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CLICK JUST TO LEFT ON: UGLY BETTY TM Roper Saddle, you'll learn
how to ride a Custom Roping Saddle before you buy it. "The NEW BareBone's Buyer Plan"
| The 4 HORSE-SHAPED SHIELDS, SLOTTED TO MOVE |
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| THE CORRECTOR GOES INSIDE EVERY ENVELOPE PAD:>> LIKE FLEXIBLE BODY ARMOR. |
| Read Karoline's STORY on the ENGLISH PAGE 17 ! |
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| HOW LETTING Her TRAINER TACK UP WITHOUT HER CORRECTOR COST HER THOUSANDS. |
CLICK HERE To Enter my STORE! View PRICES & SPECS and order if you like. I've done an upgrade on the Store. You will get a
screen that want's you to Start an Account! Just click on "ORDER WITHOUT CREATING AN ACCOUNT" and continue on. thanks,Len..
PS> My store is hosted by the largest: Earthlink & Miva Merchant. VISA, AMERICAN EXPRESS, DISCOVER or MASTERCARD can make
it a PAIN>FREE EXPERIENCE for you and YOUR HORSE. You can also call 816 625 0333 & I will take your order over the phone.
Do you have trouble with your saddle rolling while mounting? A customer with a broken back and a low withered
Q.Horse can now get on without his saddle being over tightened. He just uses the Never*Tight Cinch.
| IT HOLDS YOUR SADDLE WITHOUT SQUEEZING YOUR HORSE |
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| THIS CINCH IS REVOLUTIONARY, IT HOLDS A SADDLE LIKE GLUE WHEN LOOSE! |
The Never*Tight Cinch is confronting a problem most horsemen sweep under the saddlblanket.
It gets ahold of the animal at the sternum and under the buckles at the top. Like a little
saddle under the barrel it is stable and not slipping side to side. When riders have a problem
with their horse's performance or attitude they just blame it on the SADDLE or the PAD. BARREL RACERS, CUTTERS, Dressage
riders, Jumpers, ROPERS, MULE riders: they often have soreness at the front edge of their animal's girths. The
PROBLEM: how to hold that saddle on while it is on a round backed horse or mule. The CorrecTOR with the Shims
to take the Rock & Roll out of the tree helps. ...(It doesn't do it all on the low withered very round animal.)...
Cinching so tight the animal has trouble breathing just causes the sorness at the front edge of the girth. The
area affected is from the Elbow Up to the Buckle at the top of the Cinch. Just take the tips of your fingers and palpate
your horse along the front edge of the cinch. If your animal shows discomfort by flinching you'll know what is
foremost on his mind when being asked to turn. Does your Cutting horse refuse to do a TurnBack in one direction? A heading
horse will dodge off, the healer will do the same or not face the steer. The Barrel horse will drop in a
turn most often to the right. If the right side shows more pain than the left, go figure. I've changed girths
on horses like this and it fixed their problem immediatly. For your animals comfort and performance and for your convenience
& safety get a Never Tight Cinch. Thanks, Len PS> I've make them in English if requested.
| 8 in. AT STERNUM, NOT TIGHT ON FLAT OF THE RIBS |
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| LET YOUR HORSE DO HIS BEST WITHOUT EXCESS PRESSURE ! |
This Girth has a core of Aircraft Plastic molded to a shape it took me 2 years to perfect. The inside lining
is Soft Shoe Sole Crepe. The outer layer is Hermann Oak Drum dyed Skirting. Hardware is Stainless Steel. Using
a latigo on both sides is preferred because this Cinch doesn't slide around your animals barrel. Just tighten
enough to line the buckles up with the latigo strap. They rotate easily in their mounting so as not to pull your saddle or
cinch out of position. It has the flared shape of the animals barrel. It's wider and rounder than your animal
at the flat of the Ribs. You pull the buckles to the animal as you cinch up. Contact that stabilizes is all that's necessary
their. The Pressure is at the sternum where then animal can deal with it. The Never*Tight Cinch is a big advancement
that wouldn't have happened if I hadn't keep at the Problem I knew existed. Regards, Len Brown
THE UGLY BETTE ROPER ,YOU SEE BELOW, IS SPECIALLY BUILT FOR ROPING. YES, IT IS MADE WITH HERMANN
OAK PRIME HIDES. THE FLESH OUT GIVES A SOFT FEEL, NOT SLICK LIKE TOP GRAIN. THIS SADDLE HAS A VERY LEGS UNDER STIRRUP
POSITION WITH A BALANCED SEAT THAT KEEPS THE RIDER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SADDLE. WHEN UP IN THE STIRRUPS YOU
ARE NOT WAY OFF THE SEAT FROM TRYING TO CLEAR THE RISE. The cantle is deep and secure. THE 3" STIRRUP STRAPS ARE NOT
FREE SWINGING BUT SOMEWHAT RESTRICTED IN SWING.
RIGGING PLATE IS A DROPPED YOKE THAT'S OPEN IN THE CENTER. THAT GIVES YOU CONTACT NOT
SEEN IN ROPING SADDLES.
THE TREE BARS THAT ARE NARROWED AT THE FRONT SIDES SO YOU'RE NOT SPREAD AT
THE HIPS LIKE MOST ROPING SADDLES! WITH A 7.5" GULLET AND STEEP TWIST, THE FOOT OF THE BARS CONTACT YOUR HORSE FIRST,
LEAVING A BIT OF SPACE AT THE GULLET TO STOP WITHER PINCH.
THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET CONTACT AT THE UPPER RIBCAGE. UGLY BETTE HAS THE TWIST WITH PROPER ANGLE
OF BARS IN FRONT THAT ISN'T FOUND IN ANY SADDLES TODAY. TO BE SURE THE SADDLE MAKER SKIVES THE LEATHER THINNER
AT THE TOP OF THE SKIRTS WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE GULLET.
( I did the same after a 1000 miles of riding on my 1982 Trip.) Till then my horse was ready to kill
me sometimes. CALL ME IF YOU WANT TO PUT AN UGLY BETTE ON ORDER. THE CUSTOM MAKER THAT BUILDS THEM FOR ME IS GEARING
UP TO MAKE MORE THAN NORMAL FOR HIS SHOP. YOU CAN FIGURE ON A 30 DAY WAIT AT THIS TIME. THANKS,
LEN > 816 625 0333
| THIS TREE IS UNIQUE, NOTHING LIKE IT IN ANY SADDLE |
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| CLOSE CONTACT AND MAX STABILITY TO HELP YOUR HORSE PULL THAT STEER! |
| Ugly BETTY 14.5" READY FOR YOU TO WRAP THE HORN. |
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| THE BareBones above is FINISHED & READY TO ROPE! |
| ROPE CLOSE TO YOUR HORSE, DETAILS> ROPE PAGE 10. |
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| A BALANCED SEAT WITH LEGS UNDER STIRRUPS, LOW FORK, UGLY BETTE IS IT. |
| A GREAT SADDLE REQUIRES A GREAT TREE ! |
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| A CENTERED SEAT, 7.5" GULLET, FULL TWIST BARS, NO ROCK ON HORSE! |
Mike Rogers is a fantastic Horse trainer / Clinician. He is very western
but does clinics for & trains gaited horses as well. Mike grew up in Riverton, WY. (I rode thru there on my
3,000 mile horseback trip.) I've worked closely with Mike and Missy his partner. Mike can do more with a horse in one session
than anyone I've ever seen. In the past I worked with John Lyons, Monte Roberts, Pony Boy, Kenny Harlow, and many
more that rode my saddles, none could take an un-broke green horse and have it a dependable mount as quick &
effectively as Mike. You can contact Mike & Missy at j-marena.com if you type it into
your browser. If you google it use: J bar M Arena and you'll get the facebook connection for his site. They are located south
of Freeman, Missouri which is west of Harrisonville. If you have a horse that needs training or rehabilitating,
Mike is the man to see. He hosts competition events such as Roping on a regular basis and does some clinics
from there too. You can check out the Corrector & NeverTight Cinch on your horse if you're driving by. Len Brown
PS> Mikes phone # is 816 518 3466
| A MIRACLE GIRTH: Molded to a HORSE Friendly Shape |
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| 34" OR 32" LONG, NEVER TIGHT ON RIBS. ONLY UNDER BUCKLES & STERNUM! |
| ON A ROUND BACK MIKE CAN ROPE WITH NO PROBLEM. |
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| SNUG ON BOTH SIDES IT'S A LITTLE SADDLE UNDER YOUR HORSE! |
| Tree of the MONTH, The PERFECT WADE |
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| A 15" SEAT, 21" BARS, CLOSE CONTACT WITH GOOD TWIST & 7" GULLET NO ROCK ON HORSE |
| A CLOSE CONTACT SADDLE YOU CAN'T BUY NOW DAYS! |
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| YOU'LL STAY COMFORTABLE AND SECURE IN THIS BLACK MESA TREE. |
| Site is SECURITY CERTFIED WORLDWIDE by the best. |
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| Order with confidence as my site is security scanned regularly. |
| A WILLING PARTNER, THE CALF ROPING HORSE! |
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| THE CORRECTOR LETS MATT BROWNS HORSE PERFORM AS TRAINED! |
| 500 miles into our 3000-mile-trip, LEN & CHARLIE! |
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| What started a Mission to correct the problems of SADDLES. |
Len's EMAIL: lenbrownsinnovations@earthlink. CLICK HERE ,Get questions answered about the Corrector or the right Envelope
pad for your saddle & horse? If he's in the office he'll get right back to you. His ph# is 816-625-0333
| Black Mesa Saddletree, by Derek Brown & Len Brown. |
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| Go to the new page Black Mesa Saddletree. Now owned by Derek & Len |
| A BLACK MESA BARREL TREE FROM MY BEST PATTERNS! |
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| CLOSE TO YOUR HORSE, COMFORTABLE, HAVE YOUR SADDLEMAKER BUILD USING: THE GROOVE! |
Black Mesa Saddletree was bought
by myself and my son Derek. Derek is running the tree operation. He is offering the traditional Trees that
BLACK MESA has made for years. We are also building trees NEW to the horseworld. They are based from SADDLETREE patterns
that I have made over the LAST 26 years. A continual improvement process has already started to make BLACK MESA TREES the
best for the horse and the most comfortable for the rider. COMBINED WITH "The CorrecTOR", you can have
the best! A saddle is only as good as it's tree! The BARS on this "Groove" Barrel tree put's you closer
to the horse than a TREELESS SADDLE.
| THE BACK LIFTS AS YOU RIDE, TREES JUST ROCK & ROLL |
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| THE CORRECTOR & SHIMS FIX IT, NEWER BLACK MESA TREES AREN'T THIS WAY. |
| BLACK MESA CURVED CUT NAVAJO, A WADE SADDLE DREAM |
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| NOTHING LIKE IT ANYWHERE, PURE FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION! ROUND OR SQ SKIRTED SADDLES LOOK GREAT WITH IT |
| DO YOU WANT TO BE DIFFERENT? MAYBE> OUTRAGEOUS? |
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| OUTRAGEOUS PYTHON WILL DO IT. WILD BUT KIND TO YOUR HORSE, |
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| All SUPREME COMFORT NAVAJOS NOW HAVE THE CURVED CUT. |
Len Brown started Ortho-Flex
saddle company in 1984. He had just ridden 3000 miles thru the west in 1982. Len's motto was : "putting the horse first".
He has traveled the world and has 4 ortho Flex Panel patents and 3 other horse related patents issued
in his name. The Flex panels have been knocked off and similar trees with all the pattern work Len did on saddles,
even their names. This is by former dealers and 1 or 2 employees. Most are quite poor in function and quality. You can
read more about that below. Len's quest for perfection was incessant and he was never satisfied enough to leave the
Flex panel system alone. They just never performed up to his demands and had too many negatives! The Corrector has
performed beyond his standards and is the same now as when it was designed and tested in 2003.
Other
products Len introduced into the horse world: Neoprene Girths, Contoured Pads, Safety cam stirrups, Dropped yoke
rigging plate, In-flap or Mono-Flap billets, LoadLeveler Pad with shim pockets,Softsides Neo/Leather girths & tack, all originated
with Len Brown. Welcome to 26 pages of education and product that actually solves your problems.
| The BACK was her last problem with this Appy. |
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| GO TO THE ENGLISH PAGE FOR HELENA'S OTHER RESCUE HORSE! |
| SUPREME COMFORT NAVAJOS ARE THE BEST YOU CAN BUY! |
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This home page is long and gives you an overview
of product and how it works. There are 24 pages listed at the UPPER left of here and every page. They range from
English riding to Roping and Barrel Racing.A lot of TRAIL Riding and MULES are included.
Page 6 applies to any horse that's
ridden a lot.
The
store is where you find all the prices with pictures and detailed information on each item.. Just cruise to
the upper part of this or any page & click where you get a hand cursor on the large white print> saying: "click
here and view prices and spec's." It's easy to order on and is working fine. Thank you, Len Brown >
816 625 0333.. PS> I'm the only one that sees your fia. info when you order!
Take a look at the Tree
below. I made this mold on a comfortable horse, it's the only way you can. Carrying a rider, this horse's back will come up
1inch or more at a walk. Higher at a trot. Then the tree will sore the middle of the back, drop low & rock in front! All
you'll see is the white hairs from the front of the bars rubbing with too much pressure. The loins will be sore from friction
at the same time.
The Balance Shims shown under the tree will take out the ROCK, balance you, and stabilize the saddle front
to rear while eliminating pinching at the top half of the BARs on a horse's withers.
| 15H avg. backed horse with too much CURVE IN BARS! |
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| Horse's back is up an inch at the walk. This tree is already a Rocking Chair ! |
| The most commom problem of a rocking Tree, solved |
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| The Corrector with 4 shims front and rear give room for the horse's back to lift. |
| TOO WIDE OF TREE > BARS ARE FLATTENED, NOT SPREAD! |
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| WIDE TREE ANGLES PINCH MORE THAN ANY OTHER. |
THE MOST COMMON PROBLEM
SEEN IN SADDLES TODAY! The mold shown here is a 15 H horse I owned with a good back. The Tree is too curved in the bars and
flat in the angle at front! That Angle will do nothing but pinch at the top of the bars. Many Full Quarter
Horse bars have this very same problem!!
I've designed
the front balance shims so the more you add, the more contact you gain at the foot of the bars in front. At the same
time, you remove pressure at the
top area of the bars where the "pinch" takes place!
It's the cut-away of the shims that make this happen.
That
means less pinch at the top of the="wide tree bars". Tree & saddlemakers seldom widen a tree, they just flatten the angle
as in this picture.
| Ft. Balance Shims, don't pinch horse's withers. |
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| The New cut of the front & rear Balance shims for the Corrector. |
| Show-N-TRAIL NAVAJO,CORRECTOR, SOCK,SHIMS, IN PKG |
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| THE BEST THERE IS FOR THE LONG SADDLE ON A SHORT BACKED HORSE! SEE IT'S NEW PAGE ON UPPER LEFT! |
If you have a sore horse from saddle soring etc.,
you've
come to the right place. Len Brown, the
pioneer of this field, has been bringing awareness of SADDLE
FITTING problems to horseback riders world-wide since 1983.
Len
did this through clinics, booklets, videos and inventing the Ortho-Flex Panel systems that attached
to a saddle. He spent millions and fought the industry. IT CHANGED the WORLD OF THE HORSE. Not being satisfied
with the Ortho-Flex panels Len shut the Company down in spring of 2001. By 2003 Len designed a new device that is improving
the world of the horse again! The Corrector was made to eliminate having to buy a saddle to fix your horse's problems. It
is made to work with any saddle and any horse or mule! Find new ways to solve your horse's
saddlefit problems while enjoying the site --- 24 Pages in all and growing.
| The New Aussie Envelope shown in the Large size! |
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| Std. or large This fully fleece lined 1/4" Felt Envelope will work for many different saddles! |
Below are the Western Protective Shields carefully placed on my horse's back. I did this to show you what is inside the
Western Corrector and is the heart of what makes it function.
| ILLUSTRATION ONLY = THEY NEVER TOUCH YOUR HORSE |
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| PROTECTIVE SHIELDS DEEP INSIDE THE CORRECTOR WORK WITH YOUR SADDLETREE! |
MORE than JUST a SADDLE PAD--a Saddle Fitting System that:
- EVENLY distributes EXCESS
saddle PRESSURES as your horse MOVES.
- WORKS
with Wide or Narrow Saddles & Any Horse,
- ( balance
shims are often required to achieve the above ) They work like a wedge under the rocking chair as they ride
between the Protective Shields and your tree bars. Front & or rear they adjust the angle of your saddle and
stabilize it from rolling!
- The Plastic Shields also
Protect shoulders in the downhill while holding the saddle from sliding forward!
- Mules can be ridden with just about any
saddle using the front and rear shims with the Corrector and an Envelope pad.
- ENGLISH & WESTERN Versions
for ALL Saddles.
- BETTER than
my former ORTHO-FLEX and other cheap DELRIN PANEL SYSTEMS; Maintains Correct Saddle Position with the leverage
designed into the front Shields and requires no yearly tune-up (like Flex Panel saddles) nor BOLTS PROTRUDING INTO
STIFF PADDING TO SCAR YOUR ANIMAL!
- Just one CorrecTOR
goes from horse to horse, saddle to saddle-Not Custom Fitted! It's literally self adjusting so it positions the same
saddle individually for each horse you put it on.
- NO Delrin
Flex Panels, NO Bounce, NO Loin Rubbing! The NEMESIS of flex panel systems! Go to the Navigation bar, above
left, to see converted flex-panel saddles and learn what's involved. Also Steele Plantation saddles do
well with the stuffed Panels to straighten the banana bar design.
- Replaces
Delrin Panels on Ortho-Flex and all other OrthoFlex Clones (knock-offs) , very successfully! (and they are
all knock-offs of the systems I patented) None of the mountings or panels are new. Most have
"simple logic" mistakes that I made 20 years ago with the early Ortho-Flexes..
- CLOSE CONTACT! The Corrector
requires little or NO padding above it.
- Long Lasting and Costs little
more than a Quality Saddle Pad.
- Corrects the
Design Deficiencies INHERENT in ALL Saddles, even Treeless saddles are improved, for the horse &
rider, with the Corrector's Treeless Shim & E Pad Combo!
- Described
as a Parallel Scapula (in-front) by Dr. Ezra Edgerton NC. , after testing on a number of different animals.
All prices, specs, and ORDERING INFORMATION are in the Store!
Click on
the large white print at the top of this page / screen. There you can get details and prices by making a test order! You don't
even have to enter your name to do such. It's very non-invasive. Len
Feel free to call if you have any questions. I also
take orders over the phone and usually ship within 3 days or less. I hope you enjoy the site, Len
816 625 0333
The HORSE SHAPED.. Protective shields stuck to my horse's back > are
to show you the inner workings of this Patented system: unlike anything
used before!
| TREE ON FOXTROTTER WITH BRIDGING BETWEEN SHIELDS! |
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| THE 16 |
These "impact resistant" polymer Shields are NEVER
USED DIRECTLY ON THE HORSE AS SHOWN, OR SEPERATE OF THE CORRECTOR! They
are laminated in between 2 layers of felt to make a DEVICE called "THE CORRECTOR" . It is then inserted into a pocket
in an Envelope pad. The Combination is all you need under your saddle along with some balance shims used to take
the "Rock" out of your tree bars & balance your saddle on the horse.
| AT JUST A WALK THE BACK COMES UP, MORE AT A TROT! |
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| HORSE'S CAN'T BE FITTED WITH TREES! BECAUSE THEY MOVE YOU NEED THE CORRECTOR & SHIMS + ENVELOPE PAD! |
The Std. Western CorrecTOR with 4 molded to a horse
shape shields. Making the protective SHIELDS of the CorrecTOR is the most difficult
task. The 4 protective shields have 112 linear inches of slots. Some are cut parallel
others Tapered. Normal die
press cutting is not feasible because of the thin slots and tough plastic polymer the Shields are made from.
Then
each of the 4 individual shields are molded, by hand, to the general horse shape they're designed to sit on.
The slots are not just for Ventilation, but to let the protective shields move better with the horse.
When the horse's shoulders bend the front shields upward, the shields act as a flexible lever to hold the saddle off the shoulders.
That's how they keep your saddle positioned and eliminate interference with the shoulder and body movement.
The tree bars hold the back 2/3rds of the front shields down to the horse & in front of the saddle.
The CorrecTOR &
Saddle are working with AND against each other. OPPOSING FORCES, a basic of how one keeps the other positioned
-- all initiated by the ULTIMATE FORCE TO BE OPPOSED=PRESSURE---from the front of the bars. Einstein elaborated on the
theory of "Opposing Forces" ... it's used throughout your own body, as well as that of the horse to maintain stability during
movement and integrity of the muscular-skeletal system!
There are 42 holes and 38 slots in a Western CorrecTOR and 2 extra for English.
The
112"of air-filled slots in all four shields (not completely seen) are ventilated by the 38 holes in the CorrecTOR's top
layer. There is a 1/4" layer of soft polyester felt on the bottom of the CorrecTOR and a thin 1/10"
thick nylon-reinforced felt top layer.
THERE IS LITTLE OR NO BREATHING
IN ANY PAD, ONLY HEAT TRANSFER CAPABILTIES. That's why the felt body of the CorrecTOR has an Elliptical cut
1 & 1/2" WIDE down the top center. It's also cutback in front & forward in rear. It is
cooler for the horse, is cut to move with him, and why it doesn't work to put a one-piece pad underneath
it. I hope this explains "how it works" to you! LEN
{For CorrecTOR prices and specifications, scroll to the lower part of
this page and CLICK into the Store. For further details on some products, click add to basket, then the color selection page will pop up. It's easy to do a "MOCK" order & see the details without even putting in your name. You don't
buy anything unless you keep clicking "continue" to where you enter your card information.
Thanks, Len
| ENGLISH CORRECTOR UNDER A 17 in. ENGLISH TREE |
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| THE ENGLISH CORRECTOR IS A SMALLER VERSION OF THE WESTERN. |
The first
question is always "Should I use another Pad
with the CorrecTOR?" Adding
pads doesn't work because they're not cut like the Envelope pad and Corrector. They don't allow the Corrector to move
with the horse and can pinch at the withers. That's the role of the balance shims, to lift as needed but not pinch
at the withers. The stretchy 1/4" thick Show blankets on top of a Pro E pad or SOCK work fine with the Corrector. The "E" pads aren't too thick, give close contact, wash well at a car-wash, vacuum to clean
regularly, have body (not flimsy) and are only 1/2" thick on average. The Supreme Comfort Roper and all Navajos
are 3/4" thick.
You add shims used and Corrector's 1/4" to
these figures.
The top
centerline cut is cool and moves with the horse, basically making regular contoured
saddlepads obsolete!
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The Envelope is made to be used Exclusively with
the CorrecTOR!
Regular saddlepads don't have the patent
protected> elliptical cut at the top and can't move with the horse. They bind up with downward pressure at either the withers
or mid-back and don't let the Corrector do it's job near as well as when using an Envelope pad. Your saddle
isn't positioned as well nor does the horse work as well. This is what I've had customers tell me that did the testing on
the trail with 1/2" pads over or under a Pro E pad. It was un-solicited info they wanted to tell me. Thanks,
Len
It's hard to realize that little or no padding is needed---and the CorrecTOR works best with less.
That's why the Envelope Pads are
beneficial as they are designed to move with your horse like the CorrecTOR. Remember, "It doesn't
work if you don't use it!" Getting an Envelope Pad makes the CorrecTOR easier to use EVERY TIME!....Len
Instructions
and WHY to use balance Shims. The CorrecTOR with Front Balance Shims and Envelope
Pad make a "COMPLETE SADDLE-FITTING SYSTEM ". The horse's shoulder rotation (or body bending)
bends the front shields, that act as a flexible lever against the saddle tree---that
leverage positions the saddle & keeps the tree from damaging the shoulders.
The 190 sq. inches of front protective shields spread the
weight over the shoulders and withers where the most damage from tree bars occur.
Front Balance shims are used to lift the saddle for: the rump-high horse, thin or
small horse, the too-wide saddle. They also help hold the saddle back through better
contact where the bars have too much flare in front (as is seen in many saddles
coming out of the Southeastern U.S.)
Almost everyone asks me how to use the Balance Shims.
I tell them to remove them and ride your animal 15 minutes at a walk & slow trot or gait; notice
the way you feel & sit in the saddle. Then unsaddle and put 2 front shims in
on each side, ride again the same way comparing how comfortable you are from one extreme to the other.
Occasionally you need 3 shims, some horse saddle combos only 1, others none! By trying the differing combos in one session
you'll know what is best for you and therefore your horse. In one session, a few minutes each ride, you can remember
what you felt like moments ago. It doesn't work to try & remember the feel one day to the next.
What is a balanced Saddle? > When balanced you should be sitting relaxed with little pressure
in the stirrup at a walk & slow trot, not "tilted forward" (too low in front). when you feel it you'll have
a "BFO"! (blinding flash of the obvious!)
Too low in front is like riding down a hill all day long and will sore withers even through
an Ortho-Flex delrin panels,any saddle,or even the Corrector.
Balance of the rider is important the more you ride. It holds true with any saddle. NOTE: You can't
adjust the balance of a rider in TREELESS SADDLES,in the extremely flexible "Flex-tree" saddles,or in the
FLEX-PANEL SADDLES. No room for shims in an Ortho-Flex or any other panel saddle. The mechanically adjustable systems I made
were good until they started adjusting themselves. John Lyons would bring Zip and his ORTHO-FLEX by every few months
TO GET IT TUNED UP AND ADJUSED FOR BALANCE ETC.
You should feel what your horse is doing as he does it,
not be behind the movement of the horse (that's too high in front). If you need shims at all, you'll usually need
2 on each side in front. YOU ARE NOT FITTING THE HORSE WITH THE SHIMS! They go on top of the
shields and adjust the way your saddle sits you and as a result, work for the horse & you.
To
determine if REAR shims are needed; First balance your saddle from the front
as described above. After getting yourself + your saddle properly balanced, reach back and
feel up under your bars in the rear while riding at a walk.If it's a western saddle have
someone walk beside you and put there hand up under the skirts. If they can slip their fingers up under the tree bar,
above the pad, 2" or more,YOU NEED BOTH REAR SHIMS! You are filling in the gap and taking pressure off the center of your horse's
back! He will collect, round, stop, drop his head and relax more while listening to you better.
All this is
because he's NOT FIGHTING the curved bars trying to HOLD HIS BACK DOWN! Many horses are forced into this
un-natural position with the Tree chinched front and rear. That's why, after getting sore in the center of the back
and vertebral column; They become pissy, won't reach with the hindquarters..etc.etc.
WHILE
RIDING,most trees on a good back will have 2" or 3" of no contact at the rear
of the bars. Those same bars will be digging into the loin while the animal is standing
still and you are sitting in the saddle. That's why I keep telling people you can't fit a saddle while
the horse is standing still.
You have to be riding the animal with the bare tree, then you can see
what's going on. Chiropractors can't say the back is out while looking at the horse standing. Vet's
can't determine one shoulder is larger than another while the horse is standing! The above
can only be determined while the horse is moving because he never stands with even pressure on all 4 legs.
The back is always "OUT" 1.5" or more on every horse while
standing. (FRONT TO REAR,SIDE TO SIDE".) To check your horse's confirmation, have someone lead
your horse
as you walk behind
looking over the croup.You'll be surprised at how even he is in movement! Few horses are "OUT", and the ones that are
have developed that way as explained on Pg. 6 of this site. Read the story of Victoria and her Arab
SHAMIR at the bottom of page 6. She was sure her horse was so much larger in one shoulder than the other because
of a trailering accident where the horse was physically scarred. After nine months of the Corrector and instructions
on page 6, she has a different horse!
For saddles with too much curve in the bars (as happens with many trees that are
custom-fitted while the horse is standing) you can correct them with front and rear balance shims
described above.
For the horse with one shoulder larger
than the other, the horse that won't hold one lead or bend one direction: Go to my page listed on the navigation
bar upper left, pg. 6 "Saddlefit by the man that started it all".
It
will tell you how to use the shims and why your horse is like that. Plus you'll learn how to fix it in short order. You've
got to have the shims and a just a little technique. "You will find it's fun when it's more comfortable
for you both." Len
| Find the scapula on your horse! |
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| The line up from any horse's elbow will be 1 to 2 inches in front of the rear of his scapula |
The
"sock" covering a std western CorrecTOR is pictured above on my 15H Foxtrotter. Want to know where
the scapula is on a horse? Follow the line from
the elbow up, go 1 to 2 inches back depending on horse's size and the scapulas are in the same relationship
to the elbows on all horses.
[If saddlemakers knew this they could make riggings to put the saddle in the right place on all horses. Instead
they're made to keep going up over the shoulder to better balance the rider because they are too wide.] Sorry
just a pet peeve of mine, using front balance shims with the corrector will hold them back anyway.
Yes, this
is where the CorrecTOR should ride, over the shoulder about 2 inches, saddle tree just back of the shoulder.
Caution: if your horse's back is short and you ride a long saddle, it's hard to put it behind
the shoulders. You can use that saddle behind the shoulders and keep the skirts from hitting the
points of the hips. It's done with the Show-N_Go Navajo Pkg shown above. . REMEMBER: SADDLING IS ALWAYS
EASIER WITH THE SHORTEST SADDLE YOU CAN USE COMFORTABLY. Some saddlemakers are making shorter saddles; look for them
or just buy old ones. Saddlemakers were a lot smarter back then.
The CorrecTOR is a product of
LEN BROWN'S INNOVATIONS
38901 E. Colbern Rd. Ext.
Oak Grove, MO. 64075
Ph #( 816) 625-0333
| CALF ROPER BROWN, TELLS ABOUT THE CORRECTOR! |
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| ROPING IS A QUICK TEST OF SADDLING. THEY PAY PER RUN, IT'S WHY THEY BUY SO MANY CORRECTORS. |
I closed the doors of Ortho-Flex Saddle
Co. Inc. in 2001 because I could see no future in the DELRIN PANEL SYSTEM. I was in the midst of moving
the company there. I could have kept it and worked out an operating plan but it wasn't worth it. I offered to help
move the rest of the company to Warren & spent 6 weeks doing so.
They never had anyone there for me to train in saddlery or how the system is attached or works.
They just started over with a building full of patterns & no trained employees. I am not associated with
the new Company in Arkansas. The 3 different panel systems created a revolution in saddlery, but were difficult
to use and left the rider feeling "PERCHED" above their horse! For the HORSE it was the best system available for many
years. I also created the First: Dropped Yoke Rigging,/ Neoprene Girths,/ Contoured Pads with Shims, all
to help adapt the Delrin Panel system! The Customer Service alone was the largest single expense of
OrthoFlex when I owned it. Overwhelming!
There
had to be Something BETTER, EASIER to use, that would CORRECT <PROBLEMS> INHERENT
in all saddles, and be AFFORDABLE!
Creating the CorrecTOR took me 2 years alone
with my horses and a collection of the worst old saddles you could imagine. I'm more excited about what I've developed
(the CorrecTOR) than anything I've done since Lisa and I rode 3000 miles through the West on horseback in 1982. When
you call or email you'll be talking to me (or CJ my girlfriend). I work with you direct---no more Oversized
Company with inexperienced folks on the phone. Call me anytime at ( 816) 625-0333----I enjoy what I do!
It
feels good to be "back in the saddle" with a new Product that works as well as the Corrector! Thanks, Len Brown
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