How Does Your Balance Influence Your Horse? Rider Know How

The way you sit influences the way your horse moves and responds.

Your balance affects your timing, the clarity of your aids and the way your horse is able to use their body.

Think about a moment when something changes as you ride. Perhaps a transition feels different in one direction, your horse drifts from the line you intended to ride, or an exercise feels easier on one rein than the other.

Your horse’s balance is part of the picture. So is yours.

Try this when you ride

As you ride, notice:

– Are you centred in the saddle?
– Are you sitting equally on both seat bones?
– Can you stay balanced as you prepare for a transition or change of direction?

Then make an adjustment to your own balance and notice how your horse responds.

What changed?

Your horse’s response can give you useful information about your position, your aids and what you might adjust next.

Continue with Rider Know How

Week One of Rider Know How begins with balance for horse and rider, with coaching and exercises to help you look more closely at your position and discover how the adjustments you make can influence the way your horse moves and responds.

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