> >>>> Side saddle can be a secure position (if the saddle is cinched on >securely -- my side saddle has two cinches). You sit with your spine >centered over the horse's and facing forward -- there is no twisting. >Your right leg crosses over the saddle > >I was pretty surprised when I tried it, how secure I felt - you actually >feel pretty well anchored.
My side saddle is a Peruvian one -- like the top picture on (http://hometown.aol.com/sidesadl/sidesaddles2.html) -- a design from before the leaping horn was invented. It's secure -- but I'm glad I'm on a mannerly, smooth gaited horse and we aren't chasing after the hounds or clearing fences <g>. -- Lynn Kinsky, Santa Ynez, CA http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky/ http://www.dslextreme.com/~napha/JoyOfRiding/
