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Re: [RC] [RC] Question for Ride and Tie people - Laurie Durgin

It is the stirrup leathers.That is why english riders wear boots or half-chaps.I too have a wintec english saddle.I took english for a couple years and all english saddles pinch my calves or bruise them. GEt at least a pair of suede halfchaps or cover your stirrup leathers with sheepskin or fake fleece.I made covers for my leathers(i use wintec webbers on my aussie/endurance saddle).That did the trick,pluse I ride in halfchaps. You can use them with running shoes. Laurie/Rascal/Honey/Scout the baby


From: Suzanne Boyd <sboyd1@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [RC]   Question for Ride and Tie people
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2003 22:20:15 -0400

I know there's some RAT'ers on this list, hopefully someone can help me out.
I'm trying my first one next month at All Kidding Aside(VERY well named!)
Yesterday I went for a trial ride wearing bike shorts. I ride bareback in
bike shorts all the time with no problem. However, I discovered that
something was pinching the living heck out of my upper calf. I ride this
mare in an english(Wintec) saddle, because that's what fits her. I have a
merino seat cover on it. It wondered if the webbers would pinch me, but it
seemed like it was the edge of the flap. I already splurged for a full
merino cover for my endurance saddle, but that saddle doesn't fit her very
well. If someone's gonna have to be uncomfortable, I guess it's gonna have
to be me! Not that the black and blue pinch marks don't go lovely with the
71,000,000,000 mosquito bites and briar scratches! I just wondered what
other people rode in. I always see pix of RAT'ers riding in running shorts.
I think my O'Keeheay's will be too hot. How about bike shorts and knee high
socks? Of course that look might get me arrested by the Fashion Police. Any
other ideas? Or just grin and bear it? Might take my mind off the other
pain?!?


Suzanne(endurance riders have the most mangled up legs on the face of the
earth, yet insist on wearing shorts!!!)

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