RE: [RC] Question about saddle use - Ranelle Rubin
Christina,
One great option is treeless..especially one that you can adjust the stirrups both front to back and side to side (do any of us have legs that are exactly even?).
My short-backed Arabs seem to be doing very well with the Bandos.
Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway. ~ John Wayne
From: christina_mccarthy@xxxxxxxxxxx To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Question about saddle use Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 11:14:55 -0400
I thought I would put this question out there for all you experienced saddle users :) I use to use an ortho flex cutback (original orthoflex) and seemed to be able to ride longer distances in it without my legs becoming too tired or me for that matter..I stopped using it because of the length of the saddle..it is too long for my Arab, and instead found a comphy dressage saddle..which I don't become tired with until the ride exceeds 18 miles at a steady trot..I am wondering if the leg position of this type of saddle is causing me to become more fatigued or is it my imagination and I am just hopelessly out of shape..lol Thank you for your insight..
Best Regards, Christina D McCarthy
American Riding Instructors Association ARICP Certified, Level II Distance & Pleasure Riding
If your horse says no, you either asked the wrong question, or asked the question wrong. ~Pat Parelli
Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 07:13:08 -0600 Subject: Re: [RC] I-25 NM to Colorado Sp.? - Jonni From: richardson.carla@xxxxxxxxx To: reidfm@xxxxxxxxx CC: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
I told her that around Walsenburg would be a good place to pull off, so it sounds like you're of the same idea, Floyd. That's usually what I do when I'm traveling, I look for an exit that's in a quiet area with some space to pull off the road.
I'm not near Walsenburg, but I've been through there enough to remember it's a good place for a stop, or nearby there, anyway.
Carla Richardson Colorado
On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 9:37 PM, Floyd Reid <reidfm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Jonni, I hope you get response from someone local to that area. I used to travel it frequently. That is basically very open, non-congested and sparsely populated area. I think you could safely pull off at about any exit, after you get down the grade and past Trinidad. Exits 15, 23, 27, 34 and 42 all go onto dirt roads. Floyd Reid, now in CA =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
