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What is it about being long from hip to knee that makes saddle fit hard?
Laney

MtnRondi@xxxxxxx wrote:
> In a message dated 8/29/2005 12:45:54 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
> katswig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>     I have not come up with a way to determine whether a saddle
>     fits a rider without riding in it any better than I have come up
>     with a way
>     to determine whether a saddle fits a horse without putting it on the
>     horse
>     and trying it out. 
>
> I used to sell saddles in a major tack store. I got to where I could 
> just watch someone walking toward me and know if I had a saddle that 
> would fit them, especially if they were long from hip to knee.
>  
> The best test (besides trying it out on the horse) is to sit in the 
> saddle on a rack, let your legs fall down naturally. Look at how the 
> saddle twists your thighs. If your knees point out and it is a struggle 
> to roll your thigh against the saddle to get your leg in the proper 
> position, then that is not the right seat for you. But if you sit in a 
> saddle that just naturally lets your leg hang in the correct position 
> with your thigh rolled forward and your leg hanging naturally without 
> the back of your calf making contact with the "horse", then you are off 
> to a good start.
>  
>  
> _Bonnie
> www.thistledown-borderterriers.com 
> <http://www.thistledown-borderterriers.com/>
>
> _


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