> > I haven't ridden bareback in years. Sixty-five year old great grandmothers > do not fall well.
I have ridden Corrie a few times bareback. We did walk in a confined space then in a half acre paddock. Even with my osteopenia I didn't think it was a risk. I didn't even wear my body protector. We tried trot a few times but Corrie didn't like the uneven ground or it might have been that I was unbalanced. I found that walk was very informative. It felt strange. How do you get to stay in the sweet spot in trot? When it stops raining and my arena is finished we will do a lot of bareback. Is it true that if a horse has a damaged back due to a badly fitting saddle they sometimes can't tolerate bareback and need a well fitting saddle? That makes some sense to me. Sue UK
