Re: [RC] Question re Running up hills-easiest way? - MtnRondi
In a message dated 12/23/2005 7:58:48 AM Pacific Standard Time,
heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
the
rider is in a correct position, if the horse were to suddenly just
disappear, the rider would end up standing on his feet. The rider
should be perpendicular to level, no matter what the
terrain.
This is very true. The best way to check your position is to have someone
photograph you riding down a steep hill. Take the photo and turn it so that the
horse looks like it is on level ground. Then look at how you are balanced. A
good downhill horse makes it much easier to stay light in the saddle and
balanced properly. I had one horse that the only way I could describe going
downhill on him was to say it was like being on a skateboard going down the
hill. Smooth as silk. But by riding correctly, you will be able to encourage a
more difficult downhill horse to learn how to use his body and flow down the
hill.
