sitting trot

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    how to keep hands still when sitting trot

    Hello, I would like some tips for keeping my hands still when sitting trot. When I do sitting trot I feel a bit unbalanced with my hands and they move with my body, instead of the horses body. What can I do to stop this from happening? Thank you.
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    Happy Riding Update! & a quick question at the end

    I last posted just under a month ago, looking for tips on sitting the trot as I was anticipating having to work on that soon-- and I did. At my next lesson my RI had me try it out a few times. It was not smooth or easy lol. My husband, who rode for his university for 5 years and is a decent...
  3. S

    Preparing for the Sitting Trot

    I have a tendency to be long winded, so I apologize in advance! I am a relatively new rider— was always a horse obsessed kid who took any chance I could get to be around horses, but ultimately never had much time in the saddle, and never once had a formal lesson until last year. I had about 4...
  4. Juliaa

    Advice on riding

    Haha, I'm new to this forum and I've got so many things on my mind when it comes to my riding :confused: I've been riding for about a year on a horse I'm loaning, she's a pretty forward 15hh mare, pretty strong and loves to please, I struggled to get her into canter, but when I learnt (from...
  5. Tiger Lily

    Improving Sitting Trot

    Hey guys, So I've been working on my trot at my weekly lessons for a few weeks now, and we've been improving. Doing much better in corners. However, my sitting trot still needs some work. When I sit the trot, I tend to bounce around a lot and subconsciously start to post or stand at the trot...
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