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No way on god's green earth I would wash and dry an expensive (or even cheap) leather jacket.
As for drying it, I've personally ruined items made of good leather when I was younger living in Pennsylvania when I came in wet/cold and hung on the radiators.
It never recovered, even using treatments.
I've never had any horsehide, so I suppose that might be different, but you'll never catch me doing this. I can live with rain/snow and a hanger, but not this accelerated method with an expensive jacket.
As for drying it, I've personally ruined items made of good leather when I was younger living in Pennsylvania when I came in wet/cold and hung on the radiators.
It never recovered, even using treatments.
I've never had any horsehide, so I suppose that might be different, but you'll never catch me doing this. I can live with rain/snow and a hanger, but not this accelerated method with an expensive jacket.