🤠 Western Riding 🐎
It doesn't matter how good you are. It matters if you have the passion.
What is Western Riding?
Western riding is an American style of horseback riding.
A western saddle was designed for the rigors of ranch work. It’s meant
to keep you and your horse comfortable for hours, give you plenty of
space for attaching saddle bags and rigging, be strong enough to dally a
steer, and help prevent you from slipping off during rapid maneuvers or
over rugged terrain. Today, most western riding doesn’t happen on an
actual ranch.
In the Netherlands, there are many amateur western riders who just love
to take their horses on (long) trail rides. Those western saddles are
very comfy!
There are also many competitive disciplines in western riding, such as:
Western pleasure, Western horsemanship, Reining, Cutting, Team penning,
Working equitation, Working / Reined Cow Horse, Western trail riding,
Barrel racing, Western dressage, Cowboy dressage, and Western ranch
riding.
Find out more about the different types of western riding here.
👇 Please let us know your favorite western riding discipline 👇
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