>>>> I suppose that is true when you consider all the QH's in N.A. I have ridden English all my life and the same goes for most of the people I know, so there you go. Helps me understand where you are coming from but I don't consider it exotic to ride English.
On the east coast, and in my part of the south, English saddles are pretty common and have been for a long time. My grandfather mostly rode gaited horses when he could find ones that were also suitable farm horses - I wish I had a clear picture of his old saddle. It appeared to be something between a Lane Fox type saddle (traditional gaited horse flat saddle) and a hunter type saddle, but not exactly like either. I have no idea how old that saddle was, or where it eventually went. I'd guess that it was vintage sometime in the early 1900's, but maybe not. Anyway, hornless-non-western saddles have been in these parts for a LONG time. I'm pretty sure the few pictures I've seen also showed he didn't use a noseband. I'll ask my mom and my cousins who is actually in possession of one of those few pictures. I'd really like to have a copy of my own. Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.13.2/983 - Release Date: 9/1/2007 4:20 PM IceHorses Community for Photos and Videos: http://kickapps.com/icehorses "The greatest enemy of the truth very often is not the lie- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer [] Lee Ziegler http://leeziegler.com [] Liz Graves http://lizgraves.com [] Lee's Book Easy Gaited Horses http://tinyurl.com/7vyjo [] IceHorses Map http://www.frappr.com/IceHorses Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
