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Saddle size? Do you really notice
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<blockquote data-quote="hayray" data-source="post: 879597" data-attributes="member: 3046"><p>I am not sure that you are going to notice a whole lotta difference in 1/2" but for sure the style will make a world of difference. Forward seat saddle for speed vs. a pleasure seat is going to make a difference in when and how you are sitting balanced because stirrups are hung on the tree in a different location. Seat size has less to do with the size of your but then it does with the ratio of the length of riders hip to knee vs. length of lower leg from the knee down, that is how they are actually suppossed to be sized initially. First off, they need to fit the horse. The bars of the tree are the suppension system of the saddle and have to fit the wither and shape of the back, this is what we call the twist. Generally a narrow twist and medium width tree fits the average horse. Heavy skirting and thick saddle pads can act to negate any correctly fitted tree and need to be factored in as a limiting factor also. By all means try a saddle out first, nothing worse then something that does not fit the horse nor rider.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hayray, post: 879597, member: 3046"] I am not sure that you are going to notice a whole lotta difference in 1/2" but for sure the style will make a world of difference. Forward seat saddle for speed vs. a pleasure seat is going to make a difference in when and how you are sitting balanced because stirrups are hung on the tree in a different location. Seat size has less to do with the size of your but then it does with the ratio of the length of riders hip to knee vs. length of lower leg from the knee down, that is how they are actually suppossed to be sized initially. First off, they need to fit the horse. The bars of the tree are the suppension system of the saddle and have to fit the wither and shape of the back, this is what we call the twist. Generally a narrow twist and medium width tree fits the average horse. Heavy skirting and thick saddle pads can act to negate any correctly fitted tree and need to be factored in as a limiting factor also. By all means try a saddle out first, nothing worse then something that does not fit the horse nor rider. [/QUOTE]
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