>>>> It looks good with the western fenders! I personally didn't like the Torsion. I *wanted* to like it, but the regular english leathers pinched me and the seat kept poking me in the butt. yuck! Glad you like it tho! :)
I had that seat-poke experience to the extreme with Barefoot saddles - I'd never had a saddle wedgy before. I didn't stay on that saddle for more than two minutes the first time before I had to get off and start rigging! The Barefoots are made similarly to the Torsions, but the Torsion seem to be MUCH better quality. I know there are people who love their Barefoots, so it must be a personal anatomy difference...and maybe their seats do break in eventually. I had that feeling slightly with this Torsion last night, but I got off, pulled the seat off and placed it further back. That seemed to take care of it, but I didn't ride long enough to be sure. And since I'd had the feeling with the Barefoot, I rigged up another seat for it - I got a piece of memory foam cut more appropriately shaped for me, and put it next to the saddle with a small sheepskin seat (not a full sheepskin cover, just a seat) and that was a big improvement. I'll try the memory foam-sheepskin combination with this saddle if necessary, but I think it may be ok after I play around with the seat placement a little. If I only had one or two horses, I don't think there would be much doubt - I'd just stick with the Sensations. But, we have a lot of horses, and we do have visitors come ride sometimes. I just sold the BMSS, and the Duett dressage saddle. All I have left is the Barefoot, a couple of older but very functional Wintec's (dressage and a/p), the Sensations, and my wide Thorowgood pony saddle. I really wanted one more usable saddle - the Barefoot is a size 1 so is pretty small. Very few visitors can use it, so I'll probably sell it too if I buy this one. Karen Thomas, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.11/837 - Release Date: 6/6/2007 2:03 PM
