Perhaps the best step that one can make to improve comfort in the saddle and to give the ability to ride 50 miles or more in one day, is to simply take off your shoes and jog. Barefoot running is common enough now so that there is a great deal of research and information about it out there on the inter net. Log on and learn.
When running barefoot one engages many of the leg muscles that are used in riding. It also improves balance. Barefoot running, core strengthening exercises and hundreds of hours in the saddle will do great things to change a riders body, ability, and outlook on life. As a rider's fitness improves it becomes much easier for the horse to to carry the rider's weight.
Take your shoes off. It's good for your heart, good for your head, and good for your horse.
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