i ride, but not like you! lol really i have three horses. one is still cripled from when she was 8 months. most of the time you can never tell she has a problem, then some days she wont put any weight on that leg. im just to afraid to ride her if that leg starts to get sore! the other im still working on breaking to ride. but when i can only try on the ocasional weekend and over the summer, its slow going! and the third is only 6 months.