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> >     2.  Not all flexible panel saddles have the tree suspended above
> >     the panel by two contact points on each side.  For example,
> >     Reactor Panel saddles start with a tree that fits the horse's back
> >     by measurements in the angles of the front tree points, and
> >     contours of the back. In the mid back area, the tree is resting on
> >     the panels; it is not suspended. The shock-absorbing discs are

If the tree is resting on the panels that are on the horse's back, then are
the panels essentially just acting as a "saddle pad"?  If the panels are
just acting as a "saddle pad" (because they are being held down in place by
the weight of the saddle and rider) then what does that do to the ends of
the panels?  Wouldn't that make the ends almost entirely inflexible?  

Kim



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