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Re: [RC] great saddle hunt: narrow twist seat on wide tree - Don Huston

Hello Glenda,
I too did not like the "up in the air" feeling of my OrthoFlex Patriot so I took out the spacers and bolted the flex panels directly to the tree. I put glue on the bolt threads and just lightly snugged them up so the panel could still move a little. The results were excellent. It expanded the space between the panels by 2" (wider tree) pulling the panels away from the spine and the Patriot has a pommel. Maybe you can do the same with the Watson?
Don Huston


At 06:21 AM 10/12/2007 Friday, you wrote:
Here I am once again on The Great Saddle Hunt. I have a new mare that I know will be a fabulous endurance horse, but her back has changed radically in the 7 months I've owned and ridden her, and suddenly we have a big saddle fit problem!

So here's my question to all of you: I personally require a very narrow twist seat, but April needs a wide tree, and I like having a pommel. Past experience tells me this combo is very hard to find, and I don't want to go treeless.

So what can any of you recommend? I am looking at a flex panel saddle by R. L. Watson (I think this is the old Rocking R brand) but I am concerned about the "up in the air" feeling of flex panel saddles. Anyone have experience with this?


Glenda R. Snodgrass
AERC #M18819
SE Region

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