Quote Originally Posted by jobob View Post
New Brooks saddles do tend to be very slippery at first. Treating it with Proofhide helps. One of my saddles was so slippery that I rode it with a saddle cover for the first couple of weeks (it helps that this was during the wintertime). Your shelf liner idea, if I'm correct in thinking you mean that mesh-like rubbery stuff, might work.

I used the shelf liner (mesh rubbery stuff), and it worked very well. I stayed in place today. I wouldn't suggest it for outside use unless there's a way to tack it down. But it works great inside. I also treated it with proof hide.