Original sentence: However it should be noted that many riders are comfortable in an English saddle, and for covering distance when time is a factor, such as Endurance riding, the lighter English saddle dominates.However, this may be misleading; the horn is not meant to be a handle for the rider to hang on to, and the high cantle and heavy stirrups are not for forcing the rider into a rigid position.Its history and purpose is to be a working tool for a cowboy who spends all day, every day, on horseback.The Western saddle is designed to be comfortable when ridden in for many hours.The Western saddle is different from an  English saddle in that it has no padding between the tree and the external leather and fleece skirting.The development of an independent seat and hands is as critical for western riders as for English riders
Edited sentence: However it should be noted that many riders are completely comfortable in an English saddle, and for covering distance when time is a factor, such as Endurance riding, the lighter English saddle dominates.However, this may be misleading:  the horn is not meant to be a handle for the rider to hang on to, and the high cantle and heavy stirrups are not for forcing the rider into a rigid position; the development of an independent seat and hands is as critical for western riders as for English riders.Many people feel that the Western saddle is more comfortable than the English saddle, a theory that is given credence because of its history and purpose: as a working tool for a cowboy who spends all day, every day, on horseback.The Western saddle is unlike the English saddle in that it has no padding between the tree and the external leather and fleece skirting