was in the saddle for about 3 hours today

I'm jealous! I need some ride time! I wanted to tonight, but I worked late. And it's not looking good tomorrow, gotta go stand in a long line to go put in my vote. I'll be glad when all these campaigns are over!

i am 16 instead of getting off I stand up in the saddle to stretch my legs. For some reason when I ride, my feet always get cold and they never warm back up. Then a few of my toes go numb ! I don't know why. That and my ankles hurt later on in the ride probably because I am putting too muck weight in them but not noticing it. When I look at other riders, their ankles have a slight downward slant, but mine are very slanted, but the stirrups are the right length

The ride was really fun and you will be able to go on another long ride soon and hopefuly you will do better

This time I will pay attention to where I am putting my weight! I was thinking we could to the aqueduct again, going from the small one, across the RR tracks and on the big aqueduct. That would be a good hour ride and this time we can do some trotting along that straight- away

That would be nice sence it is to longe just to walk like we did the other time

When on long rides, I will often take my feet out of the stirrups to rotate my ankles when in a safe spot. I don't stand up too much because of the weight it puts on my feet. I can be in the saddle over an hour without even realizing it! Longest ride I've been on was 8 hours. That was a pretty amazing trip!

“No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.”
― Winston Churchill

I wore taller winter boots this past weekend on an hour trail ride. My ankles did a lot better (they were still a little sore in the end) and my posting was a lot smoother
~wow 8 hours, I don't know if I could do that. Maybe on a good day 5 hours

Try stirrup turners for the western saddles or jointed ones for english. They are WONDERFUL at relieving knee and ankle pressure. Worst case... Your out $25. Chuck them, put them on a guest saddle or giving them to a friend! ;)
Posted via Mobile Device

What do they do?

Try relaxing your legs a bit more. When I'm in the saddle I just let my legs hang and do all the work :) My heels go down from muscle memory so I don't have to worry about that.