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We were fitting a horse that would get some loin rubbing - primarly in the 
spring when the winter coat was sheading. We checked the saddle with a pressure 
pad to make sure there wasn't a saddle fit issue ( or rider imbalance issue 
) and there wasn't. One day I followed this horse down the trail and he had 
a combination of a overstride of about a foot and a very loose movement in 
the hind end. This causes a lot of movement of the loin area under the saddle 
and this was the cause of the rubbing. 
 
 A second light weight pad solved the problem quite nicely.
 
 Truman


Heidi Smith wrote:
> > I've seen lots of loin rubbing over the past 15 years doing endurance
> >   
> riding
> > and it almost always seems to be heavy weight riders (not water bottles)
> >   
> or
> > poor riding.  I have several friends that use the treeless type saddles.
> > Just an observation.  I've had very good luck with Ortho Flex saddles
> >   
> (I've
> > owned 3 now) and never have had loin rubbing.
> >   
>
> Actually, vetting rides, I've seen a fair amount of loin rubbing with just
> about any weight of rider.  And from what I can see, it has a lot more to do
> with a combo of how the horse moves and saddle fit.  Back to Lynne G's
> observations on conformation....
>
> Heidi
>
>
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