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Nevermind everyone, I had an epiphany... there's a shoe repair guy in  
town!  He'll have all the right tools.
Thanks, Sharon


Quoting Sharon Levasseur <sharon1359@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> 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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