alice
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At 09:11 AM 11/5/96 -0500, you wrote:
>The "saddle lady" is about ready to resume the database. I have been
>receiving numerous reports of broken pommel trees in Sport Saddles. You
>can tell if the tree is broken by grasping each side and rotating back
>and forth--you will feel the tree "give" and flex.
>
>The bad news is that the company has been, shall we say "reticent", about
>correcting manufacturing errors.
>
>This is a disappointing and distressing development as many people have
>settled on this saddle as a solution to their fitting problems. However,
>a broken pommel tree will eventually cause withers/shoulder problems and
>is not something to be ignored or taken lightly.
>
>I also was just on the verge of ordering yet another one (and with a full
>committment this time to learning to like the "wide twist") but will not
>waste my time and money on a product with questionable quality.
>
>I have decided to go with a Sharon Saare as she has answers for all of my
>personal and my horse's saddle needs.
>
>For those of you relatively new to this list, I am collecting information
>on saddles, problems, solutions, histories, anecdotal evidence,
>rider/horse conformation. I would love to hear from you so that I may
>continue to compile information and encode it. Please email my home
>address at safehavn@fast.net.
>
>Diane @ Safe Haven
>
>
>
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Alice and Steinke
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