ridecamp@endurance.net: [endurance] Orthoflex Patriot vs Express Lite

[endurance] Orthoflex Patriot vs Express Lite

Linda Flemmer (CVLNURS@CHKD-7.evms.edu)
Thu, 01 Feb 1996 11:01:28 -0500 (EST)

I am wondering if anyone has specific comments on either the
Orthoflex Patriot or Orthoflex Express Lite. My custom made Hook
(made for my last horse, now deceased) does not fit my new horse as
well as I'd like. He is a long-backed 15.3H Polish-bred Arab I am seriously
considering purchasing one of these two Orthoflex saddles in the fall (when
I've saved enough $$$). While I like the looks of the Patriot, the
stirrups look as though they may be a bit forward for me to balance
well. Has anybody ridden in both of these saddles so that they could
compare them?

The 2 other saddles I seriously considered were the Sahron Saare &
the Sort Saddle. I did not like the way the Sharon Saare rode (for me),
and the Sport Saddle does not give my horse the support I think he
needs. I am a heavy weight rider. I can feel his back start to hollow
when I've ridden for a while (Fatigue from me on his back w/o tree for
support? Maybe I noticed it with the Sport Saddle & simply couldn't tell
w/ other saddles???)

Any replies would be appreciated. I may consider a used Orthoflex saddle, if
the price was right (& I had saved enough money:))
Linda Flemmer
Blue Wolf Equestrian Supplies/ Blue Wolf Ranch
Chesapeake, VA

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