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Excellent point.  :-)

I have a Barefoot Cheyenne saddle.   
http://loristack.com/images/bfhorse.jpg  Does anyone have any creative  
ideas on how to keep the little tiny flap that covers the stitching  
for the girth billets) down on this type of saddle?  My right calf  
gets bruised every time about 25 miles in when the leather begins to  
curl.

Before you say it, I don't have a local saddler or tack repair shop...  
and my first 75 is next Saturday the 19th.

-Sharon L. in central Maine



Quoting rides2far@xxxxxxxx:

> > > > I think a lot of the limitations folks put on themselves are not
> necessary. Even my friend Lynelle, who wanted to do the 50 on her first
> ride, and wisely listened to me to do a 25 first, can't wait to do a 50
> now.
>
> I think it can be very hard to do 50 if you don't know how to make it
> easier on yourself. When I look back at some of the early 50's I did when
> I really suffered it was all caused not by the distance but by me not
> knowing to change stirrup length, what pants to wear, how to arrange
> buckles, to have a saddle that put my feet under me, etc. My back used to
> hurt so bad it was awful. It wasn't the distance, it was that I was
> riding in a cheap jumping saddle with my feet way out in front of me
> leaning forward not to fall backwards. If you have a good set up and if
> you'll ask for advice and take it from people who have figured things
> out, there's no need for you to spend forever "getting ready" to do 50.
>
> When Josie did her first 50 at age 10 she would say something about her
> knees hurting and I'd say, "let me change your stirrups" and she'd argue
> with me that she was "*fine* keep going". I would ignore her and change
> them a little and soon she would admit they didn't hurt any more. You
> might last 25 miles in pain (why would you want to though?) but it will
> get you on longer distances. You don't get "tougher" and learn to stand
> 50 miles of pain, you get smarter and learn how to fix the cause of the
> pain and move on.
>
> Angie
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