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Re: [RC] [RC] Keeping one's seat (posting height) - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Nicole z_arabs@xxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== Actually, I've observed just the opposite--too many have so LITTLE true impulsion and so much flailing motion in front that they travel like crippled windmills and literally THROW the rider out of the saddle at the trot. A horse with good impulsion that tracks up properly is much easier to ride. I knew Heidi would jump in here faster than I could. :) Heidi's observations are the same as mine when it comes to the Arabian show ring and English "Pleasure" classes. Many of the horses have been forced into such an unnatural way of going that their front legs are all over the place and their hindquarters are dragging along behind them. That certainly can't be a smooth ride... On the other hand, a properly trained horse that is driving from the hind should be relatively easy to sit the trot -- just look at the size of the trots that dressage riders sit in the upper levels. Note I say "relatively" since it still takes quite a bit of skill and strength (such as good abdominal strength) to sit a big trot. In addition, many of the saddle seat trainers are really rather poor riders when one gets right down to it--they are just good at shoving a horse into an artificial frame and holding it in that position going around the ring. Boy, "rather poor" is generous for some of what I've seen. I cringe when I watch Arab shows... Ditto. :( ~Nicole ============================================================ ...but then, I do ride my horses a lot more than most people ~ Karen Chaton ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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