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Re: [RC] [RC] fear of arabs, mounting - Dyane Smith


Barbara McCrary wrote:
 I have taught myself to dismount English style......it seems safer.

As well, the horse I'm now
riding used to pull away from me as soon as I had only one foot in the
stirrup, and I would lose my balance and end up on the ground almost under
him.  He doesn't do that any more, but I still don't like taking the
chance
that I may have only one foot on the ground and something dangerous is
about
to happen.



Barbara, can you dismount English style from a Western saddle?   I have a
sports saddle and the cantle is too high for me to do that, but, I agree
with the safety issue.  I miss my old Stubben for that reason, although the
sports saddle makes it harder for the horse to run out from under you.

Getting on or off, since most of my injuries came at around that time, has
seemed a lot more risky to me.

Dyane



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Replies
Re: [RC] [RC] fear of arabs, mounting, Chris Paus
Re: [RC] [RC] fear of arabs, mounting, Barbara McCrary