Horseback Riding

[Aggie]

I ride in a kilt once a week and use a western saddle. The saddle is well padded. The only problem I find is remembering to pull the apron to you when mounting. I have found it to be more comfortable without the pants. My riding is for pleasure and I don't do a lot of Light Brigade charges, but with the apron tucked between your legs a brisk pace isn't much of a problem. They do indeed make saddles for Clydesdales and I've heard they are a smooth ride similar to the smooth gate of a T. Walker. I've never had the chance to ride a Clydesdale. I did ride a Percheron once bareback and they are a little wider in the chest than Clydesdales. I would still recommend a saddled Clyde unless you have a very mellow horse or experience.

[cormacmacguardhe]

I have never ridden kilted, but did on a regular basis ride a Belgian. My wife and I owned a blonde belgian gelding, he was my ride whenever we went out riding. Very smooth ride even at a good gallop, which was not often, he just wasn't made to run that way too often. If I still had him I would love to ride in my kilt. I can just imagine the attention we would get. Used to get a lot just being on his back.

[Aggie]

In my last post I spelled "gate" wrong. It should be "gait" and I should know better. My subconscious must have been working on it because a couple of hours later while driving down the road it dawned on me.

[MacConnachie]

I ride in a kilt once a week and use a western saddle. The saddle is well padded. The only problem I find is remembering to pull the apron to you when mounting. I have found it to be more comfortable without the pants. My riding is for pleasure and I don't do a lot of Light Brigade charges, but with the apron tucked between your legs a brisk pace isn't much of a problem. They do indeed make saddles for Clydesdales and I've heard they are a smooth ride similar to the smooth gate of a T. Walker. I've never had the chance to ride a Clydesdale. I did ride a Percheron once bareback and they are a little wider in the chest than Clydesdales. I would still recommend a saddled Clyde unless you have a very mellow horse or experience.

Can't imagine riding kilted, given my "reggie" manner of wearin' the kilt. As a boy and young man growing up on a ranch (I may have been weaned on horseback because my mother never rode, but I don't remember), I spent uncountable hours astride a horse. Mostly it was in a saddle, sometimes bareback. ALLLLL of those experiences were while wearing jeans and undergarments, and I still have emotional pain when recalling the times I was severely "racked" upon sudden stops, jumps, crow-hopping and other unexpected movements on the part of one horse or another. As I said, I can't imagine riding kilted, and goin' "reggie."

However, if the kilt is cut the right way, perhaps the under-apron could be tucked back between one's legs, and would provide some containment and protection if the gait were measured. The thought of trotting any distance beyond a quarter mile or so still makes my teeth ache. . .

Good luck to you, mr. steinrok. If you do succeed in riding kilted in regimental "dress," I hope you don't suffer from anything resembling the testicular follies.

[michael steinrok]

Now it's getting interesting not to mention technical. I'm an intermediate rider and it's been several years. I've ridden thoroughbreds and quarter horses. I would love to ride a draft horse of any persuasion. I'm equal opportunity rider.
I don't anticipate going full tilt but maybe an athletic supporter might be in order?

[royce52]

Now it's getting interesting not to mention technical. I'm an intermediate rider and it's been several years. I've ridden thoroughbreds and quarter horses. I would love to ride a draft horse of any persuasion. I'm equal opportunity rider.
I don't anticipate going full tilt but maybe an athletic supporter might be in order?

Don't remember if anyone has mentioned it, but the Native Americans rode bareback or with only a blanket. Might check with any of them you know to see what their experence has been. They were afer all, some of the best little calvalry of their time.
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