I most likely will mend up ok but the problem will be pesky. So I need to know if I'm allowed to keep riding what kind of horse would be the best type to ride. I'm familiar with gaited. Are some better than others? Thanks.
2006-07-11 03:40:26 · 12 answers · asked by Stew 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I'm 51 and a novice rider.
2006-07-11 03:47:01 · update #1
Ok. there is a difference between gaited horses and the gaits of horses. A quarter horse, morgan, appaloosa etc, etc are not gaited. They are going to trot. If you want to spend your time and thighs posting to protect your rump, get one of those. I recommend a gaited breed like a TWH or a SSH, which is just a TWH that is paint. The motion of the gait is a side to side sway as opposed to the sometimes bone crushing impact of the trot. Lots of older people switch to gaited horses because the impact on bones and joints is so much less.
2006-07-11 09:14:11 · answer #1 · answered by horsinround2do 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Something gaited would be good.
Maybe not in an english saddle. I am not sure if you areriding western or not but a western saddle would spread out the weight better. And you could add one of those seat pads. They make several types.
Also they do a custom made pad for people with tailbone cysts but they are really pricey. They are custom made for your body I think the call it seat mapping. Not really sure. I know an English eventer who had one made.
Hang in there tail bone injuries heal (I broke mine once) and I ride all the time. Mostely in a western saddle but I do some in a English saddle. Bareback is what bothers me the most. My Thoroughbred has a bony back.
Good luck.
2006-07-11 04:58:33 · answer #2 · answered by tlctreecare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are familiar with the gaited horses, then I would keep riding them. If you're already injured, it might be hard to try to ride a different type of horse (Quarter Horses, Arabians, ect. have different gaits than gaited horses do). I would recommend Paso Finos - they are very gentle, and might be a good horse to ride while you are recovering. Good luck!
2006-07-11 07:10:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with most people, a gaited horse would be best. Paso fino or a Tenn. Walker would be my choice. Also look into getting a padded saddle. Tucker is a great one for any person riding western.
2006-07-11 09:19:42 · answer #4 · answered by jojowyo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your best bet would be a pleasure-type Tennessee Walking Horse. Their gait is smooth, a broken lateral gait, not a diagonal gait like the trot , so it is a smooth, easy gait to sit.
2006-07-11 04:45:32 · answer #5 · answered by horselover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A horse with nice, smooth gaits would be best. Try a quarter horse, saddlebred or a morgan.
2006-07-11 03:47:04 · answer #6 · answered by phantom2921 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well do you ride with western or english? try a sweet quarter horse or a gaited horse
2006-07-11 03:43:56 · answer #7 · answered by arielcowgirl_2010 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
iwould go with a gaited horse like a walker or fox trotter.
2006-07-11 03:47:04 · answer #8 · answered by hawk c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you are gona need easy going nomatter what the breed--but more so if you could get a US calvery saddle ? that would help the tail bone situation because of how they are made
2006-07-11 03:48:37 · answer #9 · answered by skizzle-d-wizzle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get an old slow horse that is an arabian kind of like a pony.
2006-07-11 03:54:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋