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[RC] western saddles - rides2farSo, are you saying that Crates is a "good" saddle or a not so good saddle? Crates is considered the top of the line western in this saddle factory town. Big Horn and RR are one and the same saddle. I've been thinking about a Big horn if this doesn't work for me. I'm almost betting it sits you in much the same position. They didn't alter anything in position when they went from western to endurance. I've known some saddle makers who worked there and made saddles at their homes on the side who just sawed the horn off a barrel tree to make an endurance saddle. >>>OF western saddle? what do the letters stand for? Ortho-Flex, but there are other brands that look as if they have made sort of half-breed English/Western. I'm thinking it does have some decent resale value, but I'm not sure what it would be. You could watch on e-bay or that saddles for sale site somebody mentioned. Some saddle shops sell on consignment and have a good idea what things are worth. I've gotten more for mine at those places even with paying the consignment fee. What brand is the Express? Ortho-Flex I'm definitely interested in looking. If I could find a saddle that was 'western' but fit me like the dressage saddle, I'd be in heaven.Of course, I'm not small...I'm a heavyweight rider. I usually >>>ride in a 16 in western and an 18 inch English. > One of the things that the saddle guy did was to shorten my fenders > b/c my > legs are too short for hte saddle. Sounds like you are short and with a large seat you may not be any better of in an OF. If I get in a 16" seat OF with the length my legs are my feet are every bit as far out in front of me as they are in a Big Horn. I'd go to a ride and ask around to see if some people would let me try their saddles on my horse after the ride. If you're looking for a soft seat you might look at an Ortho-Flex Stitchdown. It's got a heavily padded seat that looks like a motorcycle. The flaps look dressage, stirrup leathers are English but have 2 settings on the bar, one forward, one back. My friends have cut out the divider and gone to the 2" biothane leathers. Angie ________________________________________________________________ Speed up your surfing with Juno SpeedBand. Now includes pop-up blocker! Only $14.95/ month - visit http://www.juno.com/surf to sign up today! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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