english, i go like 4 days riding english then one day western and my butt kills from trotting in the western saddle , i go to 2 facilities one where my horse is that i ride enlish at then the other i just go cuz my freind cant come to my one and ride and so we go trail riding and we cant canter or anytign just trot and that KILLS my butt hurts for days after so i have to say english