The CorrecTOR by Len Brown the Inventor of ORTHO-FLEX

The CorrecTOR by Len Brown, SADDLE FIT, by the man that started it all!

The store is where you find all the prices and spec's. Just cruise to the bottom of this page & click where you get a hand cursor on the large white print. 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!

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!

The Balance Shims shown, will take out the ROCK, balance you, and stabilize the saddle front to rear while eliminating pinch at the too wide bar's angle.

15H avg. backed horse with too much CURVE IN BARS!

MOLD of 15H agv. back & TREE WITH TOO MUCH CURVE !

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

Too curved tree bars fixed with front & rear shims

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!

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! It's an Ortho-Flex tree. You can see below it is too flat an Angle & will do nothing but pinch at the top of the bars. The more 1/4" felt shims 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.

The New cut of the front & rear Balance shims for the Corrector.

SupremeComFORT CUTTER "E" PAD.

New pictures soon with matching leather overlays at the top center Corners. Stops curling!

SUPREME COMFORT ROPER E pad 34" UNDER 16" sadde

Large 34" Supreme Comfort Roper E Pad, 16" saddle.

This 15H Quarter with the Lrg. 34" SCR E pad work for this 16" Bob's Reiner

Darla Nassif is the Director & Trainer of Magic Mountain Ranch in Three Forks Montana. If you want a bullet proof trained Gaited horse,click here & visit their site on Rocky Mountain Horses. Tell her I said hi, Len

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, handbooks and inventing the Ortho-Flex systems to saddling that CHANGED the WORLD OF THE HORSE. Find new ways to solve your horse's saddlefit problems while enjoying the site --- 18 Pages in all and growing.

Read Kelli's story , Pg. 2 , Barrel Racers page...

KELLI & ROOSTER the 11yr. gelding became a TEAM AGAIN with the CORRECTOR !

THE PASSION ROSE "E" PAD w/ Hand Carved FLORAL W/L

WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR STALLION BEHAVIOR IF YOUR MARE IS WEARING THE "PASSION ROSE" !

Hand tooled natural skirting and stitched close.

Heavy hand tooled wearleathers will last .

These heavy wearleathers will last and you will be noticed!

ZINFANDEL BARREL NAVAJO "E" PAD

This E pad was chosen by the TOP BARREL RACER OF AUSTRALIA, 2007, He favorite of all the Envelopes.

Dear Len,

We have been using the CorrecTOR for months now. The roaning is almost gone! The mare is more comfortable going downhill with a rider. Thanks for making these problems go away with such a simple and affordable solution. Now we don't have to get rid of our $2,ooo Custom Saddle!

Thanks again, Pat & Dave Schlaich..Glendale, CA.

For the whole story, see the Instructions Western Page 9, on navigation bar to the left.

ILLUSTRATION ONLY = THEY NEVER TOUCH YOUR HORSE"

THESE SHIELDS DEEP INSIDE THE CORRETOR WORK!

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 ) like a wedge under the rocking chair...... front & or rear!
Limits Saddle Rolling-----Protects shoulders in the downhill!
Mules can be ridden with just about any saddle, just order the front and rear shims with the Corrector and get an Envelope pad.
ENGLISH & WESTERN  Versions for ALL Saddles.
BETTER than my former ORTHO-FLEX SADDLE SYSTEM; Maintains Correct Saddle Position with the leverage designed into the front Shields and requires no yearly tune-up (like Flex Panel saddles) to keep functioning as new.
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 last page above to see converted flex-panel saddles and learn what's involved. Also Steele Plantation saddles do well with the stuffed Panels to change poor 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 eaerly 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 bottom of this page or the western or english pages. 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, except for a custom-made Navajo Envelope Pad. I hope you enjoy the site, Len 816 625 0333

The HORSE SHAPED.. Protective shields glued to my horse's back > are to show you the inner workings of  this Patented device: unlike anything used before!

The New SOFTIE E Pad, with REMOVABLE FLEECE/ FOAM

Washable Foam / Fleece Liner REMOVEABLE & WASHABLE

THE Hi-recovery FOAM / Hospital-FLEECE washable liner velcros to the Softie's Exact shape !

The 4 HORSE-SHAPED SHIELDS, SLOTTED TO MOVE

4 SHIELDS LIKE FLEXIBLE BODY ARMOR, MOVE W/ HORSE

LAMINATED BETWEEN 2 FELT LAYERS LIKE FLEXIBLE BODY ARMOR.

TREE ON FOXTROTTER WITH BRIDGING BETWEEN SHIELDS!

MOLDED AND SLOTTED PLASTIC SHIELDS PROTECT HORSE!

THE 16" TREE WON'T BRIDGE ON THIS HORSE WHEN RIDING, THE BACK COMES UP 1.5" ON THIS HORSE.

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!

THE BACK IS UP LIKE THIS AT A WALK & RIDING!

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

The Purple Haze: the look of new Navajo E pads,

Upper Corner Overlays of matching leather to stop the center ends from Curling! Looks sharp too.

ENGLISH SHIELDS ON MY 17.5H T/BRED, A 17" G/P TREE

ENGLISH PROTECTIVE SHIELDS UNDER 17" G/P TREE!

These "PROTECTIVE SHIELDS", Never touch your horse. USED FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY!

The English CorrecTOR on the mold of horses back.

STD. ENGLISH CORRECTOR SHOWN UNDER 17" G / P TREE

Std Western--42 vents w/ 112" of air filled slots

2 layers of polyester felt has 4 molded protective shields in between and sealed.

Ft. Balance Shims, don't pinch horse's withers.

The New cut of the front & rear Balance shims for the Corrector.

The SQUARE FLEECE ENVELOPE Pad for Treeless

SQUARE FLEECE E pad available in treeless Comb

Now available only in the Corrector E Pad Treeless Shim combo pkg.

Square UltraLite >Pro Envelope W/ wearleathers.

In Std. or Large, still close contact & HERMANN OAK "GATOR HARNESS" wearleathers.

The Turn & Burn has been selling in private.

The Private Barrel Pad went Public Order yours !

CA. & OR customers requested it, now you can get one for your Sq. Skirt or Round Skirt saddle.

The BLACK ONYX BARREL

top center Overlays of matching Brindle hair-on hides like the Wearleathers

The first question is always "What kind of pad should I use with the CorrecTOR?" Now you don't have to wonder, especially if you get balance shims with your CorrecTOR. Just slip them into The ENVELOPE PAD, shown above or below. The "E" pads aren't too thick, give close contact, wash well, 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.

Click into the store for prices and measurements. When you click "add one to basket" at any Navajo Envelope Pad, the next page will list available colors and patterns.

All Navajo Supreme Comfort Envelopes come with Hermann Oak Gator Harness Wearleathers as shown. Except the New Barrel Navajos which have the Brindle hair on hide & the Show Navajos with open hand carved wearleathers & tassels.

Exclusive to the Navajo Envelope is a deeper cutback with a 3" wide elastic strip in front of the cutback area. Now all Navajos also have overlays on the tips at the top Center cuts. It keeps the Cuts from curling & looks extra sharp at the same time.. The elastic supports the Pad on your horse's withers so the deeper cutback doesn't cause soring (particularly important on withered horses). It's a cool pad and moves with the horse, basically making contoured saddlepads obsolete!

The Envelope is made to be used Exclusively with the CorrecTOR!

Envelope pads are far superior to regular pads and are an

inexpensive way make your own "Saddle-Fitting System". They hold the front balance shims and rear shims in place to let you stabilize & balance that saddle on any horse or mule. Round backed horses have many of the same saddling problems of the Mule. Shims front and rear are usually needed. Their backs go from straight to rounded much more than the more withered animals.

The Envelope Pad is priced optional with the CorrecTOR, as are the front balance shims. If you're watching your budget, you can start with the Pro UltraLite Envelope Value Pkg & CorrecTOR with front and rear shims. It's a buy and the square & Contoured versions in differing sizes are there for you to choose from.

Below is the western SOCK. It's no bigger than the corrector and lets you use balance shims while also keeping your corrector clean. You can use the sock or Pro version E pad with a thin Navajo Show Blanket on top for showing.

They're only 1/4" thick & stretch at the top easily. You don't want use one over a Roper or Navajo Envelope Pad. Regular pads don't have the patent protected> elliptical cut at the top and can't move with the horse. They bind up with downward pressure and don't let the Corrector do it's job near as well as an Envelope pad. This is what I've had customers tell me as well. Len

New improved western Sock, 1/4' black felt lower.

The sock is used against the horse, under your old saddle pad.

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

Len & 24yr Foxtrotter at home on S/C AUSSIE E PAD

E PAD+ CorrecTOR, bal. shims & you have a full saddlefitting system.

One Ride & "E" Pad molds to your horse's shape !

Aussie E Pad is great for any Full Flap plantation or endurance saddle !

The Corrector & F&R Shims in SupremeComfort E pad

The Corrector & Shims inside the S>C AUSSIE E PAD

Hermann Oak Wear leathers to keep your extra gear on the pad, not the horse.

Cool Fleece under CorrecTOR only, 3/8" sides .

The Aussie UltraLite Envelopes are close-contact & low care Polyester fleece and felt. .

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 them all back in, ride again the same way comparing how comfortable you are from one extreme to the other. Then you will know what balance is all about. When balanced you should be sitting relaxed with little pressure in the stirrup and not "tilted forward" (too low in front).

Too low in front is like riding down a hill all day long and will sore withers even through an Ortho-Flex panel system.

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 some TREELESS SADDLES --- or in the extremely flexible "Flex-tree" saddles.

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.

Setting up Mule shims are done first in front as described above. After getting properly balanced, get back in the saddle, reach back and feel up under your bars in the rear while riding. If you've got more than ample space there, add shims on each side in the rear. All you're doing is filling in the gap here.

All trees on a comfortable horse 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.

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 the mule shim method 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!

The line up from any horse's elbow will be 1 to 2 inches in front of the rear of his scapula

Pam Dawkins, NC. (in her own words);

" Let me say that after receiving the CorrecTOR I thought there would be NO WAY this thin pad would correct the problem we were having with pressure spots on either side of one of our horses withers. However the CorrecTOR has been A MIRACLE !! "........ for THE REST OF THE STORY,

go to the NAVIGATION BAR > upper left & click on CUSTOMERS TELL IT THE WAY IT IS!

                                             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 even though they are too wide.] Sorry just a pet peeve of mine, the corrector will hold them back anyway.



Yes, this is where the CorrecTOR should ride, over the shoulder about 2.5", saddle tree just back of the shoulder.

    Caution:   if your horse's back is short and you ride a long saddle, you can't put it behind the shoulders. You will have to use that saddle and CorrecTOR up over the shoulders to keep the skirts from hitting the points of the hips. The CorrecTOR will still spread the weight over a large area but it won't keep your saddle back in the downhill, nor will it position it as it will a shorter saddle.   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

Click here to email me> lenbrownsinnovations@earthlink.net

500 miles into our 3000-mile-trip, LEN & CHARLIE!

What started a Mission to correct the problems of SADDLES.

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 often difficult to use and didn't work for everyone!   I 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 my wife, Cheryl, who helps answer the phone).   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's Nice to be "back in the saddle"!    Thanks, Len Brown

Click and email me here= lenbrownsinnovations@earthlink.net

Len & Std. Western Corrector on 20yr. foxtrotter

Len & west. Corrector where it naturally lays.

The Corrector lays naturally a little over the shouder that it protects, and gently cups the loins.

I am pictured to the right with my finger at the back of the scapula on my grey Foxtrotter, where the saddle tree should sit back of when positioning on the CorrecTOR. Just slide it forward till it feels like part of the horse. I've drawn a line where the saddle and shoulder should meet on your CorrecTOR to make it easy. When riding, it will take care of the rest of the positioning---- It's quite forgiving.

       The CorrecTOR improves the performance of every saddle, for both horse and rider. It's the most revolutionary development in Tack since the stirrup.

       Top Clinicians like John & Josh Lyons, Pony Boy, Kenny Harlow, Monte Roberts, Arthur Kottas (head rider / Spanish Riding School ) Molly Sivright ("Thinking Riding" book series), Christopher Bartle (Yorkshire Riding Center), National Champion endurance riders like Becky Hart, Crockett Dumas, Mary Koefod, Evonne Tyson (UK)  and from most countries in Europe, the US, Australia, and United Arab Emirates;  the Who's Who of Roping; Dee Pickett, Fred Whitfield, Joe Beaver, Chip Porterfield, Clay Obrien Cooper, James Zant, Denny Watkins, Jerry Jetton, Mike Beers, KC Jones, many of whom are all-round World Champion cowboys as well----  All these and serious Trail Riders and Adventurers Like Louis Breunke and Valdamere ( the pair that rode from the tip of South America to the Artic Ocean), have all used me and my former systems to keep their horses sound and performing for the last 20 years. Now you can stop fighting the saddlefit monkey, have peace of mind and develop closer communication with your horse for the same price as a decent saddle pad!   My customers have seen the difference the CorrecTOR makes and so will you.   Most of them won't ride their horse without one.

     Below is my TB, Big Danny Joe with a skeleton test unit that shows only the parts of the CorrecTOR that do the work. The army saddle shown is a tree only saddle; to give the visual of what is really present in your saddle, under all that leather covering it. In all saddles, you are just riding the tree on the horse.

Imagine my 250#s at speed w/ this fit! ["hurts"]