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horse_crazy4eva
16th Jun 2004, 12:16 AM
I need help... badly! I recently started riding with a new instructor and he told me i need to sit my canter, well when i do my back does this really really weird thing, im not really sure how to explain it. my back goes in kinda S motion and we dont know how to fix it. I've been ridding with a Crop down my shirt to help keep my back straight and it seems to work but as soon as we take it out my back starts going all funny again, and I'm pretty darn sure I can't show in hunters and equitation with a crop sticking out of my shirt lol. if you have any suggestions or happen to have this problem yourself please reply cus its really starting to annoy me and my instructor lol
galadriel
16th Jun 2004, 03:04 AM
Perhaps a back brace would help you.
westley_jacobs
16th Jun 2004, 05:38 PM
my dad has this white thing, like wheat galdriel said and it gos around your back and does up with velcro at front, i tried it riding, it does wonders and helps me, it also does up at shoulders.
this nes on ebay and gos for about 10.00 (pounds)
canadianbeaver
17th Jun 2004, 03:35 PM
Originally posted by horse_crazy4eva
~$~Im not perfect but I am Canadian.... and thats close enough~$~
That's totally awesome... :D

hope your canter problems have now gotten worked out?
horse_crazy4eva
17th Jun 2004, 05:39 PM
Originally posted by canadianbeaver


hope your canter problems have now gotten worked out?

not really i had a show on friday and in the warm up ring i had my crop down my shirt, it must have looked really funny cuz every one was just standing around watching me... i was so embarassed. anywho as soon as i took the crop out for my class i imediatly started waving my back again so i just did my course in a half seat so i wouldnt look like a belly dancer lol.
k8schmutz
17th Jun 2004, 07:14 PM
Have you tried wearing a body protector? That should stop you from being able to bend your back. And you've probably tried this too but imagine you have a piece of string attatched to the top of your head and that its being pulled upwards so that you cna't move your back...sounds stupid but it helped when I rocked whilst canterong