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Post by Questioning on Mar 31, 2013 22:11:29 GMT
Hi everyone ,
I am teaching a teenager who has ridden for producers in the past, an she used to ride well but I've only gave her one lesson since she left two years ago but she has picked some bad habits up but doesn't realise till she looks on pictures an gets very upset, I am just wondering how I can explain how to position her hands lapels seat etc this might sound odd but showing riders I have seen sit different to dressage riders , any advice would be grateful to help her sit like a pro an how to potion her hands an legs
Many thanks
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Post by gillwales on Apr 1, 2013 4:34:31 GMT
The way children sit on show ponies is one of my major bugbears, maybe it's because everything is focused on certain aspects of riding, maybe because a lot of producers are not qualified instructors. There is the old fashioned way with straight lines from the bit , through the hands to the elbow, the hands holding the reins with the thumbs on top, not as though they are riding a bicycle with the hands held too high. A central seat, not the showing standard of sitting at the back of the saddle as this restricts the quarters, the child looks like it is sitting on a sofa not a pony! A vertical line between knee and toe and another through the shoulder down to hip then heel and the rider should look up and in the direction they are travelling . This makes no difference whether showing, jumping or doing dressage. The stirrups maybe shorter or longer but that position will help with balance of both horse and rider.
good luck
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Post by mara on Apr 1, 2013 15:26:10 GMT
If she's riding with a balanced, independent seat & hands I would be happy - the way a lot of 'show' riders actually ride has to be untaught as they move onto other disciplines and there is no need for them to be riding this way these days.
The flat backed, badly balanced showing saddles that are still used on many ponies don't help either.
Get the saddle checked so you know it is balanced from front to back so there's less chance of her being forced backwards & her legs forced forwards as a starting point.
To be balanced in the saddle you're looking for that imaginery straight line from shoulder, elbow, hip to heel. It can be hard to get this right on a child who possibly has shorter thighs compared to shin bones depending on stage of growth but it is possible.
A picture can tell a thousand words, it can also capture only a breif moment in time & if she doesn't stand out for looking different to the other riders in a class at the time then chances are she's getting caught at a duff angle or moment.
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Post by Questioning on Apr 1, 2013 20:00:12 GMT
If she's riding with a balanced, independent seat & hands I would be happy - the way a lot of 'show' riders actually ride has to be untaught as they move onto other disciplines and there is no need for them to be riding this way these days. The flat backed, badly balanced showing saddles that are still used on many ponies don't help either. Get the saddle checked so you know it is balanced from front to back so there's less chance of her being forced backwards & her legs forced forwards as a starting point. To be balanced in the saddle you're looking for that imaginery straight line from shoulder, elbow, hip to heel. It can be hard to get this right on a child who possibly has shorter thighs compared to shin bones depending on stage of growth but it is possible. A picture can tell a thousand words, it can also capture only a breif moment in time & if she doesn't stand out for looking different to the other riders in a class at the time then chances are she's getting caught at a duff angle or moment. Thanks everyone for your help, an what door mean untaught what has to be untaught I'm only asking as she really wants to sit like all these children on their show ponies an gets upset, she feels like she doesn't have her hands an Eva in the right position an wants to know more ringcraft if anyone can help ?
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Post by Guestless on Apr 1, 2013 21:42:17 GMT
Please join the site and ask the question in the riding and training section. This section of the forum is for problems on the site as opposed to general questions.
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