Comments on: Beginning Horse Riding : Understanding Balanced Horse Riding http://horsetraininghelp.com/beginning-horse-riding-understanding-balanced-horse-riding Horse Training Help - Horse Training Tips - Lessons Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:06:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Yzzyc http://horsetraininghelp.com/beginning-horse-riding-understanding-balanced-horse-riding#comment-1881 Yzzyc Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:04:29 +0000 #comment-1881 @hihihippo320 It means that your thighs/calves are too tense so that you're holding on to the horse by physically gripping with your knees to hold on. This is a mistake because it means your weight is neither in your stirrups or your seat - it prevents you from going with the horse's movement and giving your aids supply and properly. It also often causes you to subconsciously lift your feet, thus frequently losing your stirrups. I had this problem too. I found that riding without stirrups helped @hihihippo320 It means that your thighs/calves are too tense so that you’re holding on to the horse by physically gripping with your knees to hold on. This is a mistake because it means your weight is neither in your stirrups or your seat – it prevents you from going with the horse’s movement and giving your aids supply and properly. It also often causes you to subconsciously lift your feet, thus frequently losing your stirrups.
I had this problem too. I found that riding without stirrups helped

]]> By: horselover123x http://horsetraininghelp.com/beginning-horse-riding-understanding-balanced-horse-riding#comment-1882 horselover123x Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:47:34 +0000 #comment-1882 @hihihippo320 ur no t ment to grip @hihihippo320 ur no t ment to grip

]]> By: CanteringLeap http://horsetraininghelp.com/beginning-horse-riding-understanding-balanced-horse-riding#comment-1883 CanteringLeap Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:23:41 +0000 #comment-1883 @hihihippo320 From my experience you are suppose to relax your knees, and pretend someone has cross an anchor under your horses stomach attacked yo both your heels, you should be molding from your knees down around the horse. Everyone learns different, but thats how I've been taught. Hope it helps. @hihihippo320 From my experience you are suppose to relax your knees, and pretend someone has cross an anchor under your horses stomach attacked yo both your heels, you should be molding from your knees down around the horse.

Everyone learns different, but thats how I’ve been taught. Hope it helps.

]]> By: ockstaar http://horsetraininghelp.com/beginning-horse-riding-understanding-balanced-horse-riding#comment-1884 ockstaar Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:17:49 +0000 #comment-1884 she bores me.. she bores me..

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