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This is very true unless you're riding a 26 year old swaybacked Arab with
a very long back and more heart than smoothness...  :-)

Nafal has made two people I know physically sick during endurance rides
because he bounces so much.  I'd always just stand up, hold on, and pray
for the best.  :-)


Mike


--- Ed Kilpatrick <whytrotfarms@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> ok,guys,  angie said it in a pretty nice way, but let me say it again, a
> bit more bluntly.   if you are getting rubbed raw, and getting that sore
> from riding, you just arent riding right.  if you bounce around a lot in
> the saddle, arms and legs flailing away, try to grip with your knees,
> etc., then you will have problems.  you should be relaxed and
> comfortable in the saddle, moving easily with the motion of your horse,
> regardless of the speed. and also, like angie said, you might want to
> get someone to watch you ride to see what you are doing wrong. you might
> think there is nothing wrong with the way you ride, but someone else can
> see what's going on.  that is the likely culprit, rather than an
> equipment problem.
>    
>   cowboy ed

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