Re: Ortho-Flex stirrup pinch/wear

["superpat" <superpat@ccountry.net>]

Hi Laurie,
I have a OF Cutback and the wide biothane "leathers" also pinched my legs. I
simply pulled them off and hung them in my tack room to be used if I ever
decide to sell the saddle. I replaced them with regular stirrup leathers and
have been quite comfortable with them. They are infinitely easier to adjust
with the simple stirrup buckle as opposed to the Blevins that OF uses. Hope
you find a solution that works for you.
Pat
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From: <guest@endurance.net>
To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 10:24 PM
Subject: RC: Ortho-Flex stirrup pinch/wear


> Laurie laurierussell@hotmail.com
> I'm riding in a O/F cutback endurance saddle-it's so comfortable with one
exception.  The stirrup leathers pinch the inside of my leg(my calf muscle)
unless I wear my half-chaps.  So I wear my half chaps (suede) and they are
causing alot of wear on the saddle leather.  This type of saddle has no
stirrup fender, it's very similar to a dressage saddle in its stirrup
design.
> Also, the Biothane stirrup leather seems to be rubbing/wearing on the
saddle leather too.  So I have the leathers wrapped with a cover made by O/F
but they wearing out quickly.
> I'm thinking of buying a wool saddle cover but the stirrup leathers are
still going to rub against the saddle fenders.
> This seems like a flaw in the design, yet I see alot of O/F saddles out
there.
>
>
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