>>>> So yes...let's all be safe. For those of you that ride western, you can >>>> buy those breakaway stirrups.
Safety is the ultimate fashion accessory, don't you think? And speaking of being dragged, I wonder how many of us (including me) practice riding without stirrups often enough? I know that my first instructor made me ride without stirrups all along and I try to do it for a few minutes each ride. If I feel a horse getting boisterous if he's going to buck or spin - which hasn't happened in a long time, thankfully - I actually will drop my stirrups. I shouldn't NEED my stirrups to stay centered and balanced, and if I'm going to need to dismount quickly or heaven forbid, get bucked off, I don't want my feet getting stuck. Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.487 / Virus Database: 269.13.22/1013 - Release Date: 9/17/2007 1:29 PM
