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That's a LOT of Orthoflex saddles.  I would be interested in knowing if they 
are the older saddles made by the original Orthoflex company, or made by the 
new company.  I just bought a new endurance cutback and I see serious fit 
problems with it.  In comparing it to an older endurance cutback made by the 
original company - the older saddle is a much better fit.
Jan Mutchler
---- mkrumlaw@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Now isn't this the mother of all endurance questions?
>
> This is in 6,000+ miles of CTR (started mid 80's), 3,000+ miles of 
> endurance, plus the miles before I joined AERC, and training miles....
>
> Now some of this is because I don't like to clean saddles, and I just like 
> buying new ones....and also I married someone that rides so of course you 
> need more.
>
> All of our Arabs are/have been 15.1 to 16.00 hands, big boned, and short 
> coupled.
>
> Crosby Mark VII - worked for a while on a fat horse
> Big Horn - Didn't work on anything I had in the barn
> Ortho-Flex - Express - Fabulous!  Worked on everything - I out grew it ;-(
> Ortho-Flex - Endurance Cutback (Yea!)
> Ortho-Flex - Stitchdown (because it was there...but Back sitter seat)
> Ortho-Flex - Endurance Cutback (see above)
> Ortho-Flex - Endurance Cutback (more horses)
> Ortho-Flex - Traditional (too long for my horses)
> Rocking R - Minute Man (when OF was closed - Rode 4 miles and sold- YUCK!)
> Rocking R - Minute Man (see above)
> Ortho-Flex - Express Lite (Husbands riding now, his favorite)
> Ortho-Flex - Express Lite Wide (great for horse, too wide for rider)
> Ortho-Flex - Endurance Cutback (if it ain't broke)
>
> But alas now I have a barn of newbies and the OFs aren't wide enough and I 
> can't sit in the wide OF tree....so....Reactor Panel here I come.
>
> Rarely will you have a horse use one saddle throughout it's career as most 
> horses backs are going to change continually, especially in 
> the "formative" years.  I've even found that the same style and size of my 
> OF saddles varies in the manufacturing process and each fit the horse a 
> little differently.
>
> MKS
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> Every horse can be taught to walk faster than you think.  It is one of the
> most important qualities of a good riding horse.  Some have it naturally,
> others need to learn. On the other hand, if you are riding a tired horse,
> an easy jog is more efficient, covers more groumnd with less effort.  (it's
> the rebound effect of the two beat trot)
> ~  Dot Wiggins
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