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Re: [RC] 100 miles in a Bob Marshall or other treeless - Karen SullivanKeith, I am group owner/moderator of the treeless saddle discussion group on yahoo: www.groups.yahoo.com/group/treelesssaddles Saddles I have heard used successfully on 100 mile rides are the Bob Marshall Sport saddles; Barefoot Cheyenne, and the Freeform's. But don't just assume one will work for you. Some folks can't deal with the lack of twist on the Sport Saddle (Chris Martin just posted about this on the treeless group on 100 mile rides); however Karen Chaton has an amazingly number of miles in hers. But she is petite woman, Chris is tall, lanky guy. Some horses (mine) can't use the sport saddle due fixed pommel with too narrow base (is fine in Barefoot...and the Freeform has a better system of weight distribution built into the saddle than either (although the sport saddles and Barefoots can be made to work with the right pads.). Like treed saddles; treeless need some tweaking and experimentation.... You can email me personally for opinions on Hilason. Feel free to visit the treeless group; there is a lot of information, photos and links. Startrekk saddles have much more structure than most, and have velcro panels underneath you can move around. They also should distribute weight well, and come in different pommel widths, two seat sizes, two stirrup positions, etc. Freeform has probably the narrowest twist and is a close contender for most comfortable seat! Sensation's also have design to distribute weight well; designed up in Canada and also tested (as with Barefoot and Freeform; by endurance riders).... Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Kibler" <kwkibler@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Jennifer Adam" <jatatahoe1@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 5:28 AM Subject: Re: [RC] 100 miles in a Bob Marshall or other treeless I also am really interested in this as I am looking at going treeless. Also the same question as Jennifer for Hilason saddles please. Keith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennifer Adam" <jatatahoe1@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 7:25 AM Subject: [RC] 100 miles in a Bob Marshall or other treelessQuick saddle question - Has anyone done 100 miles in a Bob Marshall sports saddle? If so, what did you think? Has anyone done 100 in a different treeless saddle? You can email me privately with comments - Thanks, Jen jatatahoe1@xxxxxxxxxxx _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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