English or Western???

I have had many people ask me this same question Why ride my horse English why ride my horse Western?? Personally when I have trained horses I have trained horses in both Western and English riding, horses get bored with the same thing everyday it is imperative that you switch it up a bit to prevent your horse from getting sour and bored! Personally, I think that horses should be multi- talented in several diffrent areas of both their strengths and weaknesses! The Commands of both English and Western are slightly diffrent but if are used correctly and communicated in the right way to your horse then you should not have a problem with transitioning between the two. A lot of people chose this discipline depending on their comfort level but honestly I don't think that this should matter. A lot of people have told me when I am working with their horses that they only want them trained in an English discipline but its better to allow your horse to exercise their mind and be multi-talented in several different areas of riding. In the end, it all depends on what your horse likes, let your horse tell you which that they prefer, if your horse is bucking and not paying attention or listening this could be for a number of reasons, first check the bit, girth, and saddle in the areas that your horse moves the most to prevent anything from sliding or pulling on the horses fur, hair, or teeth! Here are a list of proper ways to indicate that your horse is having problems with the type of saddle or bit that you are using on him/her; -Bucking Fits (This usualy indicates that something is pinching or hurting your horse, in this case completly stop what you are doing, get off, and check the areas of movement on the saddle and bit areas of your tack.) - Ears pinned back when leaning on her mounting on your horse (Your horse might have pulled a muscle in this case, get off, and try again in a couple of weeks.) - Salivating near the bit area (This could indicate that your horse has teeth problems that needs to be checked by the vet.' - Moving very lathargic or slow (This could indicate that your horse has leg problems, which in this case you would need to use boots.0 - Very fixed positions of movement when riding. (This usually indicates that the saddle is too high forward, or has slipped onto your horses shoulder not allowing him/her to move in their normal transition periods." -Swishing of the tail or swinging of the head. (This could indicate that you have fastened the bit or saddle on too tight, if your horse is swishing its tail when transitioning into different gaits then, get off, and check your horses areas of movement in all areas of your tack.) All these signs can be serious indications of horse's that are trying to tell you something through how they communicate with you, your job as the owner is to listen to them and allow them to be horses! Always remember when deciding on what saddle to use on your horse that you are ten percent of your horses body weight plus the weight of the saddle. Smaller horses that are built very slender looking you may want to revert to a English Saddle due to the lightness of the saddle tree. Especially if you have a smaller pony or horse! If you have a bigger muscular horse then they will probably be fine due to the tank like appearance of their muscles and joints- Always remember as well that whatever saddle you chose to use remember the strain on your horses back when you bounce on the saddle this creats extra weight and impact on your horse backbone!