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Here is another one held by Len Brown. this is even more descriptive of the
OF saddles???

United States Patent  4,745,734  
Brown  May 24, 1988  

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Riding saddle with flexible skirts 


Abstract
A riding saddle is provided which distributes the weight of the horse and
rider over a large surface area on the back of a horse to prevent bruising
and soreing of the horse's back and to provide a shock absorbing quality as
the result of their resilient, spring-like material. The saddle includes a
tree frame having first and second, spaced-apart, generally parallel bars;
first and second flexible skirts each having a surface area respectively
greater than the surface area of lower face of the side bars; and fasteners
coupling the skirts with the lower face of their corresponding bars. The
skirts have flexing portions and flex to conform to the contours of the back
of the horse on which the saddle is placed and are biased to return to the
unflexed position when the saddle is removed from the horse. Preferably, the
skirts include a layer of polycarbonate resin or plastic, a layer of foam
rubber, and a layer of fleece-like material. 


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Inventors:  Brown; Roy L. (Rte. 2, Box 132, Nevada, MO 64772)  
Appl. No.:  877115 
Filed:  June 23, 1986 

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