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Good point , think of standing with knees flexed, weight partially in your 
feet equally and center. If the horse was taken out from under you would you 
fall  over or be standing? Salley Swift in her books Centered Riding, calls 
it grounding.You want your weight in your center (middle of your pelvis)she 
likens it to a round heavy ball.
  Remember too, mens natural center of gravity is their shoulders, womens 
are in hip area.Ever try the chair trick? a man cannot bend over from the 
waist with legs together and knees straight and lift a chair from the floor 
in front of them, but a woman can.
 I always think of it as 'sinking ' into  the ground when I 2pt. Not 
'lifting" up. She also has an exercise, where if you are in correct 2pt. and 
reach with both hands(horse is standing still) you can touch their ears 
without tipping over, but if you have an incorrect 2pt. you will tip forward 
and your legs swing back.I think also you have to sort of separate your 
upper body at the pelvis ,from your lower body.So while your upper body is 
forward some, your lower body is 'sunk down' or 'grounded' .Sort of Sink 
down with your feet, legs, ball of foot  on the 'ground' then bend from your 
hips slightly foreward.
There is also alot there about 'unlocking' your joints. She says alot of 
riders have basically something 'locked'up, and she has you learn how to do 
a 'preflight' check onl yourself while riding, to keep things unlocked.
  Still learning myself , Laurie


> From: Alice Yovich <a.yovich@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [RC]   fear--how to keep your seat
> Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2004 22:50:01 -0500
>
> this can be really tricky and I think it's where I was getting off track. 
> I'm actually moving my leg too far back which then tips my upper body 
> forward so my two point is really just my body tipped over. it was a real 
> eye opener.
>
> At 11:10 AM 4/8/04 -0700, you wrote:
> > My guess -- not ever having seen you ride so I could be totally
> > wrong -- is that when you are up in your stirrups you also lift
> > your weight to your upper body. Very common to do this. It
> > takes conscious practice to two-point and keep your weight down
> > low.
>
> Alice Yovich,
> NATRC Reg. 4, Texas
> www.equi-threads.com

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