I have an English saddle that will soon be 12 years old. It is a General Purpose Wintec 250 and has seen a fair amount of use both under me (until I realized it was too small for me, ha!) and under students. I have never had a saddle reflocked and figure it might be time. I would rather fix up what I have than buy a new one if at all possible
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As far as who to send it to? I would contact Wintec and see who they recommend. I know Stubben has a big list of people you can send it to if you don't have any local saddle fitters who can do it.
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I poked and prodded it today and it appears to be in good shape. I even compared to the one I purchased last year and they have comparable firm/softness.
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Flip it upside down and look down the gullet at the panels for symmetry. You'll have to rock it back and forth as you look up and down the curve of the rails. Unless it's been reflocked before it's probably not going to be lumpy (lumps come from mixing wool and trying to adjust flocking post manufacture). Honestly if it's symmetrical and working for you it might not be the best idea to have it reflocked as the new flocking will need to be broken in, might change the fit, and will likely cost the value of the saddle or more.
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I was worried that getting it redone might not be cost effective. Hopefully it lasts another twelve years!
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