As a tutor, lots of questions I'm asked are largely repetitions. One question that I'm frequently asked is, "Can I learn to sit better while on the trot"?
If that may be a question that is disturbing you, as well , these are some answers for you.
1. The primary requirement is that your pony is on the bit. You'll struggle to sit comfortably if your horse's back is stiff, hollow or tight. And it is pretty much a certainty that if you are uncomfortable, you'll somehow cause discomfort to your pony, too!
Put your horse on the bit by getting the connecting half halt right.
2. Slow down the trot. Ride on extremely low throttle and when you are able to sit easily, step on the gas in a couple of stages, a little bit at a time. Slow down once more.
3. Get the horse on the bit while at a posting trot. When your horse is round, sit quiet for two or three strides. Get to posting once again, before you surrender to the urge to use your legs to grip your pony. Set your body right, relax the legs and again sit quiet for 2 or 3 strides.
4. Cross the stirrups over at the saddle's front. Do posting without using the irons till your legs tire. You'll be unable to grip with tired legs, and that will make you sit deeper.
5. Concentrate on your own hips. Note the way in which they close and open on the walk. Try and imitate that precise motion on the sitting trot.
6. Make believe that you're a practiced belly dancer. Swivel your hips.
7. Grip the saddle's front with the inside hand. Using that very same hand, pull yourself further into your saddle. This way, you will be able to experience the feeling of sitting in sync with your pony on the sitting trot.
8. Relax your thighs and knees; take them off saddle temporarily, about an inch or so. Let them drop back, this time very lightly.
9. Go through some lunge lessons. There's no better way to master the sort of independent seat that can let you sit comfortably through a trot. Avoid using stirrups or reins for the lessons. Leave the steering and control over speed to the individual that is lunging you. Go through some exercises: move part of your body while keeping the rest positively still. You can do exercises like scissor kicks and arm circles. Practice deep seats while your pony is in travelling gaits; continue to practice through down or up transitions.
If that may be a question that is disturbing you, as well , these are some answers for you.
1. The primary requirement is that your pony is on the bit. You'll struggle to sit comfortably if your horse's back is stiff, hollow or tight. And it is pretty much a certainty that if you are uncomfortable, you'll somehow cause discomfort to your pony, too!
Put your horse on the bit by getting the connecting half halt right.
2. Slow down the trot. Ride on extremely low throttle and when you are able to sit easily, step on the gas in a couple of stages, a little bit at a time. Slow down once more.
3. Get the horse on the bit while at a posting trot. When your horse is round, sit quiet for two or three strides. Get to posting once again, before you surrender to the urge to use your legs to grip your pony. Set your body right, relax the legs and again sit quiet for 2 or 3 strides.
4. Cross the stirrups over at the saddle's front. Do posting without using the irons till your legs tire. You'll be unable to grip with tired legs, and that will make you sit deeper.
5. Concentrate on your own hips. Note the way in which they close and open on the walk. Try and imitate that precise motion on the sitting trot.
6. Make believe that you're a practiced belly dancer. Swivel your hips.
7. Grip the saddle's front with the inside hand. Using that very same hand, pull yourself further into your saddle. This way, you will be able to experience the feeling of sitting in sync with your pony on the sitting trot.
8. Relax your thighs and knees; take them off saddle temporarily, about an inch or so. Let them drop back, this time very lightly.
9. Go through some lunge lessons. There's no better way to master the sort of independent seat that can let you sit comfortably through a trot. Avoid using stirrups or reins for the lessons. Leave the steering and control over speed to the individual that is lunging you. Go through some exercises: move part of your body while keeping the rest positively still. You can do exercises like scissor kicks and arm circles. Practice deep seats while your pony is in travelling gaits; continue to practice through down or up transitions.
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