Re: stirrups ...things I've learnedCORRECTION:.

[rides2far@juno.com (Angela C. McGhee)]

PLEASE READ CORRECTION:

>I have no problem with other saddles.  There are some very nice ones, 
>as I noted the SR seemed, sometimes a cheapo happens to fit, that's 
>great!  but what is your problem with some of us liking the 
>Ortho-Flex?

AT SOME POINT I DELETED ABOUT HALF A SENTENCE, MAKES THIS COME OUT WRONG!
 Should read:
"The SR seemed to be one of the quality ones, and sometimes a cheapo
happens to fit, that's great! 

I never meant to call the SR a Cheapo!  Like I said, it was a beautiful
saddle.  I'd love to have one in my barn.

Angie




> How could anyone work 7 horses?
>
>Angie
>
>  
>On Wed, 28 Jan 1998 06:17:17 -0600 "Shelley @ TRC" <trc@gte.net> 
>writes:
>>Dear Angie,  I ride in a SR saddle, a Zes saddle , and a Dipietra 
>>saddle,
>>depending on the horse.  The Zes saddle is no longer Italian made, it 
>
>>is
>>made here in TX, by circle Y.  The Zes tree has fit every ARABIAN I 
>>have
>>put it on.  
>>     I like all 3 saddles and they are very easy to interchange 
>>because
>>they are all CENTERED riding saddles.  I ride a variety of endurance
>>horses, I have 7 right now, so I pick the saddle depending on the 
>>horse.  
>>     My SR was made specifcally for one of my arabs that has one 
>>shoulder
>>larger than the other.  The bone structure is different due to how he 
>
>>was
>>carried in the womb.
>>     The only saddle I do not like is the Orthoflex,  I have seen 
>more 
>>sore
>>backs on Arabs than any other saddle.  I think people buy them to say 
>
>>they
>>spent that much money on a saddle,  its sort of a  status symbol.  If 
>
>>it is
>>so good why did Rio have big white spots on his back??  I think the
>>orthoflex fits very few endurance horses and it is too heavy.  Why 
>>would
>>you buy a saddle designed by someone who really did not ride 
>>endurance??
>>    I knew someone who worked for  Orthoflex and they told me that 
>the
>>saddle rarely fits and arab.  I have many, many friends with dusty
>>orthoflexes in their barns.
>>
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