20 July 2008

Get ready for some European riding


I noticed that the photos are a little heavy on the Western side of things, with saddle seat being the only form of English riding represented. Saddle seat is an pretty extreme discipline.

There are many different ways to ride a horse. The main distinctions would be Western and English, and within each are dozens of specialties. People get pretty religious about their way of riding/training. In how closely they follow certain methods and in the judgement it inspires in them when they see someone doing something else. In short, people often see their methods as the best and think everyone else's are stupid.

And I've shown a lot of Westerns stuff, so I'll post some more diverse snaps.

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