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As a kid, I rode everywhere bareback. I rode horses that weren't all that well trained. It is amazing how you learn balance under those conditions. It has helped me a lot throughout the years. And even to this day, I can ride at a fast trot, without having a foot in the stirrup, or move it around to find a more comfortable position without slowing down.  :)  And if my horse spooks sideways, I just follow along...of course now that I have said that, I will probably end up on  my rump the next time!  lol

 

Lori

Jennifer Adam <jatatahoe1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I learned to ride at all gaits, post, and jump without stirrups. I never 
> gave it much thought until I was riding my first horse at a nice little 
> gallop through the field. We startled a pack of coyotes and he spun around 
> and
>  bolted flat out for a line of trees. When he spun, the leather strap 
> around my stirrup gave out and the stirrup fell right off the fender. He 
> proceeded to jump a 4' fence, a log, and a big ditch before I could slow 
> him. I nearly panicked at first with only one stirrup, then remembered my 
> lessons, dropped the other, and just rode it out.
>
> Although it isn't something I'd ever like to repeat, in a weird way it did 
> give me more confidence if something should break... And now my kids are 
> learning to ride without stirrups. (Er... very very slowly and with helmets, 
> of course!!!!!!)
>
> Jen - wishing spring would come back - snow flurries in April is just wrong! 
> :S
>
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