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A broken tree is not a good thing.  It can really cause damage to the 
horse.  That saddle needs to become a decorative living room ornament or 
be tossed in the trash.
Laney

Mary Krauss wrote:
> Enjoyed a lovely chat with Acie at Orthoflex--he thinks the saddle's 
> some sort of fake because of the funky colored seat leather--they've 
> never carried such an odd color to his knowledge.  He said, in any case, 
> it would cost $1,200 to replace a broken tree and suggested that I find 
> some way to shim it together or even use one of the  new super "super" 
> glues out there.  He was quite friendly and helpful but not particularly 
> interested in taking on the saddle.  He did ask that I find the serial 
> number which I haven't done yet.
>
> I hoped that the tree itself was not cracked, but, when I pointed out 
> the flaw to the friend who actually owns the saddle, he put a whole lot 
> of torque on it and succeeded in really breaking the tree (which may 
> have been merely cracked before this.)  UGH. I think the problem is a 
> bit more severe now than it was.  Clint from Clint's Saddle Shop thinks 
> he can shim it back together as Acie suggested.  I'm just wondering how 
> good a fix this produces.  If I owned the saddle myself I don't think 
> I'd hesitate.  But I don't know that I'd want to buy it with this sort 
> of repair history, and I don't think it's worth it to my friend who 
> hasn't any real use for the saddle in the first place (bought it  to 
> resell it).  Sure wish this hadn't happened.  It's a lovely saddle. I 
> want to be talked into getting it repaired.
> Mary K.
>
> On Wednesday, July 6, 2005, at 03:06 PM, Christina McCarthy wrote:
>
> > Send it back to Ortho flex...the fiberglass covering for the tree may 
> > be cracked (not the tree) and it only costs $150.00 to repair and 
> > re-ferbish the saddle.  Just had it done myself!
> > Chris
>
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