I need some advice on how to start this saddle. I got it yesterday from a lady that knew nothing about it. (posted on craigslist) Luckily I spent very little money on it so putting some money into it isnt a huge issue. I talked to my dad who was raised with horses and he said to work saddle soap into it or saddle oil. I tested a small area with the soap and it reacted fine to it (black part) and same with the oil. However, the saddle is extremely dried out so I have put about 12 coats on and still needs more. So I decided to test a small area on the red part and thats where the issue is. I worked a little bit of saddle soap and water into it with a cloth and the red came back off. Im not sure where to go from here with that! I need some advice! I dont want to have the saddle completely redone bc its truley an old beauty. I would like to try to just let it soak up as much oil as it can and go from there. Any other suggestions? Thanks in advance!
Any suggestions on where to start?