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Re: [RC] [RC] fear of arabs, mounting - Dyane SmithBarbara McCrary wrote: I have taught myself to dismount English style......it seems safer. As well, the horse I'm now riding used to pull away from me as soon as I had only one foot in the stirrup, and I would lose my balance and end up on the ground almost under him. He doesn't do that any more, but I still don't like taking the chance that I may have only one foot on the ground and something dangerous is about to happen. Barbara, can you dismount English style from a Western saddle? I have a sports saddle and the cantle is too high for me to do that, but, I agree with the safety issue. I miss my old Stubben for that reason, although the sports saddle makes it harder for the horse to run out from under you. Getting on or off, since most of my injuries came at around that time, has seemed a lot more risky to me. Dyane =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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