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Fwd: [RC] saddle question - Crysta TurnageI wonder if at least some part of it is not because of the weight requirement (165 lb minimum). A lot of the international level riders are fairly light and small, I know that several have to carry dead weight in order to make minimums. Marcia Smith was telling me that several riders (herself included) even have special saddles with lead on the tree in order to make them heavier. Both Kathy's and Meg's blog mentioned a concern with making minimum weight. Being able to have 10 extra pounds in the structure of the saddle itself, might be a greater benefit to these riders rather than using a treeless and having to find other locations to put "dead weight". On 11/12/08, Angie Mikkelson <angieorr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I am surprised at the comment made that NO treeless saddles were seen at WEC. Anyone have any idea why this would be, I see them on a lot of horses at rides here. Angie> From: lynne@xxxxxxxxxx> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [RC] saddle question> Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:03:12 -0800> > The winner and BC, Maria Alvarez, rode in a ReactorPanel saddle. > They're popular here with 100 mile riders, particularly because of > their seat comfort coupled with the ability to micro-adjust the fit > for changing condition or asymmetry. They also work particularly well > for high withered horses.> > http://www.reactorpanel.com> > Lynne> <http://www.photo.lynnesite.com>> <http://lynnesite.blogspot.com/>> > > > On Nov 12, 2008, at 12:47 AM, John Teeter wrote:> > > linda,> >> > I'm not at all a saddle guy. I've forwarded your question to > > ridecamp where a variety of folks might answer. (in Malaysia, there > > were all sorts of saddles, but I don't think I saw any treeless ones > > there).> >> > jt> >> > On Nov 12, 2008, at 10:32 AM, Allen Overfield wrote:> >> >> Hi First of all I want congradulate and thank our team for 2008 > >> WEC. I'm> >> saddle shopping for a treeless. There are a lot of brands. Which > >> brand> >> seems to work best for a big withered horse? I'm a small balanced > >> rider and> >> do 50 milers and dressage. What kind of saddles did they use at WEC> >> Malaysia? Thanks, Linda Klee>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=>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!!> > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=> _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Hotmail now works up to 70% faster. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_faster_112008 -- ~ Crysta "Those of us who finish near the back, make the rest of you look good." -- ~ Crysta "Those of us who finish near the back, make the rest of you look good." =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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