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First of all when you start riding a horse you should be instructed on how to sit correctly.
As you can see, Jennifer here has got quite a lovely position, she is sitting up nice
and tall but she is not stiff, there's still some softness through her back. She's got
a nice straight line from her shoulder, to her hip, to her heel and she is going to make
sure she has the same amount of weight on both sides and she's not tipping off from
one side onto the other.
Then she's going to make sure she has a nice rein contact with the horses mouth and the
reins aren't too loose or too tight. She's got to have a straight line from her elbow
though to her hand and through to the horses mouth. By being in the correct position, she
is making sure that the horse will be in balance and that she will be in balance and be able
to move with the horses movements.
First of all she is going to sit up nice and tall. This makes her lighter on top of the
horse and encourages the horse to move off. If you sit too heavily, this will make the
horse feel a little bit uneven and unbalanced but also discourage him from wanting to carry
your bodyweight.
So first of all, she is going to sit up nice and tall, this will signal to the horse that
something is about to happen. Then she is going to gently ask the horse to either go
off her leg from a tap, or a nudge, or a squeeze. It depends on how your horse is trained.
Chester goes off from a slight nudge so she is going to ask him to go forward. Then she
is going to squeeze with the legs and channel him in a straight line, ensuring that he is
going forwards and straight the whole time whilst keeping her body posture. Can you see
how she stays nice and tall and she allows her hips to swing with the horse.
If you stay stiff and rigid on top of the horse, the horse will not be able to move
underneath you, so she stays relaxed and goes with the movement of the horse at all times.
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