Re: Barrel racing sattel

[vanhove@unavco.ucar.edu (Teresa Van Hove)]

Hi Simone,

   You can not do any endurance riding on a horse less than 48 months
old, so you may have to try it on your QH or wait another year.  Any
saddle that is comfortable for horse and rider works great for endurance;
so if the barrel saddle fits the horse real well it should work - you can
help by using a real good pad underneath - (something which combines some
shock absorbtion with a breathable liner like wool fleece.)  Depending
on how hot your rides will be a QH can often be better for the Limited
Distance (25 mile) endurance rides because they are naturally calmer -
so they may recover faster while many of the arabians are snorting in
excitement until they've gone at least 25 miles. <g>.   

Teresa 

> 
> Hello,
> I want to start some Endurance riding this spring. My husband was so
> sweet to offer me his 3 yr. old Arabien/mix gelding to try it on, since
> my horse is a Quarterhorse and i heard that they are not very good for
> Endurance. I never tried Endurance riding before and don't want to spend
> a lot of money on special tack before i find out if I like it or not.
> Right know I use a 20 lbs. heavy barrel racing sattel on my Quarterhorse
> mare. Will that be good enough to start Endurance on my husbands
> Gelding?
> 
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