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thank you. I too get frustrated with people who try to tell you that one saddle (theirs) is the panacea for all horse ills.

 

chris

mkrumlaw@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Sorry this is posts poorly, I mispelled the address in my first attempt:
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> Hmmm....
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> I'm going to have to strongly disagree that any one saddle on the market 
> can fit every horse out there. My best example is my own history.
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> In 1989 I started using Ortho-Flex Saddles because I felt at the time 
> they were the closest thing to a good fit on the market. I accumulated 
> many thousands of miles in those saddles with only a few problems. 
> However during these miles and purchasing additional saddles I found that 
> even in the same model and seat size I was getting a different fit 
> because of variances during the manufacturing process. I ended up buying 
> quite a few OF's and keeping the ones that really fit "our" horses well. 
> As the horses back developed and changed over the years and I started 
> doing more 100 mile rides (both CTR and
>  endurance) I started seeing more 
> fit problems so I started looking at other saddles.
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> During this time I came across a saddle company called Rocking R. I 
> believe started by one of the past Ortho-Flex employees. I liked the way 
> it looked "on the rack" so we purchased two new Minute Man saddles. When 
> the saddles arrived we saddled up one of the horses and took him for a 25 
> mile ride. The deep muscle on this particular horse's back was so badly 
> damaged from that one ride that we were never able to get rid of the 
> related scar tissue. This was supposed to have been another "one saddle 
> fits all" type design. 
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> We continued to ride in the OF's until we had some problems with the new 
> management and a new OF saddle we had ordered. During this time I 
> started getting some information on the ReactorPanel Saddle Company and 
> it's product. I ended up testing one of their saddles. I was very 
> interested in RP because of their ability to fit
>  the horse as well as the 
> rider. I was very seriously injured in an auto accident and came out of 
> it with problems that made it difficult for me to be comfortable for 100 
> miles. RP was also, and very willingly, able to make changes to the seat 
> to fit my needs. We now exclusively ride in RP's and are thrilled. I've 
> had two of our saddles on 6 different horses now, all did very well in 
> competition and all finished with perfect backs.
>
> If your saddle fits you and your horse outstanding! But there isn't any 
> one saddle out there that will fit every horse. There are just too many 
> variables in equine anatomy and it's dynamics while working under saddle.
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> MKS
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Chris Paus

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