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Re: [RC] Pain and stiffness after a 50 - given? - Chris PausI don't have RA but do have bad OA in one knee. I too use a bareback saddle for riding in. Oh my, I'll never go back to a "real' saddle again! it helps my knee and back so much and my horse does really well in it too.
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Chris ----- Original Message ---- From: "Spottedracer@xxxxxx" <Spottedracer@xxxxxx> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 6:20:17 AM Subject: [RC] Pain and stiffness after a 50 - given? Granted, with my RA - I'm used to a certain level of pain and stiffness on a daily basis.. This said, I actually have MINIMAL joint/muscle stiffness caused by riding a 50 (or doing 2- 50's back-to-back - as I did for the first time at BSF.. seeing if I could handle a 2-day 100...)... I actually have more problems with Chaffing. Though I'm learning ways of dealing with this.. Although, I never post, and don't use a saddle either... Preferring a custom made bareback pad - which gives me 3-4" of nice soft padding to sit on..(RA twisted my feet - stirrups cause agonizing pain - so why use a saddle for distance? Ain't comfortable!!) . And I ride SMOOTH horses as well!! - LP Check out the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster.
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