Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Sports Saddle Question

In a message dated 9/18/02 9:36:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
AprJhn@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

<< How would you ride steep downhills if you had no stirrups? I agree with 
Susan. Tuck the rear end and lean back. It's how I learned bareback. There've 
gotta be some similarities between bareback and saddle riding. :)
  >>

I can tell you that if you ride your horse down a steep downhill in NATRC  
like that, you will get dinged, dinged dinged. I know! <g> I just got a big 
point off while negotiating a steep drop off for sitting in the saddle. agh, 
can never it right. . . <g>

Jan

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