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I was just the same as you...I always rode english, started
dressage. I have a western saddle, but only used it when my daughter was
little and I use to ride her with me tandem.

I got a bob marshall and I was in heaven. Only, my horse wasn't. I had
sold my dressage saddle b/c I thought i had THE answer, so I just
recently bought a new english saddle (it isn't here yet) I've been riding
western. At the first of the ride I think this is OK, but by the end of
15 miles I'm miserable. Part of it is that the stirrups aren't right (too
long, have to take them to shop to be shortened more) my knees hurt
(bought turners that made the stirrups too long and catch my ankles) feet
go numb (not sure what that's about)  But my horse is happy.

I really hope that I can get this dressage saddle to work. I DON"T
wnat to contemplate riding farther in a western saddle.

At 05:32 AM 1/25/04 -0800, you wrote:
>   That reminds me,
> though...one more question.  I've always ridden in an =
> english saddle, because I just like them better.  There's nothing
> wrong =
> with western saddles, but I just find them a bit heavy and =
> uncomfortable.  I saw someone on this list posting about using a
> =
> dressage saddle.  Is there any reason why doing CTR/endurance in an
> =
> english saddle would be a bad idea?

Alice Yovich,
NATRC Reg. 4, Texas
www.equi-threads.com