloth/sponge and scrub the saddle in a circular motion until you have created a light lather, then once the entire saddle has been covered in a lather, you then wipe it down with a clean clothe/sponge with fresh warm water.Step 3:Using a dry towel/cloth, apply a generous amount of leather (saddle) conditioner to the surface of the saddle, and apply once again, with a circular motion. Since this is more of a cream rather than a soap, do not expect a lather, the saddle will simply absorb the conditioner. If your saddle is old or hard, apply two coverings of conditioner.Conditioner allows the leather to soften and become more supple, just like using shampoo and conditioner for your hair, it leaves it feeling softer, healthier and smoother.(Synthetic saddle)Step 1:Get some warm water in a bucket, wipe down the saddle with the damp cloth/sponge, to rid of any access dirt, mud or dust and then use synthetic saddle cleaner.The synthetic saddle cleaner i use for my synthetic saddle is in a spray bottle, but i am sure there are many more on the market.Step 2:All I have to do after following the first step, then spray the saddle cleaner on to the surface of the saddle, use a cloth/sponge and scrub the cleaner with in a circular motion until you have created a light lather, then once the entire saddle has been covered in a lather and scrubbed, you then wipe it down with clean cloth/sponge with fresh warm water.I always dry my saddles after cleaning them, so that they don't absorb to much water, especially my leather saddle, as absorption of too much water allows it to swell.I hope this has helped :)Good luck!
There's no color that's required or disallowed. Many riders choose a saddle pad (or saddle cloth) that matches their eventing colors. For example, if you have a navy and white helmet cover and wear a white shirt with a navy vest, you might consider a navy pad with white piping or a white pad with navy piping or trim.
Get leather cleaner, then take a damp cloth, a dap of the leather cleaner and massage all over saddle until it disappears. Then, wait until it dries. You could try buffing your saddle with a soft towel, also.
It could hurt the horse and give them sores and pinch nerves! A saddle should be able to fit correctly without a pad or numnah under it. It's even recommended that you fit a new saddle without anything under it first to see if it fits the horse properly. A saddle cloth, pad, blanket, or numnah is designed to wick the moisture from the horses back and to provide a little bit of cushion. Some pads have a therapeutic benefit such as wither relief or to lift the saddle. The biggest problems are sores from the saddle rubbing on bare skin and hair, and the saddle itself becoming damaged from the horses sweat.
I find that a navy blue or baby blue look quite nice on a dun colored horse. To some people a 'saddle cloth' is a saddle pad or saddle blanket. It is worn under the saddle on top of the horse's back.