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Re: [RC] saddle for gaited endurance horse - Laney HumphreyMany treeless saddles are essentially bareback pads so they take the shape of the horse's back, ergo, wide, or no, twist. One of the benefits of a tree is that it makes a twist possible. Some recent treeless saddles have found ways to create a twist. Men's hip sockets are directed straight down; women's angle out partly because of the width of our pelvis. But then our femurs have to angle in to get our legs/feet under our center of gravity. The degree of flexibility in and around the hip joint as well as each individual's angles are partly what determine whether a person needs a wide or narrow twist. Another factor is the muscle/fat layer on the inside of the thigh. Women generally have more fat there than men do. A wide twist saddle leaves no place for that layer to sit comfortably. A saddle with a narrow twist, or properly, a dished out area below the twist works the best for many women. The width of the twist is actually also partly determined by how far apart your sit bones are and is really a separate design issue from the amount of dished out (or negative) area the saddle has below the twist. Clear as mud?Laney Kristen A Fisher wrote: That's weird - I tried a friend's treeless saddle and thought the twist was very wide - but I didn't understand why since it has no tree. But maybe I was right. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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