Monthly Archives: March 2021

Delrin® Panels are now available for saddle makers worldwide to use on their saddles! Developed by the NASA space program, Delrin ®  is used throughout all aviation aircraft and in the medical field. The Original Ortho-Flex ® Saddle Company developed the panels using the Delrin sheets, which were the heart and soul of Ortho-Flex. Marketing…

The Original Ortho-Flex developed a breakthrough in the existing technology.  The System II or Mock II Patent (8/15/1991-USA) began in 1990. The System II offers a new mounting system for the panels, allowing the panels to conform to all three dimensions of motion dynamics.  Making possible an automatic fit, not only in the shoulder rotation, but…

The System III and System IV were good evolutions that needed to be taken a step further.  Their contribution to later Systems was invaluable.  THE EXTRA: System III In the quest for further progress, the Original Ortho-Flex developed this panel. It was designed to address fitting the most difficult horses to saddle; those with very pronounced shoulders,…

MODIFIED EXTRAS & VARIATIONS System VI or Mock 6, and the later System VIII or Mock 8 by the Ortho-flex Saddle Works Company. This system took the rivets out of the fingers of the Original Ortho-Flex System III.  Then replaced this design with a flower petal pattern in both the front and sometimes rear of the panel, resembling…