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Re: [RC] Saddles that move//Cheyenne to the Right-Sharon L - Beverley H. Kane, MDOn 9/12/06 9:16 AM, "Sharon Levasseur" <sharon1359@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: my new Barefoot Cheyenne is treeless and the other day I was appalled to see the center of the back of the saddle 4" to the right of my horse's spine! YES, obviously lessons on balance are in order, but until my husband perfects that, my horse will wear a crupper!! Not sure if the slippage --> R only happened w/ your hubby, but it happened to me on my last 50/first 50 w/ the Cheyenne. It never happened on training rides of up to 12 mi w/ this horse, I think it only became a problem at 30 mi on rugged terrain (American River/Tevis country). The saddle was -way- off to the right in front. Maybe b/c I was fatigued or...?? I know I am a biomechanical anomaly--very asymmetric, left leg longer, left should higher, etc. I went back to the drawing board w/ my trainer and learned a whole new way of posting, (left hip into left elbow) esp working on the left diagonal. I think b/c both I and the horse preferred the right diagonal, I put too much wt on the right. Haven't done another 50 since, but I -feel- more symmetric. The poor horse ended up w/ horrid galls on the R (tho...the vet didn't note them at the end. Hmmmm.) I was using a 100% mohair cincha girth and was told to get a Wintec elastic dressage girth. What kind of girth are you using w/ BFC? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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