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Karen-I agree about the flap length when the rider has a very long  
femur, not just when a rider is tall but proportionately in relation  
to their seat size--but the flap must *also* be more extended in  
front for that sort of rider to use stirrups at hunter length.   
Dressage-style, longer is enough.

In my Sports Saddle, when the stirrups were at "endurance length", my  
pubic bone tapped the pommel in each rise to the trot--the only fix  
would have been a bigger seat size, and I dislike flopping about in a  
saddle especially when riding a Rubberband.

Lynne

On Aug 29, 2005, at 9:25 PM, Karen Sullivan wrote:

> Hi Laney.....
>
> For me.....female, almost 6 ft. tall, very long thighs; no English  
> saddle
> off the rack
> has a long enough flap;and my knee is always off the bottom of the  
> knee
> roll.
> Most English saddles that have longer flaps make the mistake of  
> putting them
> also more forward....
>
> At least for me, most English saddles have stirrup bars too far  
> forward and
> the flaps
> too short.
>
> Karen
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Laney Humphrey" <laneyhh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <MtnRondi@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 9:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [RC] Narrow v. Wide Twist
>
>
>
> > What is it about being long from hip to knee that makes saddle fit  
> > hard?
> > Laney

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