ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: [endurance] Saddle Fitting
Re: [endurance] Saddle Fitting
LONG JUDY (long.judy@smtpgateway.centigram.com)
Tue, 28 May 96 09:02:44 PST
Betsy O'Shea wrote:
The right side seems good in that the sweat pattern was completely
even, the hair smooth and there were no swelling. The left side was
different, and I am not sure if I have too many shims or whether I
don't have enough and need to add another. The hair was slightly wavey
and the sweat pattern was less.
Betsy--
One reason the sides are different could be the way that you ride.
Sometimes people sit more to one side and although it feels natural
for them, it isn't balanced. I have a tendency to twist my upper body
to the left and pulls my left hip back across the saddle. My left leg
"hangs on" to the horse.
Trying to fill in 1 1/4 inches sounds like a lot of adjusting to make
this saddle work. I would think that even though it is shimmed that
the points of the tree might still cause problems.
Judy Long and Nachi Sunshine (aka Warpaint)
Hayward, Ca.
longj@centigram.com