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Improving Your Seat – Learning to Move as One With Your Horse

In this lesson, Ken and one of his apprentices work on improving seat position by riding bridleless in a roundpen. When you improve your seat, you not only make riding more enjoyable for yourself, but more comfortable for your horse. In this lesson, Ken demonstrates how confidence, awareness, body position, and weight distribution all have an impact on your ability to ride in rhythm with your horse. CONFIDENCE One of the most important things to remember while trying to improve your seat is to relax. The ability to relax into the horse’s movements comes from developing confidence in your riding. One of the biggest mistakes people make when they start bouncing in the saddle is to grip with their inner thighs and calf muscles, which only makes your body more rigid, leading to even worse bouncing. When you respond to bouncing by relaxing those muscles, you gain the ability to move with your horse instead of against him. Combat fear by pretending you are in your favorite chair at home. Trust in your ability to ride the horse. AWARENESS Ride your horse where he’s at, not where you expect him to be. Stay in the moment and wait for the horse. When first starting this exercise, watch your horse’s ears to get an idea of where he’s headed. Stay with him. Respond moment by moment. Start gaining awareness of your horse’s body position. Ride the horse, not the saddle. BODY POSITION & WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION To maintain proper balance, you should have your feet under your shoulders, rather than out in front of you. Relax into the center of the saddle. Place more weight in your feet than your seat. Keep your heels down, and your toes out. Visualize your feet extending all the way to the ground. At a trot, put springs in your knees. Relax your legs, and let your ankle take the ride instead of your hip pockets. And remember: Don’t just be a passenger. Be an active, involved rider. Until Next Time, May God Bless the Trail You Ride ~ Ken Visit my website for clinics/event schedule & online tack store: https://www.kenmcnabb.com/ Follow me on Facebook & Instagram: Ken McNabb Horsemanship Subscribe to my email list: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/s...