Re: RC: Orthoflex buckles

[Truman Prevatt <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

Hi Leonard,

I ride a POM and I simply pull the buckle up under the flap right next to the tree - the same you would do on an English saddle.  Never had a problem with the buckle.  Of course you need to use sleaves on the leathers to keep then loose end in place.

This seems to work fine. I also have a friend who does the same thing riding an endurance cutback.

Truman

Leonard.LIESENS@DG10.cec.be wrote:

> Hi Truman,
>
> This could be a solution for me because I have the same problem; what I did is cutting the 2 inch biothine leathers and profiling them like a concave curve; my problem was more the fact that the stirrup where going in the inside all the time and I became sore after a long time in the saddle.
>
> But question with those biothane 1 inch leathers ... What about the buckle ? Are you using a standard 'english' buckle and if yes where do you put it (on the botton, near the stirrup ? because there is no way to put in on the top like on the english saddles).
>
> Thanks
>
> Leonard, in Belgium
>
> >>>>The most annoying thing I have ever found are those buckles and leather
> "guards" on the OF saddles.  I could never solve the irratation
> problem.  I took mine off and threw them away and now put on a pair of
> one standard one inch biothane English leathers.
>
> Now the saddle is great.
>
> Truman

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