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FW: [RC] McClellan Saddles/centerfire - Mike SherrellI'm not sure how you could judge this. After all, we're talking about what may only be a marginal diminution of capacity, so if you just note that your horse goes ok with a center-fire rig, that doesn't mean it isn't functioning at less than full capacity. Aside from treadmill tests, if someone rode the same horse with different saddles, they might be able to tell. Otherwise, maybe someone very knowledgeable about a horse's anatomy could guess. My question stems from the observation that panting horses' barrels expand and contract mainly in the region that the centerfire girth goes around, whereas just behind the forelegs, where the girth of a front-rigged saddle goes, doesn't seem to expand/contract nearly as much. I use a Big Horn centerfire-rigged, so the question is more than academic for me. Regards, Mike Sherrell Grizzly Analytical (USA) 707 887 2919/fax 707 887 9834 www.grizzlyanalytical.com -----Original Message----- From: bluwolf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bluwolf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 10:11 AM To: mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: 'Marirose Six'; Ridecamp (E-mail) Subject: RE: [RC] McClellan Saddles/centerfire Mike, My husband always rode his McClellans rigged as a model 1904 with the fully adjustable riging to a round ring with a fleece protector behind the ring. It could be set anything from full to 3/4 to center fire & anything in between. He preferred centerfire on one of his geldings and it never interfered with Major's breathing. Linda F Quoting Mike Sherrell <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: I believe the McClellan is centerfire-rigged. I always wondered if having the cinch that far back might restrict the horse's ability to expand its lungs. Regards, Mike Sherrell =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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