转载LELA的:西部鞍、英式鞍、澳洲鞍尺寸对照表,选鞍指南,原创翻译
如何选购马鞍
决定了马鞍类型之后,就需要选择合适的尺寸,Tree宽度,鞍翼的长度及马鞍的颜色等。马鞍尺寸可以根据前文介绍的方法选购,根据骑手以及马的身材进行选择。
马背的长度也影响到马鞍的尺寸选择,而且正确的选择对于避免马鞍对马背的任何可能的伤害都很重要。如果马鞍过长,骑手就会坐得太靠后,也就是重心压在马的腰部,则会让马感觉不舒服,并且行动受到舒服。骑手还应该保证坐在马鞍的中心部位,这样才能保持最佳平衡状态,行动自如,同时最大限度地分担马背的压力。
马鞍的平衡也非常重要。骑手应该坐于马鞍中部,以感觉舒适为准,也就是上图中的E点,马鞍的最低点。同时骑手的膝盖自然放置于护膝上,恰好低于kneeblock的位置。搭配正确且平衡良好的马鞍不会超过一英寸的误差。马鞍的前桥最高点应该略低于鞍尾的最高点。
由于马鞍直接与马的脊柱相接触,因此骑手应该为马选择最佳尺寸的马鞍,无论坐于马鞍前端还是后端都要让马儿感到舒服。一般来说,骑手坐于马鞍上后,马背与马鞍拱部下方至少有两个手指空隙。
FINDING THE CORRECT FITTING SADDLE
When you have determined the style of saddle you require, it is necessary to choose the size seat, tree width, flap size and colour. The seat size is determined by the size of the rider (see notes above), and by the size of the horse.
The length of the horses back does also affect the optimum saddle size, and the correct choice is essential to remove any possibility of undue pressure on the wrong areas of the horse's back. If your saddle is too long it will sit too far back and, if resting on the horse's loins, will cause pressure, causing discomfort and inhibit free movement. The rider must also be placed centrally in the saddle seat to allow perfect balance, and free movement, and to maximise the bearing surface on the horse's back.
The 'balance' of your saddle is equally very important. You should sit centrally and comfortably, at point E on the diagram, the lowest point of the seat, with your knee comfortably placed on the kneepad, just below any kneeblock which may be fitted. A correctly fitting, well balanced, saddle should show a difference of under one inch The height point of the pommel of the saddle should always be slightly lower than the highest point of the cantle of the saddle. It is most important to realize that breeds of horse can vary considerably when it comes to finding the most suitably shaped saddle.
It is important that you obtain proper advice about the width fitting of your new saddle. You need to be sure that the saddle adequately clears the horse's spine, and that it sits comfortably with an even bearing surface at the front and the rear. With a sitting rider there should be at least 2 fingers' width vertical clearance between the horse's wither and the underside of the arch of the saddle. |