alice
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At 09:11 AM 11/5/96 -0500, you wrote:
>The "saddle lady" is about ready to resume the database.  I have been 
>receiving numerous reports of broken pommel trees in Sport Saddles.  You 
>can tell if the tree is broken by grasping each side and rotating back 
>and forth--you will feel the tree "give" and flex.
>
>The bad news is that the company has been, shall we say "reticent", about 
>correcting manufacturing errors.  
>
>This is a disappointing and distressing development as many people have 
>settled on this saddle as a solution to their fitting problems.  However, 
>a broken pommel tree will eventually cause withers/shoulder problems and 
>is not something to be ignored or taken lightly.
>
>I also was just on the verge of ordering yet another one (and with a full 
>committment this time to learning to like the "wide twist") but will not 
>waste my time and money on a product with questionable quality.
>
>I have decided to go with a Sharon Saare as she has answers for all of my 
>personal and my horse's saddle needs.  
>
>For those of you relatively new to this list, I am collecting information 
>on saddles, problems, solutions, histories, anecdotal evidence, 
>rider/horse conformation.  I would love to hear from you so that I may 
>continue to compile information and encode it.  Please email my home 
>address at safehavn@fast.net.
>
>Diane @ Safe Haven
>
>
>
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Alice and Steinke 
Is it really gotta be winter now?  We're cold!!
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