tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568523754312097369.post1657308396754781065..comments2009-04-13T10:16:56.727-04:00Comments on Horse Talk: What's the Big Difference?equineaddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10649565177140689412noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568523754312097369.post-13685071290462956412009-04-13T10:16:00.000-04:002009-04-13T10:16:00.000-04:00Yea, it does sound like you are bashing western in...Yea, it does sound like you are bashing western in this, haha. But I know the change is hard. I myself am actually going the other way. I have been riding western competetively for nine years, and just this last year have started making Vader go huntseat. <BR/><BR/>But the differences I am facing are much more subtle. I ride in pleasure classes, horsemanship, equitation, etc. Whereas it seems that you are on the extremes of English and Western. When people think of the saddle you seem to be doing just that (English= jumpring/dressage Western= gaming/roping)For myself though there isn't that much a difference. Western Pleasure riders hold themselves in the saddle the same way our English riders do, with that line you were describing. <BR/><BR/>Personally I think neither is better, it's all about preferance. I would rather run barrels than jump, but I think there are few things more beautiful than a good dressage pattern. <BR/><BR/>Good luck with the adjustment, I know I am having fun!Claripethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04343629581813540956noreply@blogger.com