Comments on: Posting Trot : Stabilizing Those Legs http://www.writingofriding.com/riding/posting-trot-stabilizing-those-legs/ Equestrian Blog Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:15:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Erica K. http://www.writingofriding.com/riding/posting-trot-stabilizing-those-legs/#comment-783 Erica K. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:43:36 +0000 http://www.writingofriding.com/?p=234#comment-783 Laura, If your horse is moving too slowly for posting trot you may consider working to sensitize him to your legs more - i.e. teaching him to move more forward with less leg pressure. Riding with a crop for back-up can also help. If he is moving properly forwards all of your work under saddle becomes simpler than when he is lagging. Cheers, Erica Laura,

If your horse is moving too slowly for posting trot you may consider working to sensitize him to your legs more – i.e. teaching him to move more forward with less leg pressure. Riding with a crop for back-up can also help. If he is moving properly forwards all of your work under saddle becomes simpler than when he is lagging.

Cheers,
Erica

]]> By: laura http://www.writingofriding.com/riding/posting-trot-stabilizing-those-legs/#comment-781 laura Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:15:40 +0000 http://www.writingofriding.com/?p=234#comment-781 Good article. My leg bouncing only started recently but I tied it directly to trotting on a lazy horse who moves so slow that I think I am trying to make him go faster by trying too hard to post faster also I am afraid if I stop exuberant posting and relax more then he takes it as cue to walk. Once I canter him then go back to trot my legs stay in place as I don't have to work to make him forward. I wonder if this is a similar experience to others out there. Any more comments on this? Good article. My leg bouncing only started recently but I tied it directly to trotting on a lazy horse who moves so slow that I think I am trying to make him go faster by trying too hard to post faster also I am afraid if I stop exuberant posting and relax more then he takes it as cue to walk. Once I canter him then go back to trot my legs stay in place as I don’t have to work to make him forward. I wonder if this is a similar experience to others out there. Any more comments on this?

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