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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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    Cant balance in canter

    I am a beginner that has just started to learn canter. I am finding it very difficult to not bounce around even though the horse I ride has a very smooth canter. I was cantering on the lunge with no hands today and I lost my balance and my foot slipped and I accidentally kicked him in a...
  3. Floppy91

    Want to jump but I panic!

    So I've ridden for years but have recently gotten back into lessons after a 2 year gap! I gave it all up after a bad fall and developing an intense fear of jumping which turned into a weekly battle with my instructor. Been back riding 2 months and already I am starting to jump. I did not expect...
  4. Novalynne

    Tips on Putting More Weight in Your Heels?

    I've recently started taking lessons in English riding, (Specifically, Eventing), and I've had problems with my heels. I have a very hard time keeping them down when I'm doing a posting trot, and when I do snippets of cantering here and there my feet are all over in the stirrups because I don't...
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