This message is from: Melinda Schumacher <melinda.schumac...@gmail.com>
Tonja, I had a bad fall cantering in an "all purpose" English saddle that sounds something like yours, off the right shoulder. My friends tell me the deep seat of the dressage saddle, which is what I most want to learn, is quite secure esp with the thigh blocks. I hope they are right and when I am riding regularly I plan to "graduate" to a dressage saddle. For now, with my intermittent riding schedule, I do feel much more secure in a western saddle. It may be partly due to my mindset, and certainly a strong seat is the most important thing.....but it sure helps to have that horn to grab onto. Some on this list have also recommend Australian saddles as a sort of cross-over between western and english. Melinda warm in Granville Oh with Mirakel and Norrman On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 4:33 PM, Tonja Acker-Richards <tacke...@aol.com>wrote: > This message is from: Tonja Acker-Richards <tacke...@aol.com> > > > So dumped again off the right shoulder during the canter during training > with my athletic Ike. Everyone up here rides western and insist the western > saddle is "more secure" then my English . What do you guys/gals think. My > forward seat is probably not helping but I hate the recliner position... > Then again I don't want him getting my number again ! Like an old Shetland I > used to ride with a quick exit plan. Suggestions? > > Tonja Acker-Richards > Pond House Farm > > Important FjordHorse List Links: > Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e > FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw > Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
