| Title: | Equine Notes Conference |
| Notice: | Topics List=4, Horses 4Sale/Wanted=150, Equip 4Sale/Wanted=151 |
| Moderator: | MTADMS::COBURN IO |
| Created: | Tue Feb 11 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2080 |
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Hi all. I hope that some of you can shed some light for me.
I have been taking English Riding Lessons for 5 months and during
my lesson last week my instructor asked us to trot rise without
strups. My horse is over 17hands and has a very long stride so when
I attempted to do that I feel off...hit my head on the fences and was
kicked in my leg and in my back. As you tell I'm little concerned about
attempting this again and I wonder what was the whole purpose to doing
this.
Mindy
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1764.1 | Seat | BRAT::FULTZ | DONNA FULTZ | Mon Jun 28 1993 14:12 | 10 |
There are several reasons, one is for you to use your thigh/leg
for control over your seat. Another is incase you lose your
strups you can still control the horse.
Iam sure there are others, but if your not ready for dropping
your strups tell the instructor.
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| 1764.2 | POWDML::MANDILE | Fleece us, we're sheep | Mon Jun 28 1993 17:10 | 6 | |
Re .0
To keep what happened to you (falling off) from happening...
It also works on your balance and leg strength....
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| 1764.3 | It's good for you! | STUDIO::PELUSO | PAINTS; color your corral | Wed Jun 30 1993 16:39 | 10 |
I think they do this because they enjoy torturing us students ;^).
Actually, I don't mind as it really helped lengthen my leg, and improve
my balance. I usually warm up now with standing in the stirup (forgive
me I can't spel today and my office is in boxes), bringing my heels up
behind the saddle, and posting w/out stirrups.
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