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This particular horse, the shedding was not causing the problem, the 
saddle was through friction causing the hair to shed faster in the loin 
area. The single pad iterface between the saddle and the horse was not 
sufficient to isolate the friction between the saddel and loin cause by 
the large movement of this horse. A second thin pad - Dixie Midnight I 
believe it was - worked wonders. The first pad moved over this pad and 
not the horse's loin.

Truman

DeAnn Schnepple wrote:

> Certainly spring shedding *COULD* cause some problems, but I've seen  
> loin rubbing on horses in the middle of summer too.  I've tried the 
> treeless saddle for one training ride and I think I'll stick to my 
> ortho flex.  I didn't have the loin rubbing with my horse, but he's a 
> nice short-backed, well put together horse.  I just prefer the ortho 
> flex.  To each their own.  It takes all kinds to make the world go 
> 'round.  That's why there are so many saddle makers to choose from.
>
>
>
>
>
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> > From: Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: Heidi Smith <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: DeAnn Schnepple <endurancehome@xxxxxxx>,  ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [RC]   loin rubbing
> > Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2003 22:54:35 -0500
> >
> > 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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