Len Brown started Ortho-Flex saddle company in 1984. He & Lisa Dawes had just ridden 3000 miles thru the west in 1982 with 3 pack horses & 2 they rode. Other products Len introduced into the horse world: Neoprene Girths, Contoured Pads, Safety cam stirrups, Dropped yoke rigging plate, In-flap or Mono-Flap billets, LoadLeveler Pad with shim pockets,Softsides Neoprene & Leather girths & tack, all originated with Len Brown.