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Re: [RC] Posture & Pickups - Barbara McCrary - Kitley, Carrie E Civ USAF AFSPC 30 MDSS/SGSLFI'm with you, Barbara . . . the canter KILLS my lower back. It's ok for a short stretch, but I simply can't do it for long. The brisk trot is far better because I can post it the whole time. Even an all-out gallop feels better on my body than a canter . . . but then with my mare, a gallop sends her into race mode and the "games begin." :p Carrie I realize when I lean forward at the canter, it tells the horse to go faster, which is NOT what I want. On the other hand, sitting to the canter is fairly jarring to my back, so I tend to either stand lightly in the stirrups and lean forward (saves the back) or not canter at all. I have learned to prefer a good brisk trot. A few times, when I have raced to a finish (very few times), I was so excited that I just leaned forward and let the horse go. Nowadays, I don't really care where I finish, as long as I do finish. Barbara =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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