Good points, you two, and I apologize for the late response.
Mounted combat is, unfortunately, not an option, but a polearm (one of which I happily own) would be. One of the potential main adversaries this could come into play against is a Witch, and I feel comfortable about avoiding an Attack of Opportunity from her with my Smite Evil already in effect. The other, however, is a Bloodrager... which is obviously a different problem set altogether.
Thanks for the replies!