Real Life Rider:
Do I Need a Bigger Saddle?
Photo 1
Photo 2
In this real life rider
comparison, we are
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going to look at our
rider Brooke in the
same model of saddle,dle,
the Voltaire Palm Beach,each, in 2 different
seat and flap sizes. Brooke is 5’ 8” and wears a size
30 breech.
In photo 1, we see her in the 17” 2AA flap Voltaire
Palm Beach. Although the flap looks like the right
shape for her, her knee is right at the edge of the
flap and overall the 2 flap looks small in surface
area.
In the second photo, we see Brooke in a 17.5”
3AA. You can see the flap looks roomier and her
knee is not at the edge of the flap as it is in the
2AA.
Now let’s compare the seat. In the 17” Brooke looks
to have about 3 fingers width from the back of
her seat to the cantle. In the 17.5” she has closer to
the traditional 4 or 5 fingers between the rider and
the cantle.
So the answer is, yes, she does need a bigger
saddle! While she could probably make the smaller
saddle work fine, overall she will be happier in the
bigger saddle.
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