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over a year ago
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I've never done it. I did ride a horse in Mongolia on one of their traditional wooden saddles, though. Fuckin hurt! Bruises for weeks. Would have preferred bareback. 
-Courtney |
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Used to have to ride bare back all the time if you got good balance you will be fine if your gonna try it make sure you go for a cob type with little wither as a high wither to the crotch isn't pleasant lol  |
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"Used to have to ride bare back all the time if you got good balance you will be fine if your gonna try it make sure you go for a cob type with little wither as a high wither to the crotch isn't pleasant lol "
I've done it, but it's harder than it looks to do at anything other than a walk. Takes good thighs and balance! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Riding....a horse (no pun intended)
Have ridden a few times always with reins, saddle etc.....always wanted to try this but scares the life out of my......anyone tried it?"
I did it a few times when I was 15 or 16. Bloody hard work and if you feel yourself slipping off just go with it and roll clear fast! |
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"I've never done it. I did ride a horse in Mongolia on one of their traditional wooden saddles, though. Fuckin hurt! Bruises for weeks. Would have preferred bareback. The outer Plains of mongolia, perhaps wore wooden Saddles back in ghengis khans times, I Can,t Imagine anything more Uncomfortable than that apart from no saddle at all..
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"Riding....a horse (no pun intended)
Have ridden a few times always with reins, saddle etc.....always wanted to try this but scares the life out of my......anyone tried it?"
Yes on a holiday in Africa when I was 14....amazing!! |
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"I've never ridden a horse.
Always wanted to but there's the fear of getting thrown off."
I remember as A kid haveing my first ride on a donkey On the beach at the seaside for some Reason he bolted.. Can,t remember Much more than that..  |
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By *adenceWoman
over a year ago
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Hi hon,
I've ridden horses bareback a lot; I used to do it as a kid age 6-12, taking the riding school horses a couple of miles back to the fields. Did roadwork and crossed open countryside at trot and canter on them. Was lots of fun  (This is back in the 80s)
You could try riding without stirrups first; walk should be easy; trot depends on the horses' action but my least fave pace and canter is usually quite comfortable. You've then got the pommel to grab onto if you're losing balance.
I find riding horses bareback a lot easier/ more comfortable than no stirrups. The horse hair provides some friction and close contact allows you to feel his action and maintain balance.
Like others had said, if past the point of no return and falling off, just let it happen and roll clear.
Cadence
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* Didn't do very well on the bareback sex metaphor there!  * |
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"Hi hon,
I've ridden horses bareback a lot; I used to do it as a kid age 6-12, taking the riding school horses a couple of miles back to the fields. Did roadwork and crossed open countryside at trot and canter on them. Was lots of fun (This is back in the 80s)
You could try riding without stirrups first; walk should be easy; trot depends on the horses' action but my least fave pace and canter is usually quite comfortable. You've then got the pommel to grab onto if you're losing balance.
I find riding horses bareback a lot easier/ more comfortable than no stirrups. The horse hair provides some friction and close contact allows you to feel his action and maintain balance.
Like others had said, if past the point of no return and falling off, just let it happen and roll clear.
Cadence
xx
* Didn't do very well on the bareback sex metaphor there! *"
Lol.....I'm confident riding using all the equipment, just want to push the boundaries now |
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"Riding....a horse (no pun intended)
Have ridden a few times always with reins, saddle etc.....always wanted to try this but scares the life out of my......anyone tried it?"
I spent my youth riding bareback..... 
Seriously, did a lot, used to win the bareback jumping competitions at the local shows as a kid, nothing like it for developing a good 'core'. At the Spanish Riding School in Vienna they teach all the new bereiters for months bareback on the lunge to develop their seat.
You need to be relaxed enough to just balance, and strong enough to hold your own frame. Try a few strides at a time with a lazy round sort of a horse in an arena and make sure you use a neckstrap so as not to hang on to his mouth. |
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