Oh, thats right. We forgot to tell her about the
other 2 important pieces of equipment that, IMO are necessary to ride that far
and that long.
1) Sheepskin on top of our saddles! What a
wonderful thing that you will be so happy you bought. Worth its weight in gold.
Makes most saddles that much more comfortable. Adds all that extra padding.
Keeps your saddle warm during cold rides and cool during hot rides. Your body
just melts into that sheepskin.....aaaahhhhh.....much better than feeling that
leather against your delicate parts. I once loaned an extra sheepskin cover to a
new friend who wondered what all the fuss was about using them. I NEVER got it
back! She wrote me a check and insisted she take it home. ha ha....
2) Also, who could forget telling her to buy
endurance stirrups! Gosh, the first time I used these I couldn't believe the
difference. Someone would of had to pry them out of my cold, dead hands to get
them from me! Easy Ride stirrups or Cloud Nine, whatever the brand, go get them
for the Santa Fe Ride!! You won't be sorry. They aren't cheap but worth every
penny when your feet start to fall asleep or get numb or ACHE. Your ankles will
thank you every minute of those long days. You will never feel the stirrup under
you like irons or those western stirrups. You will feel like your feet are in
"nothing." Thats how I describe it. I'm not sure I would want to ride 50 miles
without them. They have completely spoiled my feet. Why everyone who rides any
equine sport does not own a pair is beyond me. I'd rather ride bareback than put
my feet in any other stirrup again.
-------Karla Watson/Oregon
She
had bought a fleece saddle cover instead of newer tights!!!!
