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Re: [RC] Comfort issues on long rides - Mike Lewis

This is very true unless you're riding a 26 year old swaybacked Arab with
a very long back and more heart than smoothness...  :-)

Nafal has made two people I know physically sick during endurance rides
because he bounces so much.  I'd always just stand up, hold on, and pray
for the best.  :-)


Mike


--- Ed Kilpatrick <whytrotfarms@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

ok,guys,  angie said it in a pretty nice way, but let me say it again, a
bit more bluntly.   if you are getting rubbed raw, and getting that sore
from riding, you just arent riding right.  if you bounce around a lot in
the saddle, arms and legs flailing away, try to grip with your knees,
etc., then you will have problems.  you should be relaxed and
comfortable in the saddle, moving easily with the motion of your horse,
regardless of the speed. and also, like angie said, you might want to
get someone to watch you ride to see what you are doing wrong. you might
think there is nothing wrong with the way you ride, but someone else can
see what's going on.  that is the likely culprit, rather than an
equipment problem.
   
  cowboy ed



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