tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post2069193827186833750..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Saddle fit part II: Characteristics of the horse's backStacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-31535997269628975792012-06-21T22:27:22.409-04:002012-06-21T22:27:22.409-04:00Seat size for the rider is based on the length of ...Seat size for the rider is based on the length of the femur/thigh bone. I take an 18-18.5 and I'm 5'7 and weigh about 150. Heavier than I'd like to be, yes, but the weight is NOT in my rear end. ;o)<br /><br />My problem with saddle fitting by whichever expert one uses is, it's all so much oo-ee-oo because they like to KEEP it that way. Spine width (with no information on exactly TBDancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03889066602819359591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-35539223765403881622012-06-21T20:16:36.949-04:002012-06-21T20:16:36.949-04:00Well, you got a wholehearted guffaw out of me in r...Well, you got a wholehearted guffaw out of me in regards to the Friesian with the tabletop back. LOL. But, lemme tell you ... if you want a bareback ride on something that won't make a man blush and cringe, those "dinner table" horses can't be beat! I could sit on mine all day. However, fitting the saddle was fun. He's an extra wide with those danged deep pockets behind the Friesianwelshxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11559821379568055421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-67900747623616326722012-06-21T14:04:15.070-04:002012-06-21T14:04:15.070-04:00Have to run this by my friend who is a saddle fitt...Have to run this by my friend who is a saddle fitter for another company. I'm not at all sure what she uses for an evaluation of saddle fit.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.com