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Hi Lynne,

Interesting, in that I rode in sport saddles for many many years (endurance
AND the reiner pommel) and  never had any problems with hitting the
pommel....but then all my sport saddles had the stirrups set back almost
2"  I also rode in 14" models.

As you know, after trying maybe 5 different Reactor Panel models, I ordered
a custom one, with the stirrup bar set back as far as they could; longer
flap
and thigh block and slightly straighter flap....

Karen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lynne Glazer" <anyone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>


> Karen-I agree about the flap length when the rider has a very long
> femur, not just when a rider is tall but proportionately in relation
> to their seat size--but the flap must *also* be more extended in
> front for that sort of rider to use stirrups at hunter length.
> Dressage-style, longer is enough.
>
> In my Sports Saddle, when the stirrups were at "endurance length", my
> pubic bone tapped the pommel in each rise to the trot--the only fix
> would have been a bigger seat size, and I dislike flopping about in a
> saddle especially when riding a Rubberband.
>
> Lynne
>
> On Aug 29, 2005, at 9:25 PM, Karen Sullivan wrote:
>
> > Hi Laney.....
> >
> > For me.....female, almost 6 ft. tall, very long thighs; no English
> > saddle
> > off the rack
> > has a long enough flap;and my knee is always off the bottom of the
> > knee
> > roll.
> > Most English saddles that have longer flaps make the mistake of
> > putting them
> > also more forward....
> >
> > At least for me, most English saddles have stirrup bars too far
> > forward and
> > the flaps
> > too short.
> >
> > Karen
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Laney Humphrey" <laneyhh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <MtnRondi@xxxxxxx>
> > Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 9:10 PM
> > Subject: Re: [RC] Narrow v. Wide Twist
> >
> >
> >
> > > What is it about being long from hip to knee that makes saddle fit
> > > hard?
> > > Laney

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