Janice McDonald wrote: > He said a certain large icelandic farm I shall not mention cause that wouldnt > be fair maybe, tried demo saddles on all their icelandics and out of 19 > horses the sys 6 and 8 panels fit 18. But of those horses it did fit > "further adjustments were made". The "further adjustments" were that he says > if you use the sys 6 or 8 short panels, he can take the back of the actual > saddle tree, which in a flex panel saddle is not a tree like a regular saddle > tree but more of a support cage I think? Anyway, he says he can take some of > the back off and still keep the same size seat and with the sys 6 and 8 > panels it can work for very short backed icelandics. >
Hi Janice, Since you know the farm, do you think you could contact them and find out what they thought of the saddles that fit and how the "adjustments" worked out? I so miss my American-flex cutback. It was the most secure and comfortable saddle for me that I have ever tried. If there is something that could be done so they would fit Icelandics, I would be thrilled! Looking forward to hearing what you think of the new panels... Trish
