Ridecamp: Re: [RC] "I can't see how bareback would help"

Tara says  "Not tensing up is the key.  Gripping with your legs raises your 
center of
gravity and can sling you out of the saddle."

I have to laugh at this.  I tried giving riding lessons to a girl from my 
office.  She was about 21, very thin and a bit highstrung herself.  She did 
okay at the walk on the lunge, but when I would ask her to trot, she would 
tense her leg muscles and start squirting higher and higher off the horse 
with each stride.  I would have to keep telling her  "Relax, don't grip with 
your knees"  I could never let her trot for more than about 8 or 10 strides 
for fear she would just shoot right off the horse.  Also, my horse just HATED 
to see her coming.  She was a really nice girl, but lucky for my horse, she 
moved away.  jeri

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