Horse riding: Stupid Question

[jahaze]

These are all great tips, thanks to everyone. As I mentioned, I wear cowboy boots everyday and have at least 10-pairs, I also have a full length rain slicker that can tie to my legs. I just don't want to show up looking like some "urban" cowboy, only to be laughed off the mountain. I'm having a hard time focusing on work now, all I can think about it the adventure ahead.


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[jjohnsonElknewbie]

These are all great tips, thanks to everyone. As I mentioned, I wear cowboy boots everyday and have at least 10-pairs, I also have a full length rain slicker that can tie to my legs. I just don't want to show up looking like some "urban" cowboy, only to be laughed off the mountain. I'm having a hard time focusing on work now, all I can think about it the adventure ahead.


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The ones that snicker will be wishing they had rain gear instead of their "breathable water repellent" hunting gear. My brother and I got some side eyes from the head to toe Sitka/First Lite/Kuiu guys when we whipped out our packable ponchos. Those same guys bitched about wet legs and asses at camp the same night.

That poncho saved me on a long sit on the side of the mountain when I experienced every form of precipitation known to man while huddled under an evergreen tree.

 

[WCB]

These are all great tips, thanks to everyone. As I mentioned, I wear cowboy boots everyday and have at least 10-pairs, I also have a full length rain slicker that can tie to my legs. I just don't want to show up looking like some "urban" cowboy, only to be laughed off the mountain. I'm having a hard time focusing on work now, all I can think about it the adventure ahead.


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Trust me...you show up with a decent wide brimmed hat and full length rain coat/slicker you wont look any more silly than head to toe Sitka guy sitting on a horse and you will be more comfortable in weather.

I also wear cowboy boots most days and would never even consider wearing them on a hunting trip.

 

[dr.mooseknuckles]

The vet I worked for in college and who worked on horses said it best.

Horses are thinking one of 2 things: how to commit murder or suicide.

While I don't own, ride or work on them, I have been around horses enough to know to be on your toes. Don't get lulled into being too comfortable in the saddle.

 

[Sadie]

I would get a pair of covered stirrups large enough so as not be tight on the boots I'd be wearing. When I started riding at a very young age my dad would never let me use any thing but cover stirrups and I have preferred them my entire life. If you are going to be riding 20 miles a day you should get in all the saddle time you can. You might find sore muscles you never thought about.

 

[RockAndSage]

I would get a pair of covered stirrups large enough so as not be tight on the boots I'd be wearing. When I started riding at a very young age my dad would never let me use any thing but cover stirrups and I have preferred them my entire life. If you are going to be riding 20 miles a day you should get in all the saddle time you can. You might find sore muscles you never thought about.

I've never ridden with covered stirrups - can you give some more detail on the benefits of them?

 

[Pony Soldier]

In the winter the are warmer. In the summer your boots are limited how far they go forward.

 

[yfarm]

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[Chase0109]

I've never ridden with covered stirrups - can you give some more detail on the benefits of them?

As a still novice Horseman having horses since 2019. I consider them essential safety gear when hunting. Basically they keep your feet from sliding in and getting locked in the stirrups should an unplanned dismount happen for any reason.

They’re not that expensive and they only take a minute to change out.