[HairOfTheDog]

As you know, I ride english on trail and I guess I feel secure, I've never ridden anything else. and I did have rings added to it for strings. I can tie a coat or saddle bags or lines and halters to it.

You can add rings to any saddle. The one you picture looks like it could also serve as an amature show saddle, and if she wants that dual purpose, that'd be great. However, for just trail, I don't think you can beat the neopreen synthetic saddles, they only weigh a few pounds (I don't know what) and can be hosed off if they get muddy.

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

I am still going to try an English Saddle some day, maybe when my ship comes in:). I just remember how hard it was to adjust when I changed saddles the last time, I swore I'd never do that again. But I ride a lot better now then I did then, so I don't think it would throw me off so bad now.

Becky

[Beaker]

As you know, I ride english on trail and I guess I feel secure,
When I'm out on the trail, I've wished that I had a western saddle when going down some really steep hills. On flat terrain however, english saddle are great, and I wouldn't ride in anything else. Hair, do you do a lot of hill work on trails, or is it mostly flat where you are?

On a different note, I think that I'm going to be recluse for a few days. I've had a horrible time at work lately, with a new co-worker, who is slowly making my life miserable, and by the time I get home I'm so exhausted that I just can't do anything. To top it all off, we've had lots of wind and rain and cold weather since SUNDAY. I don't know if you've been keeping up with the weather across the country, but New England is getting hit pretty hard, and it's terribly cold and wet, It hasn't stopped raining since this weekend. And I have no heat. We're all wearing our winter coats and jackets. You'd never know that it's the end of May. So I haven't disappeared.