Thanks for the link, this is starting to make
sense. I just measured both my western and english saddles. The
western is a Big Horn full QH bars and it measures about 5.5 inches at the
narrowest part of the leather on the seat. My english only measures about
1.5 inches--does that make sense or am I measuring wrong. I surely find
the english much more comfortable to ride in. What are the measurements on
some of your saddles?
Robert. Here is a site that tells a bit about
what the twist is. My husband is more comfortable in a saddle with a narrow
twist, as it does not spread his pelvis as much, and then in turn, he does not
have knee pain. We would have never thought knee pain could be associated with
how wide the saddle is to the rider, but once he got a narrow twist, the pain
was greatly reduced.
