Re: RC: Ortho Flex Saddle Question

[ADELE DENNARD <adeleden@planttel.net>]

To the guest asking about orthoflex saddles,
      I have just joined Ridecamp and have been busy reading all of the articles and stories. I came to your question and finally I  have something I can talk about. I have been in endurance riding for 31/2 years and out of those I have ridden in an Orthoflex Endurance Cutback for 2 years. I
absolutely love it and I believe my horse does too. I have a riding background of dressage and eventing and do not care much for the so-called endurance saddles that have a big pommel. I have to post and like the close contact with the horse. The only complaint I had about the saddle were the
stirrup straps and the cam-lock buckles. The buckles never stayed in place and ended up near my knees. I had another rider with the same problem tell me that she switched the stirrup straps with english stirrup leathers and that has worked great for me. I also made the mistake of getting Mag
lite stirrups at an extra charge. They weigh a ton and will crack your shins when carrying the saddle. I couldn't take my sore bruised shins anymore so I switched back to my E-Z Ride stirrups.
    I have put about 1,000 endurance ride miles in the saddle and probably 2,500 miles of training at home in the saddle. This year I have had a great year and have been in the top ten in 50 mile rides 7 times. On the vet score for lesions producing pain and discomfort the worst score we
received  in  all 7 rides was a 9. That says a lot about your saddle and the way it fits your horse. So far the saddle has held up pretty well considering all the miles I have put in it. I just had to replace 2 of the girth billets and the original saddle pad and riding cloth.
  So, after my long discussion about my saddle, I would say that the ortho-flex saddle is all that it claims to be and I would seriously consider it for your next saddle.
  Please e-mail me if you have anymore questions. I know what a big decision it is because of the expense. If  I could afford it I would have another one for a back-up.

adeleden@planttel.net
guestendurancenet wrote:

> kadams kadams@orgtek.com
> Hey Everybody out there who has an Ortho Flex saddle, How do you like yours? I'd like to hear the good, bad and ugly. I'm considering purchasing the cutback lite model. Appreciate all feedback since this is an expensive purchase. Please e-mail me privately at KAdams@orgtek.com        Thanks
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