Ridecamp: [RC] knee pain (human)

> I also worked hard on my
centered riding <

I recently audited a Connected Riding clinic with Peggy Cummings followed by
some private lessons with Perle. After years of knee pain from "gripping", I am
learning how to ride "like a frog on a ball" -- that is, wide thighs, knees off
the saddle, lower calves "cuddling" the barrel (and toes sticking out to the
side!). There's more to it, like rocking your seat bones under you, scootching
your butt to the front of the saddle, and learning to keep your upper body
mobile, like a pendulum (not starched or slouched where your horse can throw you
off balance), but already I can feel a major difference, and my horse is moving
much more freely. I am also more secure in the saddle. Peggy is returning to
Southern California in January and is scheduling private lessons, if anyone is
interested I can send you the links.
Bobbie&Perle


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