the nylon IS slick I have to admit but I'm getting used to it - fortunately
Embers doesn't spook/bolt/spin like Tony so I haven't noticed it as much.
Not sure if I'd wear these on Tony without at least a seatsaver (or maybe
some Elmers <g>)
they fit great, are long enough since I special ordered them (normal tall
would have never cut it), but the waist is still too big- wish I had
ordered them with a smaller waist or a drawstring - next pair...
can be ordered through SportTack (listed on End. home page) - they are
higher from Carousel as they, for obvious reasons, protect their
distributors
they are no match for briars - already put one small hole in the left leg
:-< and several snags.
they don't ever ride up
the padding helps and is in just the right places
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about rider/horse size - both Tony and Embers (Arabs) are too small for me
aesthetically - Tony is 15H and solid built and Embers is, well, either 15H
or 14.2 or somewhere in between :-> and lightly built - I joke about having
to put some padding around Embers' knees so my feet won't make any marks
<g>. See, I am almost 6', 130lbs, and about 5' of that is legs - or so it
seems. However, both are very comfortable to ride down the trail - that's
what really matters for this sport. Smaller horses are very handy on the
trail, make it easier to miss those limbs, mount, fit in a trailer, and you
don't have to pay extra for oversized anything :->
Comfort, more than looks, is the name of the game here. If I can ride 50
(or 100 miles) on a horse at one time, then that's a good fit no matter
what the stick says or the going fashion fad is (and this is from a former
show person who always rode big horses and wanted *bigger, bigger, bigger*
horses).
Tina, Tony (who is now walking sound in the pasture from his suspensory
pull - YEAH!!!), and Embers
AL
hickst@nichols.com