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RE: [RC] Safest at the Trot??? - Smith, DaveI fit Kat's description quite well. When I was taking my first riding lessons, I loved the canter, was fine with the walk but HATED the trot. I just couldn't seem to get it. It turned out that the school horse I was riding has a terrible, giggly trot and even my instructor didn't really like riding it. Once I began riding my mustang I avoided the trot until I watched Linda Parelli demonstrate her "fluidity" approach. I tried it and it all fell in place. Now I love the trot and so does Hermano, my mustang. He likes to get out in front with ears up and just trot and trot. Interestingly, my riding partners don't like to follow him at the trot. Apparently at his preferred trot speed, their horses begin to have a choppy trot. They want us to either canter or let their horses lead in the trot. --Dave -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Lewis Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 1:59 PM To: Jessica Spoone-Raines; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] Safest at the Trot??? Agree!! I *hate* the walk--it picks at my impatient nature. I love the trot and feel most secure there. Canter isn't too bad, either. One of the two times in my life I've fallen off a horse was at the trot. The timing was most helpful in assisting me figure out how to come off and stay out of the horse's way. :-) I agree--I tend to feel quite secure when the horse spooks at the trot... maybe it is just a synch thing... Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jessica Spoone-Raines" <jspoone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 2:32 PM Subject: Re: [RC] Safest at the Trot??? *raises her hand* ME ME ME! To this day I feel much more secure at a trot than a canter. Its much easier for me to pick up the rhythm and keep a secure seat. It used to puzzle people that I would fall off at a canter and never get off balance when my horse would dodge sideways at a trot. But then I've always been an odd person. Jess Spoone-Raines ----- Original Message ----- From: "k s swigart" <katswig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 1:57 PM Subject: [RC] Safest at the Trot???Is there ANYBODY out there who, when learning to ride, thought "yep, the trot is the easiest for me to get in rhythm with?" I have taught a lot of people to ride, and not a one of them has ever said that. kat Orange County, Calif.=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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