This is always a debate in every stable I have been to. Which style of riding is better? I personally prefer Western because I grew up around rodeos and cattle working, both of which you can not do in an english saddle.What say you? Which style, English or Western, do you prefer and why? Which is superior?
I'm not to fond of the English saddle, and like to use the western saddle a lot more. I like the extra horn to drape ropes over if I'm leading some other animal.
As you can perhaps imagine this is a bit of a mystery to me having only ridden English style, though I'd love to try Western sometime. So I am wondering if someone can answer a question about if for me. In English Saddle you can alter the line of the horse, make it tighten or expand its circle, etc by a gentle pressure exerted with your foot. But in Western saddle with your legs lying much straighter and on what appear to be quite small horses surely your foot, if you are a tall chap, lies below the belly of the horse, at least it sometimes looks that way on cowboy films. So the question is this leg yielding possible in Western Saddle or is there a different technique?all the best urban
