Ok, got a question for all you other ladies out
there....
I
have a new Freeform saddle, that I am enjoying. Alpine loves it, and my
knees and back love it too. However, there is one small problem. The
pommel on the saddle is higher than I am used to, and it's, umm, caused some
bruising. It was very apparent out riding yesterday. Alpine just
had shoes put on for the first time in two years, and he isn't quite used to
them yet. So he was either gaiting rough, or he was trotting yesterday. And
he had no concept of the term slow. Furthermore, my arms hurt from
working in my garden the day before, so I didn't care to insist he remember
what slow was. We ended up doing about 14 miles in 2.5 hours, which is
pretty fast for us at this point in our conditioning. Alpine doesn't
allow me to post, so I either had to sit or stand through all of this.
Lets
just say I am pretty sore this morning. There is no chafing, just some
bruising. Any ideas on how to stop my saddle from causing bruising in
certain sensitive areas? I can't imagine what I'd feel like after 50
miles of that! Because I know my horse, and the speed and gaits I had
yesterday are what he's going to give me at a ride. That's his "I
feel GREAT! " speed.
Anyway,
thank you in advance for any help you can provide!
Juli
and the Herd Alpine
(hehehe...that'll teach her to take me out just before dinner) Merlin
(I've been trotting, Mom had better fix this one before I go under saddle)
