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Re: [RC] [RC-Digest] Vol: 03.1283 Keeping one's seat/stirrup length - Born CountryWhen I got my first horse way-back-when, I didn't have a saddle. I rode bareback all over the county. I guess it's like riding a bike, once you learn, you never forget. Chagalle can spook pretty big, especially when a deer pops up along side him only a few feet away. So far (knock on wood), I've stayed with him each time he's sprung straight up in the air, whirling and skittering backwards all at the same time (athletic, doncha know). When my son got his first horse, he was not allowed to use a saddle until he could trot and canter his horse bareback. Not only did he quickly learn to canter his horse this way, but did the "watch this, Mom!" as he jumped his horse over a fallen tree. Now, when his current horse spooks, he doesn't even reach for the horn (he rides western, obviously), just goes with her. I believe learning bareback riding is one of the most useful tools a rider can have. Esther and Chagalle, who swears the deer actually bounced off his butt --- Chipnml@xxxxxxx wrote: When I first got the horse I'm competing, I had to shorten my stirrups because he has so much SPROING...he'd throw me so high at a trot I'd lose my stirrups (especially going by cows). He's also a pro at the big shy, combined with the whirl-and-run. I ride in a Wintec Pro Endurance, which is not a very secure saddle, and in going over our latest big shy (today), I find I tend to sit deep and grip with my thighs and seat while reaching up to grab his bit on one side to pull him to a stop. At least he's a small horse! Chip (who also learned to ride bareback) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/ ============================================================ You don't have to be a 100-mile rider or a multi-day rider to be an endurance rider, but if you want to experience the finest challenges our sport has to offer, you need to do both of those. ~ Joe Long ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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