Misschien voor beginnende ruiters die de neiging hebben hun handen ter hoogte van hun oren te houden?
[Edit] Even op de site gesneupt waar die afbeelding vandaan kwam.
Citaat:
I know many riders have a problem to sit well, especially in trot and on well-moving warmbloods with big gaits. And what can you do if you can't manage to learn to sit, and at the same time feel that it is much simpler if you pull yourself down into the saddle with one hand around the carrying strap? Well, you realize the need for a saddle seat belt. Then you professionally construct one, and sell it to your fellow riders with the same problem. And hey, compared to finding the one in a million instructor that can actually help you to a good adhesive seat, a few bucks seems like an inexpensive option.
Fact is, I'm not totally against this kind of thing. You can't get away with it at competitions and you are always embarrasedly aware of your shortcomings while wearing it. It's not like drawreins that "are OK in the hands of experts" and since they're in your hands, you're an expert. This is for non-experts. So you won't use it instead of learning to sit. You will use it until you learn to sit. And here's the second part of why I'm not totally against it.
The fact that this strap will stop you from bouncing and give you a feeling of security might help you to relax and come down into the saddle. Much of the clamping that less than wellseated riders do, they do to stay on, or at least because they think they need it to stay on. This one could possibly help them losen the vice some, and find their relaxed seat.
Site is geschreven door ene Theresa Sandin. Volgens mij is het een soort van veiligheidsgordel, waarmee je dus steviger in het zadel kan blijven zitten. Vooral handig bij mensen die moeilijk kunnen doorzitten.
Dat is wat ik ervan begrepen heb. Maar ik vraag me af: wanneer je paard gaat bokken ofzo of in een noodsituatie, hoe krijg je 'm dan gauw los?