
crap crap crap CRAPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
My mom got me my number one xmas wish…Weaver texas Star headstall and breastplate!!
My saddle is this: http://www.westerntackshack.com/files/2954876/uploaded/1284.png
The breastplate and headstall came in CHESTNUT colored leather….I requested this color because the other option was london tan which I THOUGHT was darker…..FAIL.
So now my dream tack doesnt match my saddle.
Can I dye my saddle chestnut? How? Where can I get the supplies to do so?
Thank you….help!!
I would first look into returning it.
But if that’s no good, go buy some real, pure Neatsfoot oil. Follow the directions on the bottle (same as conditioning any leather). Neatsfoot is not a dye, it’s a leather conditioner/moisturizer. An extremely good conditioner/moisturizer. It’s only drawback is that it tends to leave leather slightly darker than before it was conditioned. So if you use the Neatsfoot oil, you can not only give your saddle the moisturization of it’s dreams, but also slowly darken it. The more you put on, the darker it gets. So just use a little, wait a day, see if it matches, and add more as needed. Super simple, and probably the safest (slowest) way of darkening your saddle.
I did this to my saddle. I didn’t believe that it would actually darken it a noticeable amount, so I just went at it. My saddle used to be the color of yours, but now it’s a tad darker. Somewhere in between that and medium oil.

Sunless Tanning lotion?
ok heres the dillyO!!! Ive had a bad experience with Sunless Tanning lotion a few years back and well Im willing to give it another shot! Can anyone tell me pros/cons…other than the whole Uv Rays…Im well aware of that one. Also maybe include some tips to applying it…and I know to expholeate really good prior to using it too. I think the whole iffy part of me is the fact (as weird as this may sound) is my face and ears…mostly my ears. The girls on the commericals there whole body is like perfectly tan how the hell did they get there ears to be as tan as the rest..i really cant see me applying it to my ears???Dunno Im weird like that!!
well.. i dont really apply it to my ears.. maybe like one. but in real tans your ears dont really get thst dark. i use L’oreal Tanning Lotion, it smells great and it works well, doesnt make you orange and really dark fast, its so natural, all i can tell you is follow the back, you cant really screw it up with that stuff.