Twist?

["Linda B. Merims" <lbm@naisp.net>]

 

A horse's shoulder and back have a certain shape and width.

A saddle must complement that shape and width or it will

hinder and hurt the horse.

 

Your pelvis has a certain shape and width.  The top of the

seat of the saddle must complement that shape and width

or it will hinder and hurt *YOU*.

 

I think I first heard this particular insight articulated by Deb

Bennett.  The trees of most saddles are designed with

a seat suited to the male pelvic girdle.  The female

pelvic girdle is at once both *wider* (to accommodate

child birth) but also *narrower* (because women are

generally smaller than men).  A saddle must be wide

enough to support your two pelvic bones, but also

narrow enough to accommodate the natural fall

of your hip and femur.  (One of the more common

complaints about SportsSaddles is that they tend to

be too wide for some people and thus cause hip pain.)

 

And that's about where my understanding of this issue

ends.  Synergist is the only manufacturer I know of who

actually has you measure the width of your pelvic bones

so that they can consciously construct a saddle that fits your

pelvic assembly.

 

Linda B. Merims

lbm@naisp.net

Massachusetts, USA