ccpowell Report post Posted April 29, 2009 Hello all, Denise asked me to pose a question that I had posed to her and Rod, to see what we could learn about the theory of "bulk" under the rider's legs. What does everyone think about the significance of the differing thickness from the rider's perspective of an in skirt rigging vs a flat plate rigging? Personally, I ride both several times a week and don't really notice the difference, but admittedly am focused on training the horse more than how the saddle feels, and don't profess to be the most sensitive individual. If my south end isn't sore, I don't notice! I agree with Bruce as well that the leg cut in skirts isn't of much use (contrary to the one saddle photo I put in the gallery for critique- if the client wants a leg cut, I put in a leg cut). It sounds great in theory, but do we actually give upper thigh cues to the horse? Or does the horse just feel our weight distibution change and react accordingly, especially when we cue with consistency? I can't wait to hear everyone's thoughts and see what I can learn, Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tosch Report post Posted April 29, 2009 Chuck, maybe you want to have a look here http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=906 Hope it helps. Tosch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccpowell Report post Posted April 30, 2009 Thanks for the info- I didn't find that thread when searching. Seems like lots of good and highly variable opinions on the subject. My grandfather jerked the fork off of a couple saddles, ripped the rigging out of a couple more, and yanked a couple horns off as well living the cowboy life. He loved an association tree with a 3/4 rig, and the front rigging leather had to go around the ring and clear over the fork. Of course, he was always riding rough horses for people while still doing his everyday cowboy work, which likely made him prefer the association rig. It sure is fun reading the different opinions and experiences here. There are a lot of really good makers that have tons of cowboy experience as well- I think this makes a great combination for excellent saddles, Chuck Chuck,maybe you want to have a look here http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=906 Hope it helps. Tosch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
