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Maybe part of it is saddle fit also???

 

I have ridden Pasos for over ten years.  I have never had one with a sore back from sitting deep in the saddle with legs slightly forward.  This just helps to enhance the gait.  The Pasos gaits are natural.  They have it or they don't.  Yes, you can inmprove it.  That can be compared to working on extending a trot or slowing down a jog, etc. 

 

Jackie

Ridecamp Guest <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Please Reply to: Nicole z_arabs@xxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Most of the gaited riders I've seen -- TWHs, Pasos, etc -- sit 
> back while they ride. ALL the time. I have seen a 
> handful -- usually at endurance rides :-) -- who do get up off
> their horse's backs, but they're the exception rather than the 
> rule. So... my question is: don't these horses get sore backs? 
> And, they don't *need* the rider to sit like that to gait, do 
> they? I can't imagine that they do if the gait is natural.
>
> I have a friend whose mother has two Peruvian Pasos. She
> can't keep them sound and they have some of the sorest backs 
> I've ever seen. I've told my friend that the cause is pretty 
> clear (her mother is easily 250lbs+ and sits way back and like
> a sack of potatos on her horses' backs/loins), but neither of us
>  
> knows how to address the issue with her as she's sure she
> knows what she's doing & says that's how you are supposed to 
> ride them. She's actually selling both her PPs since they have
> these problems and plans to buy another one. She thinks the 
> problem is the horses. I think the problem is their rider...
>
> ~Nicole
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