Harness Rehab, Day 1

One of the many things that I enjoy is restoring usefulness to neglected items. 

I found this box today at the tack sale.

All that dry, moldy leather is actually a full size harness that's nearly complete!

All This...

...was stuffed in this!

Before...

After clean-up round 1. A thorough bath with Dawn dish soap.

After just a good wash with dawn and a wipe-down with a towel, this headstall is significantly softer and more pliable. Next up will be a secondary cleaning, this time with glycerine soap, followed by leather conditioner.
As I clean this harness, I will be making note of an damage and will have the questionable spots inspected by a qualified harness repair shop. 
Follow the progress! #harnessrehab