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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 517721" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>What part of your sit is becoming hard for you? Usually it's trot or canter. I was taught <em>very</em> little. Most of my ability came naturally, but luckily was born "on a colt" so-to-speak. Sometimes when you lunge your horse before you ride him and it's in the morning and quiet? Just close your eyes and listen to his hoof beats, how they hit the ground, how he inhales, exhales as you put him through his paces. - Can you picture yourself mounted in the saddle? Can you picture yourself rolling forward slightly on exhale? Be one with the horse/motion he produces naturally. You aren't a rider on a horse - you are an extension of a vertebrae your spine/his spine - all rolling in one solid motion as you canter. </p><p></p><p>I've never made fun of anyone that can't sit a horse, but I always have felt badly for any trotting horse who had a rider pounding on his back/spine. </p><p></p><p>A few other tips I can think/remember - Don't hold on with your thighs and knees. I'm assuming you're riding Western. Adjust your stirrups. Somehow I have you pictured as a shorter rider - under 5'5? Lower your stirrups when you are sitting so that just your toes touch the stirrups, and stretch your calf muscles BEFORE you ride. Stand straight - and cross one leg over the other, bend at the waist now reach for the ground slowly - palms on the ground? Hold it. (okay palms close as you can to the ground you're trying to stretch your calves and back here not pick up socks) then come up slowly - round your back.....and cross the other leg over your opposite leg and repeat. Try that - and see if you maybe don't need to lower your stirrups a tad before lessons. </p><p></p><p>Also - check the horse you're riding. If he's notoroiously bucky? He may be older, have arthritis and riding is painful for him, he made need more of a warm up. He could also be higher in the rear than he is in the front. Those are ALWAYS the ones so much fun to ride. Like a downhill ski trip. I'm sure you two will find your rythm. I've already seen Wee ride a mule !!! ABSOLUTE correct posture in that picture if you ask me - bent over and hugging the big lug. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/flirtysmile3.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":flirtysmile3:" title="flirtysmile3 :flirtysmile3:" data-shortname=":flirtysmile3:" />No better way to ride - lol. </p><p></p><p>Hugs & Love </p><p>Miss you</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 517721, member: 4964"] What part of your sit is becoming hard for you? Usually it's trot or canter. I was taught [I]very[/I] little. Most of my ability came naturally, but luckily was born "on a colt" so-to-speak. Sometimes when you lunge your horse before you ride him and it's in the morning and quiet? Just close your eyes and listen to his hoof beats, how they hit the ground, how he inhales, exhales as you put him through his paces. - Can you picture yourself mounted in the saddle? Can you picture yourself rolling forward slightly on exhale? Be one with the horse/motion he produces naturally. You aren't a rider on a horse - you are an extension of a vertebrae your spine/his spine - all rolling in one solid motion as you canter. I've never made fun of anyone that can't sit a horse, but I always have felt badly for any trotting horse who had a rider pounding on his back/spine. A few other tips I can think/remember - Don't hold on with your thighs and knees. I'm assuming you're riding Western. Adjust your stirrups. Somehow I have you pictured as a shorter rider - under 5'5? Lower your stirrups when you are sitting so that just your toes touch the stirrups, and stretch your calf muscles BEFORE you ride. Stand straight - and cross one leg over the other, bend at the waist now reach for the ground slowly - palms on the ground? Hold it. (okay palms close as you can to the ground you're trying to stretch your calves and back here not pick up socks) then come up slowly - round your back.....and cross the other leg over your opposite leg and repeat. Try that - and see if you maybe don't need to lower your stirrups a tad before lessons. Also - check the horse you're riding. If he's notoroiously bucky? He may be older, have arthritis and riding is painful for him, he made need more of a warm up. He could also be higher in the rear than he is in the front. Those are ALWAYS the ones so much fun to ride. Like a downhill ski trip. I'm sure you two will find your rythm. I've already seen Wee ride a mule !!! ABSOLUTE correct posture in that picture if you ask me - bent over and hugging the big lug. :flirtysmile3:No better way to ride - lol. Hugs & Love Miss you [/QUOTE]
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