Many Americans like to see the guy in the saddle, riding herd on a crisis, corralling it into some sort of shape and sense.

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He wanted to get back in the saddle, and on January 6, he did just that, riding his first race in more than seven years.

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Trying to recall as much as I can from my riding lesson, I put my foot in the stirrup and swing myself into the saddle.

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If you are lured by the idea of horse riding in the surrounding splendour, a handful of farms can get you in the saddle for anything from an hour-long trot to a week-long wilderness adventure.

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