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Re: [RC] SAUDI Arabia's Latifa Al Shaikh - riding posture - Angie FuraYum! This is the best topic I have seen in a while! I can share what little I know. There is a school of thought that the rider's balance point is between the seat bones and tail bone. Sitting like this is supposed to free the shoulders and be more secure for the rider.
What I can't reconcile is how this affects the horse's back. I remember leanring that a more foward alignment (shoulder, hip, heal) allows the rider to place their weight more towards the front end of the horse where he is more able to carry it.
I have never felt secure when I tried to ride with my balance point behind my seat bones.
Angie Fura www.tracetribute.com From: Steph Teeter <stephteeter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: Ridecamp (E-mail) <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 1:03:51 PM Subject: Re: [RC] SAUDI Arabia's Latifa Al Shaikh - riding posture I'd love to hear from some equitation folks on 'why' this posture is considered so bad. They're not trotting, they're cantering. no jumping, no lateral movements, very little leg contact. They're going in a straight line, at a canter. the weight of the rider pivots off the center of the saddle as the horse 'rocks'. One sees a LOT of riders riding like this in the middle east desert rides. It's a very different riding pace there, pretty much a canter the entire way with constant lead changes, but very little variety of gait. I know there are a few top rider/trainers that think this is actually better for the canter/gallop endurance horse and less tiring for the rider than a more 'classical' form of having the legs directly under the rider's torso and much of the weight in the stirrups. Also the argentine gauchos all ride like this. the stirrups are hung from the pommel of the saddle, rather than below the center of the seat. they have a classic 'chair seat' - and these are the guys that rode 100's of miles at a lope (they rarely trotted their horses) across the flat pampas... comments? Steph =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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