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Post by welshbyname on Apr 13, 2010 18:54:12 GMT
My daughter is 5 and has a really nice natural seat and position and really connects with her pony, made a nice little sit pretty jockey. Now though I am trying to teach her to 'ride' and be effective rather than just sit there, she is starting to use her legs and reins, both for her steering and also to affect pony's head carriage. she's doing well, but i've had to stop her for the moment as her hands have started rising with her, this never happened when her reins were longer, I don't know why she's started doing it. We've gone back to slightly longer reins and a neckstrap for the time being, has anyone got any tips or tricks to get her to understand when she is doing it? Cheers muchly.
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Post by sageandonion on Apr 13, 2010 20:05:15 GMT
I would put a balance strap on the front of her saddle and she may be able to link one finger under to just keep her hands down. Well I always have a balance strap and it works for me!! So does Kyra K so I don't mind.
To be honest, a five years, I don't think they can take in this type of learning. Adjust one bit and something else goes out the window. I think she is basically just physically challenged and mentally they cannot cope with everything. I would just let her do what is comfortable for now, but the balance strap is much better than a neck strap.
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Post by kayjayem on Apr 13, 2010 20:44:12 GMT
Yep I would go for the balance strap on the front of the saddle. they can hook a finger under it for security but still basically ride as normal without making an issue and getting too flustered. I used to make a joke out of it and tell my niece she was "pushing a pram again" when her hands got too high, to jog her mind but not put the pressure on(pony wasn't awefully bothered as she was very light and no strength so not affecting him). At 5 she's doing really well and as long as it's not making life too hard for the pony let her get her balance and don't give her too much to think about! She sounds to be doing really well.
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Post by audra on Apr 17, 2010 20:58:15 GMT
ha ha kayjayem... i used to tell my girls when they were little to not 'push a pram' BUT to ' hold a tray' your comment made me smile and i still use that saying now even though they are 15 and 17! just to remind them x
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Post by Milliesmum on Apr 17, 2010 21:08:17 GMT
Tell her she is holding a mug of tea in each hand, it's hot and she mustn't spill any!
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Post by Twiggy on May 10, 2010 19:47:35 GMT
i used to get told all of these things when i was little! two loops of bailing twine work well one on each D ring, and loop a little finger through each X
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Post by magsbypickles on May 12, 2010 17:44:08 GMT
and what happens if she gets decked and the fingers still in the loop? All time is safety time ! bailing twine can also leave nasty burns.
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Post by Milliesmum on May 12, 2010 17:46:57 GMT
Hate baler twine, once saw someone lose the tips of her fingers due to baler twine. Not nice to have to try and find them while you're waiting for the ambulance Wonder if you could knock up something similar with cotton tape and velcro?
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Post by boothsdale on May 12, 2010 21:08:16 GMT
I suffered very badly with "busy" hands but the twine loops went a long way to fixing me! You don't have to loop the hand through them and can just hold the loop along with the rein (not quite as effective but safer!
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Post by brt on May 12, 2010 22:13:23 GMT
Take the reins away, get her to do a rising trot and then give the reins back, she won't rely on the reins. It focuses balance away from the hands.
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Post by princessstacie22 on May 13, 2010 18:38:26 GMT
Get a saddle/balance strap. I think this is he safest option. Baling twine could do alot of damage. xx
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