That bareback beach riding bucket list experience
- a tender moment for the rider, yet perhaps differently “tender” for the
horse.
In several
recent studies researchers have confirmed the benefits of pressure
-distribution thanks to saddle trees, making them a better option than some
treeless saddles or riding bareback…For
example, peak forces at the trot are twice a rider’s weight, and they increase
to 2 ½ or three times the rider’s weight at the canter.
“It might
seem more “natural” to ride without a saddle”, says professor and researcher,
Dr. Hilary Clayton, “but unless you’re particularly light and fit (and skilled)
enough to distribute your own weight evenly across your seat and thigh muscles,
your horse is probably better off with a well-fitting saddle between you and
him.”
The
Horse.com Dec. 2016
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