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RE: [RC] Pivoting side bars - Jim Holland

It's really no different from a standard fixed tree.  You can only change
the "angle", which may not fit the "curvature" of the horse's back,
resulting in uneven pressure across the surface.  

Unless you're riding a draft horse, I haven't seen an Arabian with a wider
back than Sunny....and the Reactor Panel fits him perfectly, and each panel
is adjustable individually to address any shoulder abnormalities.

Jim, Sun of Dimanche+, and Mahada Magic (Who both go in RP's)


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Subject: [RC] Pivoting side bars

Please Reply to: Ray O'Donohue rno2m@xxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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 One of the problems of pivoting side bars is that there is sometimes a
tendency for the rigging to pivot the bars down onto their lower edges when
the girth is tightened,thus somewhat negating the advantage of the
pivot.U.S. Army had a pivoter in 1912,as did the British with their U.P.
Trooper that same year.I (think) the U.S. 1912 saddle had a tricky rigging
which circumvented the side bar digging down.A pivoting side bar tree which
could be locked in a given setting might be the way to go;Uncle Sam had one
of those pre-Civil war,but it was poorly constructed and wasn't really
tested much.


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