Re: [RC] keeping one's seat - Alice YovichI will try that. I suspect I need the help as much or more than she does. I had forgotten those long ago no stirrup, hunt seat lessons. It might be time to try that again. Thanks for reminding me!At 10:55 PM 4/8/04 -0500, Kristen A Fisher wrote: BTW I think you can learn a TON about balance and hands by walking and trotting without stirrups - not just by going bareback. So maybe you can convince your daughter to do that. 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.
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