>--- Anneliese Virro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> I have never ridden in a side saddle but I am >> wondering how secure that >> would be. I am also thinking what happens to your >> spine sitting in that >> "elegant" position??? >> > >I am kind of also wondering what happens to the >horse's back with the weight of the rider distributed >that way. > >Kim
I'd say it is probably better than riding chair seat, since having a leg over the front of the saddle will move the rider's center of gravity forward. And the saddle places one's butt in the same spot a normal saddle would (http://hometown.aol.com/sidesadl/sidesaddles2.html). -- Lynn Kinsky, Santa Ynez, CA http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky/ http://www.dslextreme.com/~napha/JoyOfRiding/ http://www.dslextreme.com/~napha/HighPoint/
