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    [RC] Toes, Ankles, and Knees--Gender Differences? - Linda B. Merims


    Just browsing Lucy's Tevis web site.  She has a great
    picture of Potato Richardson coming up the trail out
    of Squaw Valley:
     
     
    The man appears to be using standard English stirrups.
     
    My greatest barrier to long hours in the saddle is:
     
    1.  Knees
    2.  Toes going to sleep
     
    With my knees being the real gating factor.  Most of
    my (female) friends feel it in their knees long before
    anywhere else in their bodies.  Julie Suhr
    mentioned in her wonderful book "Ten Feet
    Tall--Still" that her weak spot is her ankles.
     
    Do men have these same physical "hot spots" as
    women?  Do you guys feel it in the knees--or
    does the stress manifest itself somewhere else
    (back, shoulders...)?
     
    Linda B. Merims
    Massachusetts, USA