This message is from: "Steve Sessoms" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Brigid Wasson wrote:
I cringe every time I hear of weight limits, certain saddles, etc. for "large" riders. `````````````````````````````````````````````````````` I think the main reason for the weight limit on the really soft treeless saddles is because the saddle will literally roll onto the horses belly if you are too heavy and try to mount with the stirrup, or if you get badly unbalanced while riding. They really are just fancy bareback pads with stirrups and a little support for mounting in the cantle. They will teach you balance quicker than a saddle with a tree. I fluctuate between 145-160 and I have to tighten the girth more than I would for a western saddle. I would have to tighten it until poor Dorina's eyes bulged out for my portly husband. If you are 200+ and use a mounting block and a really secure seat, I too say, "Go for it!". And I love my blue Barefoot Treeless! The Startrekk looks like it would act the same way as a saddle with a tree since the pads sit along the backbone the same way as a regular saddletree does. I would love to ride in one! Meredith Sessoms Moulton Alabama USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ Dorina, NFR Aagot, TK Anjanette, TK Arlo and Pepper the black one ~ I will not change my horse with any that treads but on four pasterns.... When I bestride him, I soar, I am a hawk; he trots the air. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
