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Getting Balanced In The Saddle | Day 13 Being A Better Rider Challenge

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Channel: The Budget Equestrian · 2017 · Pets & Animals

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Welcome back to the being a better rider challenge! It is day #13 and we are going to work on an exercise to getting balanced in the saddle. 
We are so in tune to getting our horses to go forward that a lot of times we end up leaning forward. If we lean forward, our horses our horses will be more forward, right? Well....not really.
When we lean forward, we push our hands forward, and this breaks the contact we have through the reins. It weakens our seat and also weakens our balance. This also decreases our communication with our horse as well as our control.
As you ride think about leaning back. Push your shoulders back, and down. You will find it will help you to feel more balanced. And after practicing this for a while, it will feel more natural, AND more balanced.
Look up and look around you while you ride. Pushing your neck back into your shirt collar. Remember you head is heavy. And if your head is tipped forward, it is likely to pull the rest of your body forward. Don't let your head bring the rest of you down! Keep looking up and around you while you ride.
You can use these exercises in your warm up. It will help to move your horse forward, while you are also 'warming up' and getting yourself more balanced. After you continue to practice this eventually it will become natural and you will become more balanced and secure in the saddle.

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