Just of personal interest...

[horse_lady43]

western riding

hi i ride both,western and english,my horse maverick knows the diffrance between the two saddles,i compete in dressage and have just started to compete in western shows as well,my first show i got a 2nd,3rd,two 4ths and a 5th so i was well pleased, maverick prefers western,and so do i ,i only ride a couple of weeks in a dressage saddle before a show,riding western has helped maverick with his balance and self carraige,so i recommend it to any body .

 

[Cochise]

I know a lot of local riders who ride both English and Western. They actually train their horse in their western saddle most of the time, and they also do really well in the English classes. Probably not open county level A&P show level against the best hacks and park hacks etc, but they still do well in both disciplines.