What happens is the movement that has to be absorbed in back, hips, knees and ankles comes out in the head. It means there is too much tension in the
A lot of riders lean to a side. Some have a twist in their waist, which means they lower their leg on the other side, while one shoulder is going forward
In trot a rider goes up and down. The movement of the horse pulls your legs towards him and pushes them away. There is always some movement with your
One of my cherished trainers, John Lassetter from England, once let a group of pupils dismount during a clinic and crawl through the school on all fours.
If you stand on your toes in the stirrups, your upper leg and knee will come away from the horse. This makes you unstable. Some riders think dressage
There are trainers who tell you to sit back more. And when you are tipping forward they are probably right to say so. But not further then the
If you sit forward too much with your upper body, you can’t absorb the movement of the horse with your lower back which in turn will stiffen
A lot of riders are secretly scared. They don’t dare to admit to their friends of even their instructor that they are afraid. Fear is a natural
A couple of things are needed. Stamina, a supple back and loose hips. You need to be able to let go of tension in your body, without losing posture.
Riding horses started a few hundred years before Christ. Before that we just ate them. Since then man has developed the position in such a way