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At 04:58 AM 6/19/2004, Agilbxr@xxxxxxx wrote:
> I don't have an arab myself, although I love the breed.  My knees can't 
> handle that trot anymore.

You know, I've heard this complaint a lot before.  My understanding of how 
to post is *not* that you lift yourself out of the saddle, but that you 
allow the horse's motion to lift you just as far as it wants to lift you, 
and you settle down, using flexion of the ankles, knees, hips and back to 
smooth that descent.  So the knee joints just shouldn't have to do all that 
much work - seems to me if they are, then there's too much effort going 
into the posting.  Each person's joints will be what they will be, but I 
have found over the years that when I have joint pain from riding, it's 
time to reassess my riding form.

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           Quemado NM USA

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