Re: RC: Orthoflex saddles Anyone?

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

The OF does have some quirks.  The first is those stupid two inch biothane
"leathers" with the camlock and those little leather sleaves.  That
arrangement pretty much sucks (at least when paired with my legs.  I could
never get comfortable).  No matter what I did, I got rubbed.  I lost a lot of
hide on my shins and was ready to trash the saddle.

Solution, put on standard 1 inch english leathers (I actually use 1 inch
biothane leathers) with the standard roller buckle pulled  up into the
saddle.  That problem solved.

Then the next problem I had was the width of the tree.  I was ridding the
Express Lite.  Well that was just too wide a twist for me.  I would really
hurt.  Being a male my hips are fairly narrow and I really think that saddle
would better fit a woman (please no flames).

So I traded a woman for a Patriot Officiers Model which was two narrow in the
twist for her and rubbing.  We are both happy now.

So each model is slight different and yes the rider comfort is important.

Truman


Linda_Merims@ne.3com.com wrote:

>
>
> I have tried and tried to like my Orthoflex Versatile.  I bought
> it used at the 1998 AERC convention in Lexington and have
> been trying and trying to adjust to it.  My horse seems to
> like it fairly well:  his overstride is about 3 inches longer
> when he wears the Orthoflex, and this is the only saddle he's
> ever worn where's he seems relaxed about peeing under saddle.
> But after a year of trying to adjust to it myself, in the end
> I decided that I just couldn't stand the damned thing.
>
> Just this past weekend I think I may have discovered *why*
> I just can't stand the damned thing.  There are many quirks
> that have bugged me about this saddle (the loin rubbing,
> the way the stirrup hanger isn't recessed enough to prevent
> the stirrup buckle from rubbing the inside of my thigh, the
> way it amplifies my horse's already bouncy trot) but the
> things that I finally couldn't find a way to live with were:

--
Truman Prevatt
Brooksville, FL

Mystic "The Horse from Hell" Storm
Buck's Mystic Karma
Rocket a.k.a. Mr. Misty
Jordy a.k.a. Bridger (when he is good)
Danson Flame - Hot Dog I'm healed and ready to go.

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