I know it's going to solve someone's saddle quest headache.
It's a unique, extra wide, extra short, round skirted custom build. It's a 16 seat (measures 17 from inside cantle to base of horn but 16 to inside pommel). The seat is black suede and has extra padding. The panels are just under 24 inches long, they seem to be wider set then a normal OF. Yet the tree still supports full rigging with the dropped fork front cinch and rings for a back cinch,(also has crupper ring, breast collar rings, footmans loops on the back of the cantle).
The gullet is nine inches at the narrowest part but the important measuremeant is between the pivot points of the flex system it's 13 inches. The most popular model of Ortho-Flex trail saddle is the Caliente. They are my favorite and I have three. It's considered a fairly wide gullet but that measurement is 8.5 on the widest one I have. I've had Brazo models, Baron models, Traditionals, Patriots, Trail Pardners, Premiers, Express Lites and a bunch of other Ortho-Flex models and have never come across one like this. I had a system six Caliente (extra short, extra wide) and this is wider. It's not cheap at $2000.00 but it's as close to mint as you can get in a used saddle. I happen to think its rather pretty too.
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