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RE: [RC] Beginners - Ranelle RubinJanelle, If there is one thing I can recommend, it would be to find a GOOD english trainer and take a dozen or so lessons. I too grew up riding western, got "roped" into riding a guys endurance horse for him, and was hooked! I did find I got really sore on one side and <g>...so did the horse! I was not riding correctly at all. Fortunately I found a great trainer who helped me with my seat...20 years ago! If you are a balanced rider, it will not take long...and be well worth the effort and money...just ask the horse! Your horse will have a much better chance of finishing and lasting years longer if you are balanced and interfering with his movement as little as possible... Happy Trails, Ranelle What we truly and earnestly aspire to be, that in some sense we are. The mere aspiration, by changing the frame of mind, for the moment realizes itself. Anna Jameson -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Adam and Jannelle Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 8:33 PM To: 'ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [RC] Beginners OK, folks, I know several topics for beginners have already been addressed but I think I've got a little different topic here. I'm the wife that had a fantastic New Year's Eve fall and my head was saved by the helmet. So how do I avoid this again is the long and the short of my question. I'm a strong but overwieght mom of two little young boys and I'm much more conservative riding than I was when I was a kid. I'm comfortable around horses but I just don't feel like a good rider. I mostly stay on but I worry about the times I don't or won't so perhaps this is a mental issue for me? The real reason I feel last week was because the saddle pad slipped behind the girth coming down the steep hills. When we had a big wieght shift because of trying to keep the horse at a trot rather than breaking into a canter, the saddle and myself fell to the left and the horse stepped it up to a gallop and I just couldn't hold onto her neck, hanging off the side at that speed!LOL I really want to get a couple of completions on LDs this season. I understand why others start at 50s and my horses could certainly go there but I just can't. Not physically nor mentally. In fact, the way I feel about it now is that I'm going to be happy at LDs forever. I'm just not a fast rider nor am I that confident at this point. Perhaps this will change but that's where I'm at. Any tips about keeping a better seat? And how about posting? I was a western rider as a kid and we never posted. Its a challenge keeping me heels down, butt in the seat and then posting. And do I need to be switching from the left to the right leg on the trot pretty regularly? Thanks for those who have time to contemplate these questions. Jannelle, who has a rainbow colored bruise where the saddle horn and I collided. Jannelle Wilde & Adam Falk Menagerie Farm 584 Romie Howard Rd Yoncalla OR 97499 541-849-2460 (phone & fax) 866-241-1531 Toll-free ASK ABOUT OUR DAVENPORT FOALS! www.cmc.net/~mfarm =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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