Re: RC: ortho-flex fitting question

[mtnriderII@webtv.net (Mary Sutliff)]

We have had several OF saddles one  of which was purchased in 1987 and
they've been used on quite a few different horses.  We now own 3 Paso
Finos and they have short backs.  We found the first saddle a 1987
traditional did not fit the Pasos as the panels were too long.  The
other western model (Brazos) fits two of the Pasos and the two remaining
models, a Patriot and a Paso Pleasure, fit all 3 horses.  If your horse
has a short back you may have to go to the new, shorter panels.  If you
decide to do that be sure to request shorter panels because I was told
that all the new system panels are not necessarily shorter! But I would
try to shim the saddle first,  We had pretty good luck doing that on
several Arabs we used to have. By the way the western saddle- OF Brazos
is for sale if anyone is
interested.


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