Thanks for the reply! I read your blog--at least you are 25 years old and a triathlete! You are jumping! Jumping now scares the daylights out of me (we fox-hunted our Saddlebreds after their show careers).

I am 47 and have not ridden horses since 1994. I've taken about 4 lessons so far this year--I'm back to walk-trot-canter. I had actually forgotten how to ask a horse to canter (that's really BAD for someone who once showed a Five-Gaited Saddlebred)!

My trainer tells me to never stop biking. She claims my legs and ankles are very strong and riding in an erect (Saddleseat/dressage) position really helps my back after so many miles of road cycling.

I'm also active on the Saddlebred Rescue web site--all the old "Ohio" girls have emailed me-mostly with cycling questions!! I've spread the gospels of cycling on Ohio's rail trails--two horsey women have now gotten Trek 7100's for Christmas! Looks like 2009 will bring me lots of trail riding---both with bikes and horses!! YAY!