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It has come full circle, when I started OrthoFlex no one knew, or wanted to talk about SADDLE FIT. Now, after millions spent educating with Saddling For the 21st Century, videos and Clinics, almost everyone is aware of the effects of a saddle on the horse! I energized a market entrenched in TRADITION. The only reason for change was; "The Customer’s perception is REALITY". To stay in business,   companies brought out saddles and pads appearing to be improved for the benefit of the horse.   

    The Corrector will level the playing field in the horseworld. No longer will overstated claims sell saddles and pads. Expensive saddles will have to include closer contact and more comfort for the rider. The best saddle companies will profit and the opportunist will lose! Now do you understand the scope of the term "Corrector"?  Enjoy the following stories of a little device, that sounds too good to be true, The Corrector is inside the pad called " The PROTECTOR". It is closer & simple to clean and the one piece version everyone wanted. 

What people are saying.

Hi Len, I bought a CorrecTOR pad from you 2 yrs ago. I have meant to send you feedback but wanted to give it a thorough trial first!
  I was brought up riding English, where 1 saddle was fitted to 1 horse. I was a riding instructor, so saw a lot of variations on badly fitting saddles come through the gate. After I completed my degree in Equine Science, I went backpacking for a year and ended up working on a north Australian Cattle station mustering on horseback. Out here, it's not unheard of to be sitting on your horse from dark till dark and my plant of horses ranged from a 14H Quarter to a 16.2H TB type. I had one saddle that was expected to fit on this range of horses for these extreme lengths of time and I was expecting them to work well for me. No wonder the Stations get these "Rogue" horses.
    I ended up marrying into the station, so I've been here for 6yrs now. In that time I've spent a fortune on different pads and, for that matter saddles. It was a constant headache swapping one pad to another, trying to keep my horses as happy as possible - avoiding pressure sores, heat rashes, and girth galls when working hard in humid conditions. 
   I bought a CorrecTOR at the start of the mustering season & gave it what could be called a thorough trial. It is now the ONLY PAD I've used for 2 full seasons mustering, including competing in campdrafting,rodeo games, barrel racing and bush racing. This thing gets a work out - as I mentioned we do long days in harsh conditions and my one saddle goes on all shapes and sizes of horses. 
   What made me finally write to you and think you is three experiences this year; 
   Firstly, I brought my farorite mare back into work after foaling.She has always been girthy and has a bit of a dodgy back with a very long sloping scapula & withers. Since coming back after her year off, past damages have healed and she has been a rock when I tack up with your pad now.
  Secondly, I recently moved into town and started riding my sister-in-law's ex racehorse. I jumped on in her English tack and admittedly poorly fitting saddle & found all things associated with ageing T/Breds - a bit stiff to strart off with, slightly crooked, etc.etc.. The next time I threw on my own tack. The difference was immediate. As soon as he moved off he was swinging thru the back, his tail was loose and he was much less crooked. Within two rides he stopped throwing his head every time I made a downward transition. This was such a huge difference I asked  a friend to throw the CorrecTOR pad on his horse, just for interest's sake.....
     He said the difference was incredible. His moody mare was again a different horse. I believe he is buying a CorrecTOR off you now as we speak.
    I don't generally bother writing feedback like this and this is not false praise. I feel I've given the CorrecTOR a pretty thorough testing. I've tried and tested endless gizmos, gadgets and gimmicks in my time, but the CorrecTOR has really Proved itself. 
   Hope all is well,   Many thanks, Barb at: JAMES CAMP, North A

— James Camp, a Cattle Station in North Australia

 Hi Len, Got my Corretor today. Couldn't wait to get home and try it out this evening. My, what a difference; I could actually see the difference in how my mare's shoulders moved. I could put my fingers under the front of the Pro Choice pad. The velcro sticks to the Pro Choice pad wonderfully. Rhi did not feel as "choppy" in her gaits.   Thanks for a fantastic "fix" for my antique saddle. 

— Michele Tennery,  from Palestine Tx.

“Dear Len,

I recently purchased your corrector pad and a set of shims and wanted to let your know that it works great!!    Last year I purchased a 14.2h three year old Doc Bar bred Quarter horse as a reining prospect.  I tried repeatedly to fit saddles on him with no luck and purchased and re-sold 3 saddles in the last year.  He is very short backed and his rump is higher than his withers. I finally found that a reining saddle with semi-QH bars fits him best, but the gullet was not wide enough to accommodate his well developed shoulders.  Therefore, the saddle was pushing on his shoulders and causing pain which made his spins and turns slow and choppy and required constant adjustments to his shoulders.  I hated this situation as I didn't want him to be in pain, but could not afford a custom saddle and was at a real loss as to how to remedy the problem until I found your internet site.

   Now, thanks to the Corrector pad and a set of your shims, the saddle is moved off of his shoulders and he is turning and moving freely.  As an added bonus, he no longer swishes his tail during saddling and no longer threatens to buck when he is being warmed up.  I can't tell you what a wonderful difference this has made in his attitude and performance and in my gilt level!  The corrector is a wonderful invention!  

— Brenda Noble, Tucson, Az

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Len, I've been using the Corrector for about 2 months and I wanted to let you know how it was working.   I have a 9 yr. old REINING HORSE who was sluggish when he was asked to back up. I felt that my saddle was digging in behind his shoulder blades. Since I have been using the Corrector his backup has improved greatly. His turnarounds have improved as well. I wanted to thank you for a great invention.

— Sincerely, Melissa Peabody, April 29th, 2002 

Hi Len,  I am getting back into riding after ten years with bad back. Had sold all tack. Needed saddle. Searched Internet.   Was seriously considering ordering flex panel saddle, but read so many conflicting articles, did not know who to believe.   You were not selling saddle,  e=mailed you and you replied    bless your heart. Recommended Aust stock saddle.  Have ordered, thank you = have several horses. Much different backs, so the corrector is a  perfect solution. Thank you so much.   I told Colin you referred. Ordered their patrol poly.  Keep up the good work. It gives you faith in the human race that not everyone is just out to get your buck.

— God bless, LuAnn and Ed Sullivan

Hi Len,You sent me the Corrector last week and it really did seem to help the problem we were having with my very wide percheron/QH cross, who shakes his head and bucks over fences when the tree points dig in, and whose back becomes sore from the heavier rider who is on him once a week in the Wintec and rides totally from her seat. It worked beautifully for me, and he didn't offer to buck once with her either, for I think the first time in months. I've already told the other rider to buy her own and referred her to your website, so I hope she does! 

—  Julia Tussing,  who rides hunter/jumper equitation,works at the Stanford School of Medicine, CA.

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 Just wanted to send you a note.  I tried the corrector yesterday, it was amazing the difference it made on my horse.  I couldn’t get my Tennessee Walker to extend his walk because it was uncomfortable for him, after riding him yesterday with the corrector, it was like riding a different horse.  All he wanted to do was get into his natural extended gait and go for it, it was great.  I've got a new horse now because of the corrector.

— Debbie Brix, Veronia, OR

Hi Len,

    I wanted to tell you ow my CorrecTor is working out for my Missouri Foxtrotter, Banjo. It's just great. If you recall, I mentioned to you that since I had him body-clipped, his hair was being rubbed off at the loin area on both sides. I used the Corrector with the shims at first (I know this was the opposite way of how you told me!). Anyway, it turns out I don't need the shims at all. I have been riding with the envelope pad ever since I got it and no Rubbing off of any more hair. I love the corrector and Envelope also. It's just beautiful. Thank you Len!  

— Roberta Franchimone, Santa Monica, CA

HI Len, It's Pat Schlaich out in Glendale, CA. We have the chestnut mare that had the roaning with the new expensive $2000.00 saddle, and the corrector totally handled the problem.

     Well it's been a year or more and my husband got a new cool pad for his mare, unfortunately he did not put the corrector underneath it, and a few weeks ago the roaning came back. Well needless to say the corrector is now underneath this new cool pad and already I can see that the roaning is going away. I also had another realization regarding the corrector and that is, that as your horses weight fluctuates throughout the year, the corrector keeps the horse from experiencing any adverse effects from the saddle due to weight gain or loss.

   I have just purchased a Mo. Foxtrotter and after reviewing all the information on your website have decided that I need to buy a corrector for him. Not that my current saddle and pad don't work, but because he is just a little over 4yrs of age and still growing and developing muscle etc. I don't want him to experience the adverse effects that can happen when wearing a saddle.

     I used my mare's corrector on him this morning and he really was moving smoothly and seemed to be lighter overall. Anyway, I will be calling you soon so I can order a corrector for our new boy. Thank you again Len for this wonderful invention, it just puts my mind at ease that we are doing the right thing for our horses by using the Corrector every time we go out. 

—   Pat & dave Schlaich, Glendale, California. 

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 Hello Len,

 Been snowed in for a couple of weeks. Just got to ride today. Oh. So that's how Amir is supposed to walk, trot. Hum. I didn't ride far but I noticed especially going downhill, while he has been prone to be quite stiff and uncomfortable, like he is trying to hold the saddle (and me) back. Stiff gait, bumpy ride. Today he flowed into his walk with ease, his head was down, and he was obviously comfortable.

 I was so ready to drop you a kind but, firm note saying that it just didn't work and thanks anyway. More $$$$ down the tubes! I will try my other 2 horses and report back. I remember your said I perhaps won't need the shims for the others??? Also, I used only the Corrector today, but I can use a blanket right? I bet your get some really silly questions from people who should know better....it's just my obsessive_compulsive disorder showing! Thanks again, Susan  PS> she used it a lot on her horses since, it's still working. 

— Susan Yacavone, Plainfield, NH.

Hi Len, I like the corrector just fine. I've been using it on three rides now, and started out without shims and then added two front shims. Otherwise the forward hung stirrups on the Imus saddle will swing forward too much so that I can't put any weight into them.

   It fits just fine into the "envelope" type cover that came with the self inflating "Equi Air" pad (which sprung a leak in no time at all and got thrown out a few years ago).

    When I cinch it up good and tight it keeps the saddle in place very well, especially for mounting, but it does loosen so I have to tighten it again after about half an hour.    I now understand that your meant to tighten the cinch from both sides, rather than pulling all the slack on one side only. The horse seems very comfortable and I can see where it will keep the bars from digging in during turns, stops or going downhill. The saddle itself fits her well, but there will be many times when guests come to ride and I will have to use saddles that won't fit so well. I still hope to buy a few more in time so I can send one corrector with each of the two horses that I hope to sell every year.  I do wonder if the horse wouldn't like something cushioning underneath it, but I suppose that you researched it and decided it works better without.

— Jani London, Charlie Lake, B.C. Canada

  Actually this is my third corrector.  I have four horses I let other people ride.  So when I can save up for a fourth, I'll be purchasing another probably.  We ride all winter long, the horses have snow rims and borium on their shoes.  I'll probably be purchasing one for a friend soon too, she's always buying new saddles like I was doing.  My horse is finally happy, well happier.  He's kind of grumpy by nature.

Thanks for you note, appreciate that.  Take care, thanks for what you do!

—  Tilly

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I received the Envelope pad today. Thank you for making the exchange for me. Your pad Is the only pad I use now. It works with every saddle and every horse just as you said. Thanks again,

— Nancy Plagge,  Sheffield, Iowa

Len,

Just wanted to let you know that I've enjoyed using your saddle pad.  It really seems to make a difference to the horse.  I use it with a dressage saddle for pleasure riding.  The saddle had been professionally fitted twice, but the horse was never happy about being saddled.  Now that I use your pad, he doesn't seem to mind!

— Kris Adrian, Western Australia 

 Len it's working great on my foxtrotter- of course, she's still nursing her filly so we don't get to ride her very far or for very long, but I had no idea just how much pressure the saddle was placing on her shoulders before your pad - I expect it will work just as great for our new gelding - his saddle appears to fit him pretty good, but I don't want to wait for the pain and behavior problems to begin to find out we need another of your great pads.  Thanks again!

—  Denise

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I just had to write and tell you THANK YOU for such a wonderful product!  I have ridden my mare only 4 times with the Corrector and we have had improvement every day in taking her left lead.  Today, she is taking it after just a couple of steps after I ask her, no more fighting with her to take the left lead.  She is a much happier horse and I can tell a difference in how she is carrying her back.  Before the Corrector, she looked like her back was getting really low and the area behind her shoulders would look caved in after riding.  Now, her back is back to normal, no more dents where her saddle sits and no rubbing.  She even is not getting as sweaty as before and I am riding longer.  I can't believe what a difference this has made.  Another plus is I can feel my horse better.  I will never be without one of these for as long as I am able to ride.

I have a question on using the shims.  I have all 3 on the left, none on the right and have my right stirrup 2 holes longer, left stirrup 1 hole shorter.  She is getting better every time I ride.  How long should I ride this way?  She doesn't seem to try to throw me off the wrong diagonal, but I have noticed going to the right, she does not like to long trot too long.  She keeps trying to quit when I'm posting the wrong diagonal ( it is very hard to do going to the right too).  She's not taking her left lead right when I ask, but just a couple of steps after asking.  I'm thinking I should keep riding this way for a while, but thought I should ask you for how long.  I don't want to goof up her right lead by doing it too long.

How long does the Corrector last?  Is there a point when they wear out?  I don’t want to be without one, so you better let me know if you ever quit making them!  I love the envelope too.  My other mare (20 years old) has a shorter back than my young one, so this Corrector is too long for her.  I don’t have a staddle that fits her yet either as she has really big shoulders, short low back and high rear end.  Do you have any recommendations for a saddle for her?  If I can find one, then I would order another Corrector for her.

Thanks again and I will keep you posted.  I'm thrilled so far though!

— Debbie Trujillo

Hi Len,

    First let me say I love my Corrector.  I've had it about a year now and can't imagine not having it.  It works great on all my horses, from my high withered QH to my younger horses that are going through awkward growing spurts.  It has also lead to 2 other boarders in the barn to buying one as well.  Now for my question.  I am currently looking at a Tex Tan show saddle.  After reading your site and seeing that you were very heavily involved with Tex Tan I was wondering what your opinion of their EquiTex tree is?  Is this the tree you worked on or is this a newer form.  Any information you can give me would be great and I appreciate your time.

— Jenni King Peoria, IL

I love it!  From the first day, she eased up her shoulders and has started to pick up her leads.  Her lope is much easier to ride and she doesn't seem to bee running away (from the pain) as she did before.  I'm most impressed with the sweat pattern after using the corrector.  Both sides of her back sweat evenly - there are no hot, dry spots now - even with me still using Dad's great saddle!

Remember, I had purchased every type and thickness of saddle pad I could before finding the corrector.  Now all I need is a garage sale.  Thank you for your help.

— Roxann

“When we first learned about the Corrector by Len Brown we were sceptical, but after borrowing one and using it on a mare we are training we were sold on it. What really convinced us was when we used the corrector on a filly that had just came back from 6 months Reining training and were advised by the trainer not to get on her, she was not safe to ride! We decided to try the corrector on her and she rode off as quiet as a kitten. We were sold and I called Len and ordered two Correctors for ourselves. - Ps Thanks for your help Len, Doug and Christy McMullen Ontario”

— Doug McMullen,Longtime Reiner and horseman from, Aylmer, Ontario, Canada

  Hi Len, I wanted to enter a testimonial on your web site so here it is;I have struggled with the saddle fitting issue for three years. It seems that the better the horses are the harder they are to fit and the more you ask of a performance horse the more important it is to keep him comfortable in his work with a good fitting saddle.  I have bought no less than 7 different "orthopedic" pads and 9 different dressage/eventing saddles in the quest for horse comfort. Some of them have been helpful but nothing has made as much improvement in the horses as the Corrector.  After 5 months of owning one and using it for the breaking in or training of 5 different horses the Corrector stands alone as the only thing between a horse and a saddle that makes a lasting improvement. Not only has the Corrector proven to help my horses use their backs while wearing it but the improvement is still there even if you take the Corrector away for a few rides!  To me that proves that the Corrector is more than just a pad, it's a training aid that helps horses build the correct muscles they need to perform. The same muscles are also frequently wasted away by conventional saddles. Haven't you seen a hundred horses with the muscles behind their withers wasted away?  They were all horses that had worn saddles weren't they? Example: Terrace Creek owns a nice little mare with potential as a child's event horse. She turned five years old this year.  Her conformation and her personality always brought her compliments, but she never scored as high in her dressage tests as we all expected. She had gaits, she was willing, and she had a great topline but she hadn't learned to use her back well enough to be truly competitive. The extra wide saddle tree she needed did not lend itself to thick padding. The first time wearing the Corrector she wanted to stretch down every stride and I wasn't sure just where this was going. After about three rides she was able to use her back in both the long and low balance and a lovely, more upright frame. The Corrector was the secret to her full potential.  It's a real joy to see this horse enjoy her work with the eagerness she shows now.      It's pretty hard to look good on young horses in their first years of riding. And naturally I used to blame my riding but after the Corrector  was used on my horses for just a couple of months I started to receive compliments on my riding,- well that was  interesting!  When your horses feel better, you feel better, and then you ride better!  The Corrector might be the secret to the  full potential of   horses and  riders.                                                                                                                               

—  LINDA SIMMONS

Dear Len, I''m inside on this cold, windy Wisconsin day looking forward to warmer days ahead. I figured this was a good day to share with you my thoughts on the CorrecTOR pad that I purchased from you last summer. I knew from past experience that the Ortho-flex saddles you developed really worked to fix saddle fit problems. I had a Patriot model that I bought to use with the Paso Fino that I used to own.  That Patriot fit the Paso so well that the white hair and muscle atrophy he had from previous ill-fitting saddles went away. When I sold my Paso, then purchased an American Paint Horse Hiatts Bar "Drifter", I knew that I wanted to ride in a western style saddle so I sold my Patriot. I really wanted an Ortho-flex but I was not pleased with the saddles offered after your association with the company ended. I bought a really nice barrel saddle that fit me perfect and Drifter pretty good. He's a 14.2h stocky Doc Bar bred Paint. 

      I ride a lot! The majority of my time in the saddle is spent trail riding in the Southern Kettle Moraine State Forest in Eagle, WI. It's a 27,000-acre state forest with miles of horse trails. Drifter and I ride these trails 2-3 hours at a time, about 4 times a week. Last spring I was concentrating on conditioning and just getting used to Drifter. We trotted for hours and I started noticing dry spots and the beginning of muscle atrophy on his back behind his withers. If that section of his body wasn't already white, I'm sure I would have seen white hairs starting also. I was already using a Professional Choice Ortho-sport pad but knew I needed to do something so I didn't cause Drifter more serious damage from our long rides. I looked at saddles but really didn't want to spend more money on saddles. Then I saw your ad in the Trail Rider magazine. I called you and told you my tale of woe. I had my CorrecTOR pad by the end of June. 

   I started using the CorrecTOR pad and am very pleased with the results. After several months of use the dry spots have been shrinking and the muscle has even come back! I'm sure that drifter is more comfortable. His saddle stays in place on hills, up and down, and it doesn't roll ,at all,  side to side. We've been having fun on the trail, riding in parades and have even tried team penning. Now we're looking forward to warmer days, above zero anyway, and much more riding. The only problem I have with the pad is keeping it clean. I made a fitted cover for it out of an old flannel sheet. Works great! Well, I've rambled on long enough. Drifter and I are very happy with the CorrecTOR. Thank-you for coming up with a way to correct saddle fit problems at a reasonable price. 

—- Linda Long and Drifter 

“This handwritten story was sent to me by a young horseman you'll never forget from the Tennessee River area, he doesn't know anyone hooked up to the internet and he said he'd send a picture when he gets a camera. He trains horses for a living.Shaddow is a gelded mustang. He was born and raised for three years in the wild part of Wyoming. I adopted him about 5 years ago. He's a good all around guy. Now this horse is Dark Bay, he is very beautiful. His neck is so thick, which attaches to his fully rounded muscular shoulders, that a lot of people that see Shaddow ask me why or how I can trust a wild mustang stud. I just laugh and tell them he is just an honest and slightly lazy gelding... Okay back to the point, if I would go to the pasture and play with him everyday, he would always come to me sideways so I would just sit on his back bare back. This is his way of showing off to the other horses in the pasture, and he is very proud that I do just what he beggs for. If he has an idea that just maybe somebody is watching. you can be dead sure that he will be caught showing off again.Shaddow is of course a sensitive horse. He learned how to be in the wild. He learned that he had to be because if he wasn't, sensitive and really picky about staying in a comfort zone he would die from starvation, dehydration, or a predator.When I trained him I didn't know how to train a mustang. It does not take long to learn if you just start. He made it very clear to me that him and I were buddies if I allowed him to be comfortable. When I trained him to a saddle, he would horse around rearing and bucking till my ridged saddle had gave him a full back massage and all of his sore spots were warmed up, and finally he would give up and accept my pinchy saddle, and we would go on a ride. I could see the saddle was hurting him, so I tried 3 different saddle styles and all kinds of different pads. I loved him, and I knew he loved me. Some days he would buck just hard enough to get me off his back. Then after a 10 min. break he would walk sideways up to me and beg me to get back on.      What a Horse, I would always tell myself. I would alternate my different saddles, so he wouldn't get as sore just in one spot. That seemed to help. I always felt a little guilty about his saddle soreness but I never knew what to do. One day a buddy of mine was explaining to me the advantage of an orthoflex saddle, I never knew anybody had ever made such a thing. Then he told me Len Brown had quit making that saddle. My excitement shrunk away. I knew that is what Shaddow needed. I just figured anybody that had a good saddle like that would never sell it to me for a used saddle. I was beginning to believe the only true comfortable way for the horse would be if we all rode bareback. It seemed impossible since I was doing cowboy work everyday with Shaddow at a feedyard a couple a years ago. I decided to see if I could find a type of air ride pad that would hold the whole tree off of the horses back at all times, but that still didn't seem like the answer. In spite of all the saddle problems, Shaddow would perform really well in a certain gait which was a different speed with each different style of Saddle. If I would after work saddle him up at the feedyard and let him pick his own gait which ever matched that saddle. There I go.... the horse picking his own gait, which seemed a little bit  backwards, I always thought a horse was supposed to stay in the gait his  rider had picked. Well needless to say the horse was happy that way. It made me happy to see my mustang buddy prancing along like He owned the world. We would make terrific steady miles never slowing down and never speeding up. I knew and could feel his power and long endurance as long as he was comfortable. Some days it was a 10 mile  ride, sometimes a 15 mile, and even up to a 25 mi ride all in just a few precious moments of daylight after work. He still wouldn't slow down or take a slower gait unless I would put a different style of saddle on... Okay, so I was just shopping for a good comfortable air pad when I found an ad for the Corrector. By Len Brown, that's when I remembered the orthoflex saddles he used to make. I figured if anybody knew how to make a comfortable pad Len Brown would. So I tried one out.  Let me tell You' !  Shaddow likes any gait with any saddle. This horse is just contented anywhere, at any speed, with any saddle.”

— Caleb Schmidt, Linden, TN.

I recently purchased your Corrector pad and a set of shims and wanted to let you know that it works great!! Last year I purchased a 14.2H three year old Doc Bar bred Quarter horse as a reining prospect. I tried repeatedly to fit saddles on him with no luck and purchased and re-sold 3 saddles in the last year. He is very short backed and his rump is higher than his withers. I finally found that a reining saddle with semi-QH bars fits him best, but the gullet was not wide enough to accommodate his well developed shoulders. Therefore, the saddle was pushing on his shoulders and causing pain which made his spins and turns slow and choppy and required constant adjustments to his shoulders. I hated this situation as I didn't want him to be in pain, but could not afford a custom saddle and was at a real loss as to how to remedy the problem until I found your Internet site. Now, thanks to the Corrector pad and a set of your shims, the saddle is lifted off of his shoulders and he is turning and moving freely. As an added bonus, he no longer swishes his tail during saddling and no longer threatens to buck when he is being warmed up. I can't tell you what a wonderful difference this has made in his attitude and performance and in my guilt level! The corrector is a wonderful invention! 

—  Brenda Noble Tucson AZ

  Hi Len, I wanted to enter a testimonial on your web site so here it is;I have struggled with the saddle fitting issue for three years. It seems that the better the horses are the harder they are to fit and the more you ask of a performance horse the more important it is to keep him comfortable in his work with a good fitting saddle.  I have bought no less than 7 different "orthopedic" pads and 9 different dressage/eventing saddles in the quest for horse comfort. Some of them have been helpful but nothing has made as much improvement in the horses as the Corrector.  After 5 months of owning one and using it for the breaking in or training of 5 different horses the Corrector stands alone as the only thing between a horse and a saddle that makes a lasting improvement. Not only has the Corrector proven to help my horses use their backs while wearing it but the improvement is still there even if you take the Corrector away for a few rides!  To me that proves that the Corrector is more than just a pad, it's a training aid that helps horses build the correct muscles they need to perform. The same muscles are also frequently wasted away by conventional saddles. Haven't you seen a hundred horses with the muscles behind their withers wasted away?  They were all horses that had worn saddles weren't they? Example: Terrace Creek owns a nice little mare with potential as a child's event horse. She turned five years old this year.  Her conformation and her personality always brought her compliments, but she never scored as high in her dressage tests as we all expected. She had gaits, she was willing, and she had a great topline but she hadn't learned to use her back well enough to be truly competitive. The extra wide saddle tree she needed did not lend itself to thick padding. The first time wearing the Corrector she wanted to stretch down every stride and I wasn't sure just where this was going. After about three rides she was able to use her back in both the long and low balance and a lovely, more upright frame. The Corrector was the secret to her full potential.  It's a real joy to see this horse enjoy her work with the eagerness she shows now.      It's pretty hard to look good on young horses in their first years of riding. And naturally I used to blame my riding but after the Corrector  was used on my horses for just a couple of months I started to receive compliments on my riding,- well that was  interesting!  When your horses feel better, you feel better, and then you ride better!  The Corrector might be the secret to the  full potential of   horses and  riders.                                                                                                                               

—  LINDA SIMMONS

Hi there Len,

    You certainly have my permission to use the report on your website. I have had the chance to try it on two other horses in the past two days, so here is some more fuel for the fire. The first horse was an Icelandic gelding, 8 yrs. old, an import from Iceland. A nice looking example of the breed, small and sturdy, low broad withers; about average on the difficulty of finding the proper placement for the saddle for most of our volunteers. The advice on your website about how to always find the edge of the scapula is proving very useful in educating the less experience volunteers!  This little fellow has always been very popular for his quiet and calm demeanor, read as he has long ago figured out how to tune our the class in which he was being used. He has never been willing to make much effort under saddle unless the rider was working really hard to get him moving, always like that in the class environment, usually better out on a trail ride or just riding in the pasture. I rode him in his Icelandic saddle, which he typically is ridden in, and the first thing I noticed as we began our ride was how much more energy he put into just walking, and how he offered to Tolt and Pace at the first cue, and this is in the arena which is his usual dull class environment. It was unprecedented with this horse, but very much what I have experience every time using the CorrecTOR. I'm not a very experience gaited horse rider, but I certainly felt more accomplished with the  correcTOR making things work. This horse's owner acquired him for a very reasonable price because he had been found lacking in the kind of action and energy in his gaits that were expected of him. I believe he may have more potential than previously believed... 

    The second horse was a Percheron gelding, also 8 years old, not a great example of the breed conformationally, already developing a dropped back, but with very well made sloping shoulder and pronounced withers, but a hollowing behind the shoulder leading to a short back, a combination that makes for some interesting saddling issues. This is another one of the quiet, "tuning of the world he doesn't care for" horses; he can be more lively in different environments. For this horse I used a dressage saddle that fits him as well as can be expected, an off the rack type, not even a draft breed specific saddle.  

     Saddles have typically ended up too far back because of his prominent withers and dropped back, and I had my doubts about the CorrecTOR being able to fit where it needed to go to do it's best work. No fear, it was flexible enough to follow the withers and dropped back, and after placing the saddle on the CorrecTOR where it belongs , girthing up and getting on, the saddle was level, had enough clearance between gullet and withers, and I didn't need to shim, front or rear.     After going up and down hill, walk, trot and canter around one of our pastures, neither CorrecTOR or saddle had moved, and our test subject was moving willingly in a nice, comfortable frame. Also noteworthy, was that this was the first time I've ridden him where he offered a canter depart at the slightest leg cue, usually he'll grudgingly move off only after a very thorough and convincing set of cues.  I must admit that I'm still surprised at what lively and capable horses we have hiding inside those usually stolid, unprepossessing creatures I see in class. I thought we had done a pretty good job of saddle "fitting" and maybe we had, but they never "worked" this well before.  Even the poor fits work great; I know you mention it now, but I think you should more strongly emphasize on your web site that all the traditional enemies of a good saddle fit for the horse are the very thing that make the sadle work so well with the CorrecTOR in the equation; Weight, and pressure, etc. It's a delight to see and feel the horse realize how much more freedom of action they have with the CorrecTOR. Some seem a little worried at first, that they are securely saddled and have a riders weight, but a free shoulder and back.  Perhaps a little confused by the contradictions in what old experiences have taught them and what their new experience is teaching them. They've all quickly adjusted to it, it probably helps that the freedom of action isn't compromised by a shifting load; the CorecTOR and saddle have stayed in place very well. All of the horses I've tested so far have also shown more flexibility turning and bending, and also more willingness to halt square and  balanced. I thought I had a good appreciation of how broad are the effects of saddle fit on the horses performance and behavior, but this has really put an exclamation point on everything I had learned before. The centering and prevention of slipping mechanisms of the CorrecTOR are hugely useful also, and they don't require another product to buy, such a deal!

    Please feel free to use any of this on your website that you find useful.  I appreciate your interest in my opinion on how the CorecTOR is working for myself and the horses I ride, and I shall continue to provide feedback as I use it for more horses and different circumstances. A great idea beautifully executed, I thank you and the horses thank you!

—- Paul J. Mears

I just got my corrector and sock and have tried it out a few times.  What a difference on my horse!  He no longer drops his back or balks at hills.  He is now a very happy pony!!  And so am I!! Now I feel comfortable taking him out on the long trail rides... I didn't realize that trail riding could be this great!

— Jen

Hello Mr. Brown:    I just wanted to let you know that I am very pleased with the corrector pad I recently purchased.  We spent a week riding in the Missouri Ozarks and the pad worked great!  I placed in as per your instructions; used on the line on the pad as a guide for my saddle and was very pleased.  My saddle did not roll; moved very little up on the shoulders when going down hills (and we go down some pretty steep ones) - and best of all I had no dry spots on the withers, which was my problem before I got the corrector.  I also feel my horse's back stayed rounded more.  I ride a small quarter horse with a long stride and once in awhile he felt strung out.  With the corrector, he just "felt" more together.  I palpated his back/shoulders after each ride and there was no apparent tenderness.  I think the corrector is a good tool even if you "think" your saddle fits your horse.

— Pat Jackson

Dear Mr. Brown:

Just wanted to write and give you an update on our use of the corrector pad.  My first ride was not a great one, but I soon found out it wasn't the corrector causing the problem.  After saddling up with a few friends I needed to use the ladies room, so I had the hubby hold my horse while I took care of business.  My husband "God Bless Him"  is not a horseman, his idea of horsepower is riding his John Deere.  Anyhow the girls and I were off and planned on a good 3-4 hr. ride in the Manistee National Forest.  Things were going pretty smooth until we got maybe an hour into the ride.  BJ suddenly started to act quite strange.  He throws temper tantrums occasionally and will stomp his back right foot to let me know he's ticked about something.  He started to quickly turn to the left, throw his head, with front feet coming off the ground and then stomping his back foot.  After several times of doing this through the course of the ride, I though to myself something is wrong.  Could the pad be pinching him?  It was the only thing new, I thought.  The girls kept reassuring me he was only throwing a temper tantrum and just kept him going straight.  So every time I felt him start to turn to the left, I put a little more pressure on the right rein.  He just got madder.  So I got off him and walked him a little and he seemed fine, although he was playing a little more than usual with his bit.  I decided to head back to camp and give up the ride for the day.  Once I got back and took off the saddle and corrector I checked his back for pinching or rubbing, nothing? In fact his back was completely wet, no dry spots like I got from the other pads.  I thought this is strange.  Then I proceeded to unbridle him and BINGO there was the problem.  Apparently my hubby let him graze (alot) while I was taking care of business before the ride and he had a web of grass the size of a half dollar whined around the right side of his mouthpiece.  It was so tight I had to cut it off with a knife.  Boy did I feel bad.  Needless to say the next day out we went again and what a ride.  BJ never would hold still for me to put the saddle pad on (this day he did).  He would never let me mount him without moving around(this day he did).  Once out on the trail he moved right out with nice long strides and when my Arab horse girlfriends wanted to canter, he went right into his gait and we went right on by them and left them in the dust.  So needless to say my Kentucky Mountain horse BJ and I, >THANK YOU.  I will keep you posted and wanted to let you know I passed on your web page to other gaited horse people and then some.

—  Denise Moon. Dunica, MI

Dear Len, We have been using the Corrector for several months. The Roaning on our Chestnut mare is almost totally gone, that was due to poor saddle fit on the sides of the withers. She also is much more comfortable going down hill with a rider. Her saddle before was pressing on her shoulder blades and she really would go slow.  So, thank you so much for making these problems go away in such a simple solution and so affordable. We really didn't want to get rid of our custom made $2,000.00 Saddle - So Soon - Now we Don't have to!

—  Pat & Dave Schlaich . Glendale, CA.

Well I got to try the corrector yesterday and today. Yesterday was good and what I noticed was my horse Maverick(6yr.geld, prominent withers) was willing to step out more and reach with his front end. However; I was somewhat out of position as my saddle was tipped forward too much. I only used a 1/4" wool felt pad on top the corrector and I realized half way through the ride that because my saddle is fairly wide it was sitting too low in front.  Today was different! I've owned Maverick since last Sept. and today was the best ride I've ever had on this horse. He normally is a slow walker and I've always felt it was because the saddle was uncomfortable for him. I love to trail ride and I like a horse that can stretch out and walk right along. I used my old 1/2" woolfelt pad on top the corrector today and it set the saddle up perfectly. The improvement was amazing! maverick moved out better than ever before with his neck stretched out and his head was swinging in a long striding walk. His ears were pricked and he was just happy to cover the country.  There was also a bonus. Maverick is often distracted by anything different on the trail and will shy quite a few times in the course of a 2 hr ride. Nothing severe, just a little spook in place or a 90/ pivot away from what scared him. There was none of that today. He just moved out and never acted afraid of anything. Oh he took a close look at some junk and plastic bags along the trail but went on by like there was no problem. I'm comvinced that when a horse is truly physically comfortable his confidence level is much higher. Horses that hurt are looking for ways to get out of work.  Oh, another bonus. My saddle never moved or rolled around. Normally I have to shift my weight and press one stirrup to level things up and that will happen fairly often during the course of a ride. Not Today! my saddle stayed put right smack in the middle even after mounting. Two hours on the trail and I was always centered. I couldn't get over it. We are going to be logging some long miles from now on now that Maverick and I are both comfortable. Thanks Len for a good idea that really works.   P.S. I showed a few other folks at the saddle club where I ride how good the corrector is and you may have to be making some more to ship to Canada. Best regards,

— CARMAN CONRAD, a gentleman from BC, CANADA

Mr. Brown,

       Thank you for the CorrecTor. I have a 7 year old MFT that seemed very hard to fit with a saddle, no withers and barrel chested. He was unwilling to work and fought my every request to learn, he hurt. In May of 2003 I was getting ready to put my savinings into an expensive paneled saddle when my sister, a trainer, gave me your literature. After contacting you by phone and having a great conversation, I decided to give your pad a try. Wow. We are now side-passing and having a ball. He seems more relaxed and willing, which in turn makes me more relaxed knowing his tack is not causing pain. Thank you for giving us a solution and me peace of mind that I'm doing everything possible to make my horse more comfortable on our rides.

— Deb Kemna-Fairchild / Cedaredge, CO

  Hello Len,I'm contacting you today to let you know that I put a check in the mail this morning to order another Corrector, this time a standard western, please. The English style Corrector is working great with the treeless endurance saddle that I use; now I want a western one to give me flexibility with the other miscellaneous saddles and horses that I keep around here. I have several other pads designed to do the same job as your Corrector, but my horse gets yours. I like it because it's lightweight and keeps a close contact feel when used over a light {1/4" or 1/2"} absorbfelt pad {to keep it clean}. My horse moves very freely using it, confirming my initial thought when I first saw it advertised: "that looks just strange enough to work!" Thank goodness for those individuals {like you} who think "outside the box".     Marijane Boomer

—  Marijane Boomer / Empire, MI.

Hello Len,

  I've been waiting to be sure of my horse's experience before writing, I have thought I found the right fix too many times and the long term results in the past were bad news.

    I just did my and my horse's first 100 miler last weekend.  We did one 50 in May for the first endurance ride with the Corrector.  All A's on his vet card for back scores.  This 100 miler was the true test.  The head vet REALLY palpated his back and I was standing there holding my breath, they made us pull tack several times, all A's all day on his back and everything else!  What a total relief after all the screwups with various saddle disasters, we are back in our original saddle and it is staying off his shoulders wonderfully, that was all it ever had an issue with, fits good in all other ways.  No crupper needed, which is great, down some extremely long downhill slopes.

    My ultralight works fine, I cut it to contour my saddle but I am getting alot of wear on the sides under my leg, endurance is tough on tack!  I was glad to see that you have made an envelope pad with wear leathers.

    Thank you for making this pad, it sure did save us!

—  Kelly Nutter - Corvallis, OR

This new corrector, I'm quite sure fooled my horse into believing he had a panel saddle on!  Saddling has been a breeze, min. negative reaction from the horse.

— Darlene Leader, Ont. Canada

  Dear Len,

Just wanted to update you on how the corrector worked.   The corrector did everything that you said it would.  It was amazing how well the horses responded and how much more freedom of movement they had.  The corrector also set the saddle in the correct position for a balanced ride the jiggling and bouncing was gone and the horses seem to enjoy the ride as much as we did.  Just wanted to thank you for such a great product.

—  Dwain

Hi Len, just wanted to let you know that by golly you were right, the Corrector fixed my saddle problem.  The Crates saddle tipped up in the back and with 2 shims it works perfect.  I rode her with just the pad and its little cover and at first she was acting like she wasn't sure if she liked it but within 10 minutes she was moving better with freer movement.  I went to the barn the other day and my friend left me a note saying she tried the Corrector on her horse and loves it... and last night I went to the barn and she already had it on her horse to use during her lesson!!!  So, needless to say we are very happy and you will be getting some more orders

— Deb Zimmerman- Olympia, WA

Len, Don't know if you remember me but the problem was my Arab gelding was rubbing the hair off at the back end of the saddle bars, with any saddle or pad I tried, about 10 total each, after about a 5-6 mile ride.  Two days of this and no riding on him.  I used the Corrector with front shims as recommended, plus the Ultralite Envelope, (which I wanted), for 4 rides.  One ride at 6 miles, one ride at 8 miles, two rides at 10 miles on consecutive days.  All those rides in hot 80-90 plus degree weather, which meant a lot of sweating going up and down in my hill country.  Not one sign of hair or skin rubbing, plus no sore back.  GREAT!!!!!!  I also received two bonuses I didn't expect.  he didn't like to be saddled, moved around and hated it.  Now he stands quiet while saddling, no moving around at all.  Next I noticed the ride was smoother AT ANY GAIT.  It's like having a different horse and saddle under me.  Does your Corrector design work?/  You bet, and I have no doubt it will fix other problems that you list.  I just wanted to say Thanks and I wish you all the success in the world.  Believe if my horse, SHAHDON C MONEYA, (The Don), could talk he would say thanks too. 

—  Richard Patterson- Illinois

Hi Len,

Well I'm very impressed with the Corrector - used it a couple of times now with the WOW saddle and horse moving even better!  From the very even sweat patches it appears to be spreading the pressure from the front of the saddle really well - Rowan being croup high this was a problem even with the WOW - but the Corrector seems to even everything out - like you said it would!  I will certainly recommend the Corrector to the other endurance (or not) riding friends of mine and will probably end up letting folk try my pad!

Will keep in touch and let you know how it goes!

— Judith Stirling- Powys, Wales, UK

 Dear Len,

What an amazing product!  I was nearly blown off my horse by how much better he moved with your pad!  This is one that you have just got to hear.

Well, my horse is a TWH - and I haven't been able to ride for 6 weeks because of my injury - today was the first day to try the new Tucker saddle - I used a plain Navajo pad to see if I got any rub marks - Well he was very stiff and bumpy, and was sweaty and sinded after a few passes - I thought boy he was REALLY out of shape - I removed the Navajo and found no rubs or dry patches with the Tucker... Good (I thought).

THEN I put your pad on without the shims and... WELL... even with my out of shape butt... I could tell at his flat walk that he was much more fluid - more relaxed and when I asked him to move on - he was slick and head-noddin a four beat gait - no more huffing, bumping and a lot more energetic... LORD I was happy when I realized what a difference your pad made...

THEN it dawned on me, what I thought was his fatigue after those first few laps with the Tucker and Navajo... was pain.. Oh my God - I can not thank you enough... I can not imagine what he would have gone through if I did not have your pad -

You are the real thing!

—  Mary Ann

Hello Len,

  Facinating. Just got back from an afternoon of evaluating your Corrector. Amir, the Arab, is a different horse. I'm not telling you anything that you didn't already know. He truly is a changed beast. As I said before, he is looser and more fluid in his gaits. Rain Dancer, the Paint, is about as different in shape, and form, from Amir as you can get. So. After she got the bananas out of her brains and paid attention, she too was engaging her back, letting her head loose and flowing into her moves. Fancy, The Morab is such a sweet thing, she always tells me what I want to hear , so she isn't a good test. However, I must say that she too is relaxed and having fun.

   I will order at least one more Corrector when I can. Are you selling enough of these things?  Are people listening to you? I hope so.

— Susan Yacavone > Plainfield, NH.

I have only used my CorrecTOR pad twice, the first time for about an hour and then on an all day ride, and it has made a big difference.  That it works doesn't really make sense to me, but it does work.  My wonderful custom made saddle was slipping forward onto my mare's withers no matter how far back I placed the saddle or what kind of padding I used and she was starting to get pretty unhappy about being saddled.  The saddle now stays put, I am in a much better position in the saddle and my horse is not sore when I unsaddle her.

Also, thank you for sending the alternate pad.  Your note said the pad I orderd was not in stock and I would not have received my order in time for the all day ride had you not substituted pads.  If the Corrector had not made it in time, I would not have been able to do the ride.  In fact, I was not going to be able to use my $2000 saddle on this horse again.  So, thank you for making a product that actually does what you say it will do, even though it doesn't make sense, and thank you for caring enough to upgrade my order.

I have several friends with saddle fit problems and I will definitely recommend the corrector.

—  Patty Simon, Palisade, CO.

Hi Len,

I just wanted to let you know how happy I am with my Corrector pad.  When I first tried it out, the first thing I noticed was that my usually high-headed and energetic horse was much more relaxed.  She trotted and loped with her head and neck in a natural position and moved much slower.  I'd been trying to get her to slow down for weeks and just one ride wit the Corrector and she was going the way I wanted.  As happy as I was with the way she moved, I was mostly concerned with the dry spot and white hairs she was getting on her fight wither area.  I'm happy to report that after a few attempts at finding the correct placement for the Corrector, she no longer has dry spots and the white hairs are almost completely gone.

Thank you for inventing the Corrector, it truly is an excellent product.

— Aimee Sumner

Len,

  I ordered the pad from you because my 20 yr.old calf roping horse wasn't working as good as he could; he had become a real pain to saddle and would actually go down to his belly when I girted him up. I was real skeptical about this working because I was riding with lots of pads, and had already tried 3 different saddles. However, the changes have been remarkable. It took about 3 weeks with the new Envelope Pad and Corrector (I almost gave up) to start working. He just gradually started to stop harder and get back better. After about 2 months he has quit laying down and showing signs of discomfort when saddling. I wound up using 2 shims in front and one behind. Thank you so much.

—  Ken Harrod, McGregor, TX.

Len, I just had to write and tell you; THANK YOU for such a wonderful product! I have ridden my mare only 4 times with the Corrector and we have had improvement every day in taking her left lead. She's a much happier horse & I can tell a difference in how she's carrying her back. Before the Corrector, she looked like her back was getting really low and caved in behind the shoulders after riding. Now, her back is back to normal, no more dents where her saddle sits and no rubbing. She even is not getting as sweaty as before and I am riding longer. I can't believe what a difference this has made. Another plus; with the Envelope Pad I can feel my horse better. I will never be without one of these for as long as I am able to ride. 

— Debbie Trujillo > Parker, Colorado

Len,

    Well, I did get to test out the Corrector. Used a friends indoor arena. I took my buckskin gelding who didn't like to work to the left. I rode him around for about 15 minutes (same saddle I have been using on him) just to let him get the feel of the new Envelope pad and corrector. I then started working him to the left. After he figured out that the bars weren't going to "bite" anymore he was almost a different horse! After an hour of just working him both directions, circles, etc., he was carrying his head level and when I picked up and asked him to go left he tucked his nose and made very smooth turns, as he did to the right. 

    To say I am very impressed with the Corrector is putting it mildly. I can't wait to use it in competition and working stock at our local auction.

—  Don Rhamey > Midland, TX. 

Hi Len, Thanks for the update: 

Just wanted to let you know how happy I STILL am with my Corrector and ProUltralite Envelope.  I've been using it for approx. 3 years, and it has been the answer to all my saddle fitting woes. Not only are my horses more comfortable, but I am able to adjust the fit based on their changing shape due to increase/decrease in exercise and weight. No other pad can do this the way The Corrector can. I use one saddle on two different horses and accommodate their different shapes simply by adding or removing the balance shims. My husband Tony and I are such enthusiastic advocates of The Corrector that we have convinced several of our friends to purchase them as well.

The Corrector is often imitated, but I have yet to see anything comes close to its performance. Thank you again for creating such an outstanding product. 

— Aimee

Hi Len,

Yes, even though the weather has been bad here, I have managed to ride in the saddle twice. It is very comfortable for me and I believe my horse Blazn as well.

No saddling issues and no acting up when the saddle is used with the corrector. I wanted to give it a few more rides but I really think that the corrector is definitely worth the money. 

I have been singing your praises out at the barn. I am pretty sure that a friend that rides with me will be ordering a corrector from you. She has asked me to measure her saddle this weekend and I believe she will order one after that. 

Again, I cannot thank you enough for all of your help. You have not heard the last from me. Once the weather gets better, and I can get some longer, more intense rides, I will let you know how things are. 

God bless you for caring for horses and their owners!! 

—  Gail

Hi Len, 

Just to update you on the Corrector -- wow, you ship fast! I put it on my husband's MFT mare first, since she was the one I was ready to saddle up when it came. I put it on without the shims and with the cheapie ebay "Brazilian Paso Fino-Arab McClellan Trooper" saddle. Wow, that mare has NEVER moved that well! She'd been moving better since I bought the cheapie saddle, but with that AND the Corrector, she actually wanted to collect and go into a foxtrot instead of a pace. Nice mare, but I've always hated her gait -- she's just never moved well to me for the eight years we've had her, but recently I've been riding her more than hubby so have had more time to see what was wrong -- with only partial success prior to the Corrector. 

She's been better every time we've ridden her with it -- Mike, my husband, was amazed with what a great ride she's becoming as she's learning to use different correct muscles and move right. She wasn't as good with the shims, we did play around with that some -- so, it's working great for her without shims. 

My Thoroughbred hated the Corrector, so I think it's just going to be a plain fleece pad for him with the Wintec Aussie. 

My TWH, the one I'm hoping to ride with the Trekker Treeless, has a nasty wasp-sting on her withers, so I haven't been able to ride and try it with her. Will do that when the sting heals. 

Anyway, a BIG thank you from the MFT, my husband and me. Will let you know if I need another one after I check out my TWH with it.

— Janet 

Hi Len, 

I haven't been able to do too much yet as it hasn't stopped raining! (Yay!!!) Everything is slippery and muddy so its all been very slow and steady. I did manage to get on the filly one morning and get a trot up and all was great. I have tried my stock fender saddle on her with the pad and I actually think it fits her better than the cutting saddle now using the Corrector pad. Saddles seem to come forward on her so I tried the three shims on the front with the fender saddle, she seemed to be totally ok with it but I felt tilted back just a little. I put the two shims in the rear and Jay was still comfortable with that and I felt perfectly balanced, and this might sound strange, but I then had to lengthen my stirrups??? and I could feel my shoulders relax as well, even though I didn't ever think I had a problem with them before??? So I feel your wonderful pad has actually "Corrected" two problems, the saddle not sitting correctly on the horse and then because of this, me not sitting correctly on the saddle to compensate for the ill fitting! It has been so dry here and the rain is really appreciated, but I can't wait to see how Jay's confidence has changed. I could already see the difference in her demeanor when I girthed her up, and when we trotted she lowered her head willingly instead of me having to ask for it. Just watching her topline when she is grazing, I can see when she lowers her head her wither goes down in between her shoulders, from the back of her wither her spine rounds up higher than her front, and being low hocked, she brings her hind end right under herself, so her whole body is in an arc. How many times do you look at a horse and the thought of ever noticing things like this never for one second enter your head! Thank you for making me aware, I now don't just look at a horse, I can actually see it.

—  Lynda Lovell  

Hi Len, Thanks for the update: 

Just wanted to let you know how happy I STILL am with my Corrector and ProUltralite Envelope.  I've been using it for approx. 3 years, and it has been the answer to all my saddle fitting woes. Not only are my horses more comfortable, but I am able to adjust the fit based on their changing shape due to increase/decrease in exercise and weight. No other pad can do this the way The Corrector can. I use one saddle on two different horses and accommodate their different shapes simply by adding or removing the balance shims. My husband Tony and I are such enthusiastic advocates of The Corrector that we have convinced several of our friends to purchase them as well.

The Corrector is often imitated, but I have yet to see anything comes close to its performance. Thank you again for creating such an outstanding product. 

— Aimee

Dear Len,

I received the Corrector yesterday and tried it out on my filly. I palpated her like you said. I didn't really know what I was looking for nor did I know exactly what palpate meant, but once I put pressure where I knew the saddle was hurting her, she raised her head and pinned her ears on the right side. Right away I knew what I was looking for. That there was the side she was always stiff on. When I saddled her, she didn't pin her ears back nearly as much as she usually does. Well, when I got on, it was amazing! Always before my filly has had a rough hard sitting trot. I had to really try breaking at the waist in order to avoid just thumping in the saddle. I have a completely desiccated (compressed) disc so this was many times painful for my back. I just thought she needed to be more collected and when she jogged slowly, she was not too bad to sit. When I used the Corrector, it was like trotting on air no matter how fast or slow she trotted! I had been hoping that the Corrector would help my filly's back, I had no idea that it would help mine! She's still a little stiff in the circles, but there's such an improvement that I think it's only a matter of time before she will be able to flex completely. I am so excited, I can't wait to use it every time! 

Thank You!

—  Brenda Harris 

Hi Len, 

Just letting you know that we did ride today with our new pads. It took us a few minutes to figure out what we were doing. We were out for over 5 hours which is a long ride for us. When I took the saddles and pads off our horses there was no tenderness in the back. Usually, my boyfriend's horse has is tender on his right side towards the back of his saddle and today he didn't flinch at all when I checked him. I think that this may be what he needed. I also read on your webpage about the girl that put the shims on and raised one stirrup a couple of holes and lowered the other a couple of holes with interest. I got my own saddle out and centered it on the saddle stand and studied where the stirrups hit on the shelf below. Anyway, I ended up doing the same thing, I had to lower one stirrup a couple of holes and raise the other a couple as well. I felt that I had a much more centered ride today. I thought it would surely feel awkward for awhile, but it really didn't at all, it felt good right away. I hate to tell you that I have been riding for 40 years and was riding around that way. I find that I can learn new things every day if I pay attention. I just got back from the Equine Affaire and went to a few clinics. I always bring home a couple of things to try to make things more pleasureable for me and my horse. I am already trying to get a friend of mine to try one of our corrector pads on his horse. This horse always seems irritated when we are together in a group and he always has trouble a few times getting forward motion from this horse, and when he finally does move out he kind of has a little bucking fit. I have always felt that something is uncomfortable for him, his whole attitude says I am not having a good time. My friend insists that he is just being ornery, but I don't think that horses think that way. I have ridden him and so has another girl with an english saddle without any problm. Anyway, he and his wife went out just by themselves today and if he still has trouble, I think he will cave in and try my corrector. I will let you know when the shims arrive. That will be next, working on getting Nightlife to use both leads. I attended a clinic by Julie Goodnight on lead changes and think that I got quite a few pointers, however, I don't really expect it to be as easy as she makes it look. I don't do this for a living and am nowhere near a s proficient as the professionals. But, I do find horses to be pretty patient and quite forgiving of our shortcomings and if you can get them to understand what you want they will try to comply. Once again, thank you for helping our horses have a more comfortable ride and I will keep you updated on how we are doing.

— Brenda

Dear Len,

I recently purchased your corrector pad and a set of shims and wanted to let you know that it works great!! Last year I purchased a 14.2h three year old Doc Bar bred Quarter horse as a reining prospect. I tried repeatedly to fit saddles on him with no luck and purchased and re-sold 3 saddles in the last year. He is very short backed and his rump is higher than his withers. I finally found that a reining saddle with semi-QH bars fits him best, but the gullet was not wide enough to accommodate his well developed shoulders. Therefore, the saddle was pushing on his shoulders and causing pain which made his spins and turns slow and choppy and required constant adjustments to his shoulders. I hated this situation as I didn't want him to be in pain, but could not afford a custom saddle and was at a real loss as to how to remedy the problem until I found your Internet site. Now, thanks to the Corrector pad and a set of your shims, he is turning and moving freely. As an added bonus, he no longer swishes his tail during saddling and no longer threatens to buck when he is being warmed up. I can't tell you what a wonderful difference this has made in his attitude and performance and in my guilt level! The corrector is a wonderful invention! 

—  Brenda Noble 

Ok Len,

I finally got the saddle corrector working for me. Thank you for all your help. It turns out Wyatt was just a tad bit barn sour thanks to my lousy schedule. He was responding to my riding him with excessive and intolerance and not to the corrector. I just started riding him more and using the corrector. After correcting the barn sourness, I then realized that he really does like the corrector pad (no tail swishing) and can really just relax and flat walk. Thank you for your patience. I ended up using all of the mule shims, (both front and back and lengthening my right stirrup) girthing a tad bit looser, and leveling 2 1/4 inches between the elbow and girth. There was approx. 2 inches of pad showing in front when riding. I was also able to feel under the pad and feel how the shields gives and contracts when I was on his back as he was "dog" walking. Nice product! I now stay put in my saddle) no sliding forward or being lopsided. We are both happier and more consistent. I think now he will be able to keep up with my horse without changing gait or pacing. 

— Carla Chang

Hi Len,

Well, I got to try the corrector yesterday and today. Yesterday was good and what I noticed was my horse Maverick (6 year old gelding with prominent withers) was willing to step out more and reach with his front end. However, I was somewhat out of position as my saddle was tipped forward too much. I only used a 1/4" wool felt pad on top of the corrector and I realized half way through the ride that because my saddle is fairly wide it was sitting too low in front. 

Today was different! I've owned Maverick since last September and today was the best ride I've ever had on this horse. He normally is a slow walker and I've always felt it was because the saddle was uncomfortable for him. I love to trail ride and I like a horse that can stretch out and walk right along. I used my old 1/2" wool felt pad on top of the corrector today and it set the saddle up perfectly. The improvement was amazing! Maverick moved out better than ever before with his neck stretched out and his head was swinging in a long striding walk. His ears were pricked and he was just happy to cover the country. 

There was also a bonus. Maverick is often distracted by anything different on the trail and will shy quite a few times in the course of a 2 hour ride. Nothing severe, just a little spook in place or a 90 degree pivot away from what scared him. There was none of that today. He just moved out and never acted afraid of anything. Oh, he took a close look at some junk and plastic bags along the trail but went on by like there was no problem. I'm convinced that when a horse is truly physically comfortable his confidence level is much higher. Horses that hurt are looking for way to get out of work. 

Oh, another bonus. My saddle never moved or rolled around. Normally I have to shift my weight and press one stirrup to level things up and that will happen fairly often during the course of a ride. Not today! My saddle stayed put right smack in the middle even after mounting. Two hours on the trail and I was always centered. I couldn't get over it. We are going to be logging some long miles from now on now that Maverick and I are both comfortable. 

Thanks Len for a good idea that really works. 

P.S. I showed a few other folks out at the saddle club where I ride how good the corrector is and you may have to be making some more to ship to Canada. 

—  Carman

Len, so sorry I didn't write sooner. The Corrector has done the trick! My husband's horse is so much more comfortable in it! The saddle now stays in place & doesn't slide back & dig into his withers any more! Blue gaits better & doesn't get "Hot" anymore! It took a couple of rides for my husband to get the pad on far enough forward to understand why it had to go as far forward as it does, but once he did that, it all fell in place! I also see why the pad needed to be so long!! 

Many Thanks from both of us!!

— Carole 

Hi Len,

Thanks for getting my two new pads off to me so quickly, I have to admit that my first impression was skeptical but after two days of riding I must say that they are the first two days of riding I ever on my black Connemara where the saddle did not slip forward and try to roll around as we climbed around in very hilly terrain. I can hardly believe it could happen! A great invention! Now what am I going to do with the stack of saddle pads I have tried that did not work? Good dog beds, I guess. Have a good week, I am hoping for a bit of rain, but perhaps it isn't wise to wish for rain or a two week deluge may occur.

Adios and thanks again

—  Catherine Mack - The Plains, VA 

Just wanting you to know that I'm LOVING these pads! I never thought that I would be comfy in a saddle, and have my Paso Fino, Carmen be comfy too! I did end up getting that endurance super cush Abetta saddle, and it works just fine on him... we did a 3 hour ride, and no choppy steps, cocked head, or pacing going down hill... 

Thank you so much for a wonderful product! 

— Terri Steiner 

Hi Len,

I got my pad last week - used it on the first horse a few days ago. Wasn't expecting much - well, it was pretty dramatic. This was a horse that was almost going backwards he was so sore and switching his tail almost continually. After a few minutes he didn't look like the same horse! He was finally going forward happily and stretching down and rounding his back up - it was amazing. He even gave us a flying lead change onto his "bad" lead. I am so impressed. My boarder - Peggy Shea is getting one or two for her horses after trying mine. 

Thanks a bunch.

—  Sue Dodge - McMinnville, OR

Dear Len,

A couple of months back, I started my Paint Gelding with your Corrector. Just wanted you to know that I've seen a marked improvement in his way of going, especially on the downhill. Because I can't ride daily (I'm only out here part time), it has taken awhile for him to believe that he doesn't have to brace against the pressure of the saddle behind his shoulder with stiff little steps. But I think he has finally accepted it as a fact. Today, without urging, his "power walk" was nearly as extended on the downhill as it was on the flat! Also, he has always resisted backing up. With a little work on that, he's much more willing and clearly more flexible. 

Thanks for answering my questions both by email and on the phone - I think I've made an excellent purchase. Gangster sends his thanks, too! 

— Chris Wipff - O'Neals, CA

Mr. Brown,

I wanted to send this e-mail to you and thank you for creating the Corrector. I have just ordered my 3rd pad. One western & two english. I have 5 horses. All types and with your pad my saddle fits all of them. My new dressage saddle (with a wide tree) fits my high withered gelding. My chiro/acupunc has told me that his back is is the best she's ever seen. No back pain from my saddle now. Thank you again!!!!

I have also just put my old TB mare back under saddle. She has been in a trailer accident a few years back & hated any pressure from a saddle on her back. I'm using your pad & she is back into light training & loves it. 

—  Connie Shrader - Hampstead, Maryland  

Thanks Len,

I took your advice and in the end I actually needed all 10 shims! I originally thought, oh, no, 10 shims is for mules. My beautiful little horse can't be anything like a flat-backed mule. But, sure enough, the shims balanced the saddle and let him lift his back without bouncing. It is hard to accept that the shims aren't "playing saddle fit". I kept worrying that all those shims might be pinching his withers, but he seems 100% comfortable. Thanks again. My husband just had a new saddle made and he will be getting a corrector too! 

— Cristy 

 Len,

I wanted to let you know I received the saddle pad and it works great! The saddle doesn't slip even on steep downhills. It seems to fit her best with the two front shims and no rear shims so that's the way I have it set. By the way, the pad is beautiful, and looks really sharp against her dappled palomino skin. Thanks again for the excellent service and great product. 

—  Crystal Shropshire, DVM

Hi Len,

I'm enjoying the large English corrector and E-pad on the 23-24 year old TB polo pony I mailed you pictures of. I also ride a 21 year old, bigger dressage/event TB at another barn. Both horses seem to have nice, willing movement in the system. For the polo pony I ride in an old dressage Stubben (brown.. that I also sent pictures of) with one set of front and rear shims. I did purchase a neoprene english hunter girth without elastic as you suggested. At first she was a bit worried about being tacked up in it (probably past wither discomfort) but now she seems back to trusting things. She has put on weight and is happy to move. 

For the larger dressage horse I ride in my trainer's dressage Jaguar saddle and use the corrector and E-pad without shims. I wish I had a dressage girth without elastic for him but they are hard to find at the various barns and tack shops in our area. 

— Cynthia Smith 

Hi Len,

I am very happy with the Corrector! So far I've only tried it for my gaited Morgan under his treeless saddle. I had been having a lot of problems with this saddle sitting too far down on his withers. This particular treeless (Barefoot Sierra) has a wooden horn insert with prongs that sit down on the withers. In the past, the prongs always squished him. The Corrector keeps the prongs from putting pressure on him. I also realized that I had always place the saddle too far forward. With the guidance on the sleeve, I now am placing the saddle properly. As a result, I am much more balanced, and Beau is much happier. I particularly notice this when we are riding downhill. It used to be very painful and slow for both of us. Now he just strides along and I don't feel like I'm sliding up onto his neck! This is the most useful piece of tack I've bought in a long time! 

—  Dianne 

Len,

This is the 4th pad I have bought from you. One I sold to a friend because his horse's back was sore even with a new saddle with tree fitted to him. The sore back is gone. My wife's foxtrotter is just more comfortable with the Corrector. My foxtrotter is built like a quarter horse but he galls easily. Fitted him with a standard QH tree with loose girth plus cruper and breastcollar. Took these boys on the annual ETI Death Valley ride last fall, 140 miles, best ride yet with horses totally comfortable. The new pad is for my silly mare that has a long ridge back built like an aussie stock horse. She needs all the shims. 

— Dave

Len,

Well, I did get to test out the Corrector. Used a friends indoor arena. I didn't take the saddle with no skirts due to the rain. However, I took my buckskin gelding who didn't like to work to the left. I rode him around for about 15 minutes (same saddle I have been using on him) just to let him get the feel of the new pad. I then started working him to the left. After he figured out that the bars weren't going to "bite" anymore he was almost a different horse! After an hour of just working him both directions, circles, etc., he was carrying his head level and when I picked up and asked him to go left he tucked his nose and made very smooth turns, as he did to the right.

To say I am very impressed with the Corrector is putting it mildly. I can't wait to use it in competition and working stock at our local auction. 

—  Don Rhamey

Hi Len,

I've just placed another order for 2 additional "The Corrector" pads. If you remember, I import warmbloods to the U.S. primarily for the Dressage and Hunter/Jumper markets. Its been a real ordeal to get our saddles to fit all the different types I've imported and trained. With "The Corrector", I don't have the need for all the different type saddles and pads and what not. I primarily use 1 or 2 different H/J saddles and the same in the dressage saddles, dramatically reducing my saddle inventory. 

I've used this pad to help with saddle fitting issues in both disciplines and can't begin to tell you what a difference it has made. I've seen horses that are so sore and miserable (actually becoming lame from saddle fitting issues in some cases) really improve and change their dispositions dramatically. I've seen improvement in movement, jumping abilities and changes in the muscle development over their backs.

I can't say enough good about "The Corrector" pad. Riders and their horses would be well served to investigate what you have to offer! 

— Diane van den Berg  - Bend, Oregon 

I purchased the corrector pad in September and have ridden many miles with it. It has proven to do exactly what you intended it to do. My little short backed Morgan mare extends better and certainly goes downhill like she used to when she was younger. I can ride my old Visalia saddle knowing that I am not hurting her.

Thanks for all the help.

—  Priscilla E. Schlag - Northern California

Dear Len,

Am writing to say how delighted I am with the performance of the Corrector. It took me a while to figure it out, but I was in a clinic last weekend and on horseback for hours - my horse was not sore at all! I rode him Tuesday and Saturday and he is still not sore. I can feel him better because he's not tensing up to get relief from the saddle. Since I didn't ride him all winter, he had a chance to heal, and I noticed yesterday (Saturday) that he was sweating behind his withers (as well as everywhere else under the saddle) - a normal and healthy thing! 

Thanks for your help and encouragement. 

— Elizabeth Kennard

Hi Len,

Yes, it arrived a few days ago. This is my second corrector. My first was a western one and when I switched to Dressage I used it under my dressage saddle until I could afford to get the english one. I've used the new one twice now. This pad has made all the difference in my horse. He was not rideable due to severe atrophy at his shoulders, and chronic founder. My farrier and I worked on his feet for a year. I thought that he would be a lawn ornament until I found your pad. 

Since I've been using your pad, he has built up a tremendous amount of muscle and rides beautifully. He's very forward now and can't wait to be ridden. He reaches out to get his head in the bridle as soon as he sees it. He no longer has hysterics when cinched. He has become such a total joy to ride - light footed, flexible and willing, extremely responsive to the lightest of aids. He's like riding a cloud. he is a small Arab/Quarter horse cross, but he works with such joy now, whenever he's in the ring all eyes are drawn to him as he carries himself with such pride. It is truly an honor to be on his back. None of the instructors believed that he would ever be capable of the work he now does. I thank you for allowing me to develop a relationship with my horse that I never knew was possible. 

—  Judi Black 

Thank you for your pad!!! Our horse, Addidas, who the vets said would never be sound enough to make an endurance horse, is rocking!!! My 24 year old horse, Rushcreek Quasar, with over 5,000 Competitive & endurance miles for the first time ever, is no longer "cold-backed". 

Thank you for your time!!!!

— Wendy Maas

This spring I was asked to test a new invention of Len Brown (inventor of Ortho-Flex saddles). He has designed and put into production a novel idea in saddle pads. This device does not replace your current saddle pad and is placed under it. It is designed to prevent saddle bridging (pressure on shoulders and loins from saddle bars). A custom saddle made for your horse fits while standing, but the CorrecTOR pad aids fir WHILE THE HORSE IS MOVING. Why invest in a new saddle every time you buy a new horse? Get the saddle that fits you and let the CorrecTOR do the same for your horse. The CorrecTOR equalizes pressure from basic saddle inadequacies. 

Last year I decided to quit using my Ortho-Flex saddle because it was just too heavy. My new horse is 2 inches taller than my old one and boy, does that make a difference when lifting 40 pounds! I could not afford another Ortho-Flex so I purchased a Fabtron synthetic western saddle. It fit reasonably when my horse was standing, but I felt pressure in the shoulder area when I walked him forward and gaited. To remedy this I placed stairstepped shims under the front third of the saddle to lift the saddle a little higher off his shoulder. It also gave me the three finger gullet clearance I desired. It worked, but what a pain to arrange them every time I saddled. Now, I just toss the CorrecTOR on, then my saddle pad and I AM DONE. The CorrecTOR does not show under my Professional Choice pad. I have ridden in hills and the velcro keeps it tight to my regular saddle pad. I put many miles on my horse and cannot find any pressure points from my saddle. It comes in an English and Western model. 

—  Mary Melton 

Howdy Len,

Your Corrector pad is the best horse related product I ever bought! My old gelding who was so one sided thinks he's a colt again. He's better behaved in the saddle and moves out much more willingly. And I think he's started to even out in his musculature as his sweat patterns under the saddle are changing. I especially like using the pads (I have two) with the donkeys and my mule. No more riding "downhill". The shims place the saddle in a level position and make everyone more comfortable. Thanks for developing such a great product and thanks for the follow up email. I won't allow my animals to be ridden without one of your pads so I may need another for guest riders. 

— Gerry Lyng

I really like it, I use it on two very different horses using front shims only on one and back shims only on the other, I forgot to change the shims around today and immediately had to fix them, really makes a huge difference in the saddle balance.. one of my boarders introduced me to your corrector (although I had orthoflex saddles in the past), she told me today that she had not used her corrector pad on her horse and that he now was sore in his back. She said that she now is convinced more than ever before that the corrector pad works!! 

—  Paula 

Hi Len,

I wanted to tell you that so far the CorrecTOR has done more than I expected. I've only gotten in half a dozen rides or so since it's winter in MN but I've already noticed a difference in my Arab. He is much more comfortable going downhill, the saddle stays where I put it, plus he's now raising his back and rounding instead of hollowing out away from the saddle. 

I have to admit that I kind of laughed when I read your directions about adding and taking away shims to balance the saddle. I thought I would never be able to tell the difference -- but I mostly followed the instructions anyway. The first ride with no shims seemed OK at first then I thought,
"Hmmm, I feel like I'm a little downhill." So naturally the next ride I added two shims in the front instead of one in each side and then realized that I was a little tipped back. Now I have one shim in each side and the saddle feels just right. It's amazing that those thin shims can make that much difference!

My horse has lots of white in each side of his withers from damage to his back and I feel really bad about that -- especially since I tried so hard to find the best saddle and pad combination I could for him. I spent a lot of money and a lot of time and still couldn't find an answer. I think the CorrecTOR finally is going to solve our problems! I'm hoping some of the white hair will go away through the coming years. 

Thanks so much for making a quality product! 

— Frieda Bruck 

Hi Len,

I bought the corrector pad a few years ago to use when I ride my aged grade gelding. After reading your instructions and corresponding with you about the pad, I was also able to use the pad on another horse with wonderful success. 

What I did not expect was the results from using the pad on my third horse! He is a 16.3 hand Missouri Foxtrotter with a short and broad back. I was having a horrible time trying to get saddles to fit him... every saddle no matter how wide... slipped. It was a very frustrating experience. Then I called and spoke with you and you told me how to place the shims on the corrector. I did as you directed and found no more slipping. 

But that is not the point of this story! As it turns out, I only rode "Rocky" once with the corrector before oging on a elk hunting trip with my husband. You probably should know that I purchased Rocky because he had packing experience with dead game. Rocky has been an excellent trail and mountain horse, so I have not been disappointed. Long story short. After many attempts I finally shot my cow elk. My husband and I proceeded with the process of quartering and cleaning the elk. We had the "boys" Rocky and Arrow (the aged grade) tied to a bush. All was well, until it came time to load up Rocky. Not having experienced this situation with Rokcy before, I chose to spend some time with Rocky just walking around the meat and trying to focus on me and then relax. He responded well. So we placed one quarter onto his pack - and the show began!! Please keep in mind that I was on the other end of this 12 lead line, as Rocky, bucked, lunged, reared, bucked some more, jumped, reared and basically objected to the pack. All of this on the side of a mountain - did I fear for my life? You bet your boots I did! And I figured that at any moment that saddle was going to slide under his belly and we would all be history! So, I tried to move with him, while I kept talking to him... calmly reassuring him that it was okay. Of course he finally stopped about 3 feet in front of me and relaxed. 

Now on any of the other saddle and pad combination, the saddle probably would have slipped underneath Rocky's belly. BUT, to my amazement the saddle HAD NOT BUDGED this is with a quarter of an elk hanging on one side! I love the corrector pad! It has truly been the answer to our saddling problems. And is worth every penny I paid for it. 

Thank you! 

—  Kellie Case - Idaho  

Howdy Len,

Your Corrector pad is the best horse related product I ever bought! My old gelding who was so one sided thinks he's a colt again. He's better behaved in the saddle and moves out much more willingly. And I think he's started to even out in his musculature as his sweat patterns under the saddle are changing. I especially like using the pads (I have two) with the donkeys and my mule. No more riding "downhill". The shims place the saddle in a level position and make everyone more comfortable. Thanks for developing such a great product and thanks for the follow up email. I won't allow my animals to be ridden without one of your pads so I may need another for guest riders. 

— Gerry Lyng

Almost every customer is a Testimonial when it comes to the Corrector. If there is saddle soring or pain at all the results are

immediate. So many horses just "won't take it any more"... and

start putting up a fight. Anything to get away from being ridden. Just take this man's story:  1st email... Hi Len,  We get alot of horse magazines and I am desperate to find a cure for my horse to stand still to ride him.... He's nine years old and he makes riding very difficult.... he won't let me touch certain spots on this back, so I'm thinking when I go saddle up he does everything not to stand still, I wonder if he doesn't have a problem there..... so when I read your ad I went on line and read your article and I thought maybe you knew my horse, because everything you talk about is the way he acts... so I'm anxious to use the Corrector. As soon as I get it and try it I will let you know the outcome. I believe in your theory... and hope this will be my answer.

Oh the riding I do is trail riding.  I would like to get one last good ride in before winter.... thanks  for our email....I'll stay in touch. ...  Mel Kendall

Answer 2 weeks later:  This was the best thing I ever bought.. Jim not only stands still to get on, but there's no throwing the head around or turning in circles or even trying to bite me while I try to get on.... I have an artificial hip and usually till I get my foot in the stirrup he takes off, but now he stands still and I couldn't ask for a better ride.

   Thank you again.... money well spent. Oh, and I got a couple of rides in and now feel confident to go by myself .....  Mel Kendall...

—  Mel Kendall

HI Len,

I received the corrector pad and made a temporary polartec fleece cover for it. It was too icy to load and unload my Concho boy at the stable, so I rode a school horse. She's a 26 year old Appy. I turned her loose in the indoor and encouraged her to run around and get out the bucks. I used the corrector under the navajo blanket instead of the foam rear riser pad the trainer usually uses. My trainer has seen it all and isn't receptive to newfangled gimics as they usually don't deliver on the promises. I told him who designed and manufactured the corrector, so he was at least agreeable to letting me use it. I mounted up and we started off to the right, which is her not so good side. Normally Baby needs about 10 minutes to loosen up. I noticed Robert watching her legs rather than my riding. I could feel that she was relaxed and, I guess, fluid, is the word I would use to describe her movement. We picked up a trot, and she felt great. Robert was impressed with how nicely she reached and rubbed up. He started ticking off the horses in his stable that would benefit. 

Can't wait to actually use on MY horse. I'm sure the Concho will love it. 

Thanks - great product. 

— Linda