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Are you talking about pommel to cantle length, as in Western, 14,15, 16 or 
english 15,16,17,18, ?
And how far 'down" is the stirrup bar??? You mean from the top of the saddle 
or from the front to back????
 I know I have ridden in some other saddles than either I couldn't seem to 
keep my balance in or couldn't post in. . .
 Are you saying women need more 'seat space" or is this in relation to 
where the stirrrup bar is?
 Now that you brought this up, you need to clarify :0)


> From: Ridecamp Guest <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [RC]   seat length re women/posting/etc
> Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2004 20:45:44 GMT
>
> Please Reply to: Ray O'Donohue rno2m@xxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>
>  I think most horsefolks,especially female,should think more often about 
> having equipment that accomodates them,and put a little less effort into 
> making their bodies learn a technique to accomodate equipment which may be 
> wrong for them.If a saddle selection(or modification) is BETTER for 
> you,you'll know it,right away.I am thinking especially here of the overall 
> seat length. Truman once warned me about being diplomatic on this topic,and 
> I am a gentleman,so here goes: ladies need more booty space,aft from the 
> stirrup hanger,than men. If that space is lacking,riding lessons be 
> damned,you are never going to be able to sit DOWN into that horse;you will 
> be always "hovering" and stuggling with balance.And Remember: seat length 
> size numbers are MEANINGLESS,except when comparing two otherwise identical 
> make and model saddles.(For example,if two different make saddles,of 
> (nominally)the same seat length, have their stirrup hanger in different 
> fore-aft positions,the seat lengths will not really be the same.)You just 
> gotta buy 'em and try 'em.Used saddles are a fine thing!
>
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