Re: Reactor panel questions for users and the manufacturer

["Dabney Finch" <dabneyesq@cs.com>]

Have you considered a Synergist DSS?  I need a narrow twist also, and found
this saddle to be very comfortable for me and my horses..  My legs wanted to
swing in the Reactor Panel, I believe because the stirrups are not hung as
far back as I was used to in a Synergist so I was always pulling them back.
Don't know if would work with the bridging, but this saddle has amazingly
fit every horse I've tried it on--never any back problems even in 100 mile
rides on 2 differently built horses.
--Dabney

----- Original Message -----
From: Deanna German <finishis2win@columbus.rr.com>
To: Ridecamp <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 10:53 AM
Subject: RC: Reactor panel questions for users and the manufacturer


> I don't feel comfortable in a western design saddle, so have had some
> challenges finding an appropriate saddle to use for distance riding. Seems
> like most saddles are based on a western design.
>
> I'm comfortable in a hunt saddle, but I think a hunt saddle puts too much
> pressure in the withers area (at least that's been my personal experience
> and observation -- perhaps this is related to lack of proper muscling and
> carriage in a young horse); an Aussie saddle is the same, plus the
stirrups
> are hung too far forward. I don't think the Sports Saddle provides
adequate
> weight dispersion for a horse learning to carry itself properly (just my
> opinion, folks, based on personal experience and observation!), plus it
has
> no twist and caused me to be in great agony in my hips.
>
> I have tried all of the above for extended periods and this last spring
> bought an Orthoflex endurance cutback used. The saddle fits me like a
glove
> and I don't feel like I'm riding way above the horse like others have
> reported for some reason. (And you would think that I would since my
saddle
> previous to the OF was a SS.) The OF is the best so far for me and my
horse,
> but we have some slight bridging issues, so I'm still looking.
>
> So here are my issues: I want a saddle that feels as good to me as my OF
> does but that won't bridge. (The reason the OF is bridging is because I
have
> some remedial work to do with my mare to get her to carry herself better.
> Once I have sufficiently developed my mare's topline, I believe that the
> bridging issues will disappear.)
>
> Will any of the Reactor Panel models fit the bill? Or are my hips going to
> ache again from lack of a narrow twist?
>
> Any opinions on the Wintec CAIR system? I wrote to the company asking
about
> the CAIR system for their endurance model and they assured me it would be
> available in the U.S. before the end of the year. I know, as inexpensive
as
> that saddle is, it's kind of a no-lose "buy it and try it" proposition,
but
> I thought I'd solicit some opinions.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Deanna (Ohio)
> a few hundred AHAO CTR miles, looking towards endurance next fall or the
> season after that.
> AERC #M30478
> AHAO CTR participants kick butt at IAHA Regional and National CTR
> competitions. (No offense intended to Jan. She assured me that she can
like
> us and NATRC too!)
>
>
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