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Equestrian Sports and how women have historically held their own with saddles designed for men

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Sinamin · 29/07/2023 19:50

I've been riding since I was three and to me a saddle was just a saddle (as long as it fitted the horse) until I read an article a few years ago which was a real eye opener.

Possibly today's top female equestrians are benefitting from saddles designed for women but Marion Mould (née Coakes) and all of the top women riders of my youth including the amazing Ann Moore and Princess Anne were competing on saddles designed for men and were still winning.

I think this says so much about how equestrian women just got on with it in one of the very few sports that they could compete in as equals to men, even though they were starting with a great disadvantage that they were probably completely unaware of.

https://holistichorse.com/health-care/saddle-fit-for-women/

https://www.womenandhorses.com/saddles-for-women.html

https://fitrightsaddlesolutions.com/female-saddles

https://schleese.com/why-schleese/

Saddle Fit for Women

Riding should not hurt. Unfortunately, many women are riding in saddles that have been made for men. They’re suffering in silence, tolerating the pain because they simply may not know what they don’t know.

https://holistichorse.com/health-care/saddle-fit-for-women

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Kissedbyfire1 · 29/07/2023 20:29

Sinamin · 29/07/2023 20:16

And your point in Feminism: Sex & gender discussions is what exactly?

Many, many people will still be unaware that pelvic differences between men and women mean a massive difference in everything from climbing a ladder to simply running in a straight line.

You being a consistently poor rider is irrelevant tbh.

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I’m not a poor rider. I ride GP dressage. My husband is better. My point is that this information isn’t new. I’m not challenging the feminist angle.

tattychicken · 29/07/2023 20:21

Clicked on this as I thought it was an interesting topic. Your needless hostility to other posters is pretty depressing to be honest.

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Sinamin · 29/07/2023 20:20

Trivium4all · 29/07/2023 20:13

I paid extra for a female-design saddle a few years ago, and it was a revelation. But considering most riders (at least in the UK) are females these days, surely the men should be paying extra!

Exactly!

And I am very, very envious of your new comfort x

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Sinamin · 29/07/2023 20:16

Kissedbyfire1 · 29/07/2023 20:03

This isn’t new. I bought my first female anatomically designed saddle in 1990. My husband likes a flat, hard saddle which is agony for me to sit in. That said, he’s a pro and is better seated than I am anyway.

And your point in Feminism: Sex & gender discussions is what exactly?

Many, many people will still be unaware that pelvic differences between men and women mean a massive difference in everything from climbing a ladder to simply running in a straight line.

You being a consistently poor rider is irrelevant tbh.

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Trivium4all · 29/07/2023 20:13

I paid extra for a female-design saddle a few years ago, and it was a revelation. But considering most riders (at least in the UK) are females these days, surely the men should be paying extra!

Kissedbyfire1 · 29/07/2023 20:03

This isn’t new. I bought my first female anatomically designed saddle in 1990. My husband likes a flat, hard saddle which is agony for me to sit in. That said, he’s a pro and is better seated than I am anyway.