Has anyone ever used one? It looks interesting. I imagine the saddle would need to be a bit on the wide side to accomodate the pad. It looks like an option for asymmetry and balance.
I have one, and you’re correct, they take some room. It made a big difference.
I have been using Corrector pads for around 6-7 years. Everything I am about to say is on other people’s horses with the full and continuing consent of the horses’ owners & my riding teacher.
During this time I have been able to ride 4 Arabs with my 43 year old Stubben Siegfried in spite of the fact that this saddle is too narrow for them. Not terribly too narrow, but I can definitely tell a difference when I ride these horses in this saddle without the Corrector. They move much more freely when I use the Corrector. They relax the muscles at the top of the shoulders, the saddle sinks down a little (sometimes the shims are NECESSARY) and the horses are more willing to extend their stride.
I can ride these Arabs in a narrower saddle also, using the shims to make the saddle level for me. I can feel that I am up higher and that throws my riding off some since I have MS and bad balance. Eventually I adapt to it.
With the Corrector horses will let me use saddles that, with a normal pad, they tell me are unacceptable (I ride eloquent horses.) Every horse I’ve ridden has preferred me using a Corrector pad with any treed saddle, no matter how well fitting the saddle is.
With one Arab, who would bow out his right hock whenever it bore weight, I followed Len’s advice about using the Corrector to balance his muscle development. After several months of riding 30 minutes a week that hock no longer bowed out.
I wish his website didn’t make my eyeballs bleed . . . I only understand about half of what it says!
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I wish his website didn’t make my eyeballs bleed . . . I only understand about half of what it says![/QUOTE]
No kidding! Worst website ever.
I wanted to buy one of those YEARS ago. The website was so horrible, I was afraid to trust the vendor. I can’t believe he hasn’t updated it since then!
If you have questions, call him. I found him very helpful.
I’ve owned one - it was FANTASTIC! He is very free with his information, so if you need to know something specific, email him.
Does anyone remember what the price of the old corrector pad was? The plain black felt one with the felt shims? I have two and a friend wants to buy the spare, but the new prices on Len’s website are much higher than I remember.
If I remember correctly many years ago I spent under $300 USD for the Corrector, “sock” and shims. For the pad (looks like a dressage pad) it was more. This was for an English Corrector.
I am still using the first Corrector/“sock” that I bought so many years ago.
I’m really interested in that but his site is awful. Where the heck is the information on how to buy it?
Mr. Len likes the website the way it is currently formatted, so he’s not going to change it.
His FB page is normal, though.
This is what I’ve found to be the key to reading the (very useful) information on his website without triggering a headache:
- First, focus your eyes on ONLY the text. Read the text only, ignoring the graphics and photos.
- Then look at the photos and graphics.
His online store/sales page is formatted in a normal way and is easy to read and navigate.
His articles on the Long Rider Guild website are also formatted in a normal fashion and is easy to read.
Mr. Len is super good about sending prompt, detailed replies to any email he receives. He does NOT do the hard sell at all.
Disclaimer: I’m not a rep for his company or associated with his company in any way. I sent him a LOT of emails when I bought my saddle from him, and he was as nice as could be. He won’t sugar-coat anything, but he is tactful.
My understanding is that he is thinking about starting to give clinics soon.
Love my saddle, pad and girth. I went through fits with my horse. Len was so helpful and made so much sense I finally bought a saddle and pad from him. Len was always patient every time I called trying to get my set up just right and my horse happy. He was doing better but even with a Cincha Mohair cinch, he was still girthy. WTH? I decided to bite the bullet, spend the money and order one of Len’s cinches. Problem solved. From the first saddling the improvement was instant. Yes, the website is MESS. Just call Len, he is happy to talk to you and help.
