My daughter and I were just talking about
this......when she put her legs around a green horse and had some "bouncy
moments".......riding bareback. I NEVER grip bareback, always ride with
legs dangling, and by balance only.....
I have a theory from riding bareback for
years...that you just sort of slump and relax INTO the horse......and that
gravity will keep the horse between you and the ground! If you start
trying to grip...you will squeeze yourself right up off the horse...and annoy
the horse.
I found that
from my youth riding bareback, I learned to hold on with my legs - the full
length of them. It became my natural reaction to a testy situation. Not a good
idea as an adult when the horses you are riding consider that a cue to
GO.
