>>>> I also had trouble mounting and dismounting, even with a step stool I had carted out to the riding ring.
I had a little trouble mounting and dismounting with a treeless saddle the first few times. However, all it took was an adjustment in how I mount, plus being on guard that I not depend on my stirrups more than I should. I'm no 16-year-old gymnast, believe me, so if I can adapt, I feel sure about anyone can. My first treeless saddles were BMSS, so by the time I got my Sensation, I had no trouble mounting them at all. Kaaren Jordan has an article on mounting on her website, reprinted from Christine Schwartz's book. I think it was written for mounting any saddle, treed or treeless, but I found out that I could ignore some riding faults in a treed saddle that I couldn't ignore in a treeless. :) (Rumor has it that Christine can mount a saddle with no girth at all...) >>>I think with the floppy Stephanie, saddle slippage could be a huge problem. Are you going to be able to find a single saddle to fit all of your needs, including Tosca's? I don't know much about handicapped riding, but that seems like quite a laundry list of needs to meet with one saddle. Have you thought more about having a lift built to assist her mounting, or a long ramp? Will Stephanie's disability allow her to ever ride without a side-walker? Karen Thomas, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.9/1238 - Release Date: 1/22/2008 8:12 PM
