Equipment is perhaps the most elemental need when it comes to horse care & leather is generally involved. Cleaning and maintaining your tack is an important part of using it as weakness & breakage can cause injury.
Shelf Life of Equipment
This quick video provides some information about how long leather goods last and the benefits of using leather in place of man made fabrics like nylon.
Ask Questions
Many pieces of leather equipment come with a hefty price tag so when you buy be sure to ask questions. Be sure that you purchase is right for your circumstances and that you know how to care for & maintain it.
Thanks for the video primer, Paige. Didn’t know that about rubber reins. How funny that he has all those nylon bridles hanging behind him :-).