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Re: [RC] Keeping one's seat (posting height) - heidiYes, in the Arabian show disciplines, where the horse should present itself as a pleasure to ride, over posting can be detrimental to the overall picture of horse and rider. However, I am noticing that English and even Country horses now have SO MUCH impulsion from the hind to produce extreme action that even trainers look like they are 6" out of the saddle when riding at the trot. Actually, I've observed just the opposite--too many have so LITTLE true impulsion and so much flailing motion in front that they travel like crippled windmills and literally THROW the rider out of the saddle at the trot. A horse with good impulsion that tracks up properly is much easier to ride. In addition, many of the saddle seat trainers are really rather poor riders when one gets right down to it--they are just good at shoving a horse into an artificial frame and holding it in that position going around the ring. I cringe when I watch Arab shows... Heidi ============================================================ ...but then, I do ride my horses a lot more than most people ~ Karen Chaton ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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