Ridecamp: [RC] English saddles and opinions

ok ok OK!!!
I take that back about
> All the english [saddles] have lightly attached rings,

To which Kathy replied:

> Boy did you open a can of worms with this post.  Your
opinions are certainly valid, but they are your opinions
and other people's experiences may vary. A lot.

Of course they do! Got lots of flack for that one! :P

But I must say that everyone who replied mentioned custom ring attachment, 
restuffing, or restitching on their English at one point or another in their 
posts! ;)

You can KEEP that OH s&*% handle (horn)on the Westerns, but I still stand by 
the idea that it doesn't hurt to have a little something for security in an 
endurance saddle, whether it be poleys on an Aussi, the pommel of a Western 
style, or the built in thigh rolls of an English style. Stuff happens. And 
especially stuff happens out on the trail. Isn't that why helmets are a good 
idea?

If you're riding a straight up English, more power to you. For those who 
have better balance in an English than I do--I salute you.

As I said, what ever works well for the rider and the horse is the saddle 
that's best for YOU!

Andrea

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