I'm a little Country too

I didn't get a new hat, but I did buy a nice Billy Cook Saddle.  I still enjoy my English riding lessons, but realistically, I'm not every going to leave the arena on that saddle (English) because there are cir****tances where you might need to get OFF the horse where there isn't a stump or a fence to use to get back on.  While I did learn to let the stirrup down, climb on the horse, and fix the stirrup back (while sitting in the saddle) that really isn't something I see myself doing out somewhere by myself.

So, I'm one step closer to that horse-camping dream.

(And ladies, if you buy a higher cantle, your butt looks smaller from behind.  My teacher is pretty straightforward, and she walked behind me in the store and announced "OH, that makes your butt look really small......) so of course I bought it. 

ROTFLMAO Deb!  Congrats on the new saddle!

Good job! Billy Cook is my favorite saddle maker, I have never found an uncomfortable Bill Cook. One thing on the high cantle though, if you hurt your hip in any way, they make it really hard to get in and out because you have to swing your leg higher up, but I do agree, they make your butt look fabulous. My saddle has a pretty high cantle, and I love it, it also makes it really comfortable.

The English saddles really aren't the most practical for camping and long distance riding, but then again that's really not what they are made for lol.

I really hope when spring comes we can meet up somewhere and go for a ride together.

Congrats on the new saddle.  Any chance one of you girls might take me riding sometime this spring when the weather warms up?  I haven't been on a horse in a long time since for so long I weighed as much as the dang horse!   I kind of remember liking it.

Denise

Casper is still getting his tune up-but I'll meet you at Draper any warm day you like.  They aren't the greatest of horses, but they aren't that fiesty either.

The last time I was on a stable horse he kept trying to wipe me off his back on every tree!  No fun!  Hopefully they are better behaved at Draper.

Denise

LOL one of my favorite horses of all time used to try that move.  She was a little stinker that one.  The Draper horses might try to head back to the stable, but it's usually a halfhearted effort and anyone can turn them around if they will.  They're not really big on going fast, but I don't blame them.

Right now he's charging 20 bucks for two hours-in my opinion two hours is a loooooong time for a first ride. When we get a date, I will call ahead if you like and see if I can wrangle us an hour long ride and pick out the horses for us.