Kylie
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Big time.
And this one hadn't been trained very well.
All he knew how to do was go really fast.
So in the winters, it's really snowy in Iowa.
So we're not able to ride outside.
So we get switched to the indoor arena.
And one of the things our trainers do during our lessons is take our saddles away from us sometimes just to help work on building balance.
stability, balance, create good core engagement.
In the winters, we would just kind of get in that routine of not riding with saddles.
So one winter day, I go to the barn.
It wasn't for a lesson.
It was just a normal training ride.
And I wanted to be a good student.
So I was like, you know what?
We'll forego the saddle.
I've got this.
When you're riding, there's a few different gates.
There's the really gentle walk, pretty self-explanatory.
Then you go into a trot, which is a lot bouncier.
Not super comfortable when you have a saddle.