trots

  1. Tiger Lily

    Advice on First Time Hacking Out

    Hi guys, Continuing work with my lesson horse; we worked on circling at the trot this week. After my lesson, my instructor let me ride my horse around the property by myself, and it went extremely well. We walked up and down the aisles to visit some horses, then looped around the property...
  2. 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...
  3. Tiger Lily

    Building Stamina at the trot

    Hi guys, I've switched onto a new horse and we work fabulously together. However I've run into a few problems at the posting trot. When I go to trot during my weekly lessons, my horse rushes down the long sides and slows to a walk in the corners.My trainer tells me to put more leg on him, but I...
  4. Tiger Lily

    Lacking Confidence at the trot...

    Hi guys, I am seriously lacking in confidence when I ride. I get scared very easily and have had a few panic attacks on horseback. Nothing major has happened, but this all stemmed from a bad fall I had. Now i find myself getting scared and panicking whenever my horse goes to trot, or does...
  5. S

    Leg position during canter

    Years ago I used to a lot of riding, this was before the age of the internet, now getting back into it I'm just watching loads of you tube videos. Have had a few lessons but not just lately. So here's my question, I was taught to ask for canter by sitting bringing the inside leg forward to...
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