Showing off her riding skills. She demonstrated 3 various styles of trotting...Posting is to rise out of the saddle seat for every other stride of the horse's forelegs, thus smoothing out the jolts you will encounter if you just sit. This makes riding the trot much more comfortable for you and your horse.
Two Point to lift your bottom out of the saddle, tense but don't grip tightly with your upper legs and stand slightly in the stirrups. Then you have to try to control the stance with your muscles, rather than by putting all your weight in the stirrups.
lastly, sitting trot which is nothing more than staying in the saddle while riding, but moving your body with the horse.
And to my amazement she did this all on a horse that she had never ridden before. This just blows me away because to be able to perform as well as she did on a horse that was much wider than any other horse she ever rode, she didn't know his personality and vise versa, and it was a saddle she wasn't accustom to....she made her momma very very proud that day!
And much to her surprise and pleasure, she got a trophy
Two Point to lift your bottom out of the saddle, tense but don't grip tightly with your upper legs and stand slightly in the stirrups. Then you have to try to control the stance with your muscles, rather than by putting all your weight in the stirrups.
lastly, sitting trot which is nothing more than staying in the saddle while riding, but moving your body with the horse.
And to my amazement she did this all on a horse that she had never ridden before. This just blows me away because to be able to perform as well as she did on a horse that was much wider than any other horse she ever rode, she didn't know his personality and vise versa, and it was a saddle she wasn't accustom to....she made her momma very very proud that day!
And much to her surprise and pleasure, she got a trophy
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