--- Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I'll be happy to answer that - I've talked about it on the list many times - .... BUT, if I do, I'd still like for you to answer the question I asked you first. :) Who is the "they" who said that treeless saddles aren't working?<<
Ok, you answered yours, and Cary's riding just doesn 't match up to simple conditioning, so that is maybe why the Sensation is fine for him. The "they" I was referring to was other people in every saddle booth I visited at the Convention. I didn't get their names, and if I did I would not print them without their permission. People there were interested in the flexible saddles and there was always several of us in each booth getting an education on the saddle that was there. When asked what we were riding in now, and how it was working, a huge majority of the people in each booth (different people in each booth, BTW) had treeless, and were looking for more support for longer rides. The majority of these people had every intention of keeping their treeless, but they wanted another option for their horse. To swith out saddles. Now, Karen, please don't take this as treeless bashing. If you read my original post, I specifically said it was not to bash treeless. I plan on keeping mine and I think it is the most comfy saddle I have ever sat in. This is a discussion of other options we Icey people want. It is not to dis you, so please keep your anger in check so we can discuss this without Judy putting an end to it. I have seen posts from people who never post, and I have received private posts from people with questions. It is not who is right and who is wrong, it is about exploring other options. So please don't take it as a slam against you, Carey, or treeless saddles. We have not had many options in the past and treeless was a Godsend to us. Thankfully, the saddle people are listening, and we now have other options. Since endurance people ride so many miles in conditioning and competition, if you want something comfortable for you and your horse, they are the ones to listen to. Plus, many, many Arabs are very short backed and wide, so they have similar problems to Icey people in fitting a saddle. The difference in riding for pleasure and riding endurance, is you may be able to get away with a marginal fit in pleasure riding, but that would NEVER cut the mustard in endurance, so let us listen to whay they say. And of course the treeless list is pro-treeless - that is what the list is for!!! Susan in NV http://desertduty.blogspot.com/ Riding for Breast Cancer Awareness Nevermore Ranch http://users.oasisol.com/nevermore/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
