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Old 02-18-2011, 8:31am   #899
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I didn't even own a saddle for years. It's hard to ride a Walker bareback, though. At least the ones I ride are. They are very sensitive to leg pressure. You kind of have to push them out with your legs and pull back with the reigns to get them to set up on the bit and work off their back end then you kind of balance with the stirrups.
Buzzy is a standardbred and not too sensitive, he can be work to ride when he wants to be. I forgot about their gaits . Just before you get back in the saddle...make sure the Dr. says its ok, don't want you to mess your back up worse than it is!
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