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[RC] re:saddle question treeless saddles - Judy Houle

I've never tried the Torsion, but basically the Bob
Marshall and Torsion both have the same hard pommel
area and hard cantle area with thick padding
everywhere else.  I've been using my Sport Saddle for
7 years and really like it.  The only time I gave my
horse a sore back with it was when I got injured
during the VC 100 and started riding heavy in the
saddle.  I use a woolback with equalizer inserts. 
I've heard that heavyweight riders, or people who ride
heavy in the saddle will tend to give their horses
sore backs with the Sport Saddle.  You need to ride
with your weight spread out between your stirrups and
your seat because there is no tree to spread the
weight across the saddle.  There is a new Australian
treeless saddle that is rather expensive, but has a
"flex form" tree made out of a stiff foam rubber that
looks very interesting.  I can't remember what its
called, but I think the website is on Ridecamp with
all the other vendors.  


       
               
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