Have the same kind of arab, so short backed the vet asked what kind of horse he was. I am using a longreach endurance for him, so far so good. From Downunder saddlery. on the web, got it from their scratch and dent sale, saved  400$. 
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 From: Kathy & Mike Kelly
 Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 6:43 PM
 To: Ridecamp
 Subject: [RC] loin rubbing with SportSaddle
  
    I know this has been covered before, and I have searched the archives.   But is there anyone out there who solved the loin-rubbing problem with their SportSaddle?  I love my saddle and it fits my other 2 horses fine, but signs of loin-rubbing with my very short-backed arab.
  
 Did anyone out there find another saddle that worked better after having similar problems?  This horse is very wide/flat backed with low withers.